Pollute Less, Suffer More
Communities of color experience pollution inequities as Whites experience less exposure than Black and Hispanic people to the air pollution they create.
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Homes for Homeless Don’t Guarantee Food
Implementing a meal delivery program for food-insecure permanent supportive housing residents can prevent health problems associated with food insecurity.
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Practice What We Preach
A 2019 study shows that public health schools’ maternity leave policies are too often not in keeping with their proclaimed values.
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Who’s in US Jails?
In the United States, a person can be held in jail awaiting trial for days, weeks, months, or years because they cannot afford to pay bail bond.
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Barbara Stilwell
Public Health Post spoke with Dr. Barbara Stilwell about her work to better define nurses’ roles in the field of public health.
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Police-Related Deaths and Neighborhood Polarization
Police violence was lowest in privileged neighborhoods and highest with largest concentrations of low-income residents and residents of color.
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Lynn M. Paltrow
Public Health Post Fellow Jori Fortson profiles Lynn Paltrow, who works to secure the human and civil rights, health, and welfare of all pregnant people.
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Documenting Delays in EMS Wait Times
One of the first studies to document delays in EMS care asks whether ambulance response times were longer in low-income versus high-income urban zip codes.
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How Does Childhood Trauma Impact Adults’ Health?
Finding and fostering nurturing relationships within the broader community in which a child grows is key to recover from difficult home suffering.
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Scooter Safety
Researchers review injuries caused by electric scooters in Southern California to study the rising concerns for pedestrians and motorist safety.
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