Electronic Contact Tracing
Researchers found the level of support for contact tracing apps was far below public checks for fevers or traditional contact tracing by phone.
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Listening to Mothers
Implicit bias toward patients, whether based on socioeconomic status, race, or ethnicity, often leads medical professionals to overlook some patients’ ability to make informed healthcare decisions about their pregnancies.
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Pharmacy Deserts
Twenty-four percent of all LA County census tracts are pharmacy deserts. But they are not created equal.
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Women’s Work
As long as our current gender roles levy more domestic work on women, their productivity is at risk.
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Less Stress
Conventional research on stress, poverty, and race often concludes that poorer minority families live the most stressful lives; a recent study suggests that, in Detroit, there is more to the story.
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Crime and Punishment
America’s vision of crime and punishment sustains racial inequity and rests on state violence. What we need is care and community investment.
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Ensuring Insurance Profits
Right now, insurance companies can speed up rebates or help invest in local public health initiatives to address Covid-19.
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Checking for Guns
The impulse of Americans to buy guns in the face of social upheaval reflects Americans’ perceptions of fear and safety.
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From School to Prison
Being suspended increased a student’s odds of criminal justice system involvement and reduced educational attainment.
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Soni Gupta
Soni Gupta, Director of Neighborhoods and Housing at the Boston Foundation, highlights the relationship between health, medicine, and poverty.
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