The Greening of Vacant Lots
In a reversal of the broken window theory, greened lots restored a sense of pride and belonging to neighborhoods, discouraging crime and gun violence.
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Don’t Be Fooled: Cigs Are Worse
If adult smokers view e-cigarettes as more harmful than traditional cigarettes, they may ignore a far less lethal alternative.
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Teenagers Peer at Their Problems
Socioeconomic status can affect teenagers’ perceptions of their peers’ experiences with life problems, further driving health inequities.
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Guns, Not Diagnoses, Kill
Contrary to prevailing media narratives, gun ownership–not mental illness–is what is actually associated with the rates of gun-involved homicides.
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Warning: Sweet Drinks Ahead
In the midst of a nationwide obesity epidemic, taxing and labeling policies on sugary drinks can work together to help consumers make healthier choices.
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Declining Abortion Rates in a Sexual Revolution
Abortion rates in the United States are falling. One explanation can be that high schoolers are having less sex than their predecessors did 40 years ago.
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Walk the Walk, Talk the Talk
With the cellphone generation comes distracted walking, requiring new interventions to keep pedestrians paying attention and out of motor vehicle accidents.
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Why Is Vaccine Hesitancy Trending?
Now more than ever, health experts and community leaders need to be active on social media to combat the vast amounts of vaccine misinformation circulating.
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Climate Change: Is Seeing Believing?
Can experiencing these life-threatening events help explain why more Americans believe in climate change than ever before?
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A Box, Naloxone, A New Life
The NaloxBox gives the public easy access to a first-aid kit with naloxone, CPR masks, and educational materials for those responding to an opioid overdose.
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