New Budget, Old Problems: Public Health Challenges in Illinois
The ongoing effects of the Illinois budget crisis, in particular on public higher education, have clear negative consequences for individual and community health.
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Paying for Public Art
Who should be responsible for the cost of public art and how? Local, state, and national public health departments can embrace the importance of public art.
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Dignity in Language for Population Health
Microaggressions are subtle, insidious, and often nearly constant in the experience of individuals belonging to marginalized identity groups.
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Public Art as Public Health
Despite concerns about justifying spending on art when so many public needs are underfunded, studies demonstrate the concrete public health benefits of public art.
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The School-to-Prison Pipeline
Exclusionary school discipline, disproportionately experienced by children of color, LGBTQ children, and children with disabilities, is strongly associated with delinquency and criminal justice involvement.
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Social Workers Connecting Complex Patients and PCPs
A pilot program in Portland, Maine works to bridge the collaboration gap between complex patients and PCPs to reduce breakdowns in care for patients with complicated needs.
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US Wealth Inequality
Wealth inequity in the United States is not new, but the exponential increase in that inequity over the last 50 years is astounding.
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Eating Disorder Treatment: Even When it Works, It’s Hard to Access or Afford
Eating disorders, hard to understand and even harder to treat, are often excluded from insurance coverage.
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It’s Simple. Cleaner Air Means Healthier People.
A weakened or eliminated EPA represents serious consequences to public health.
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The Poor are Getting A Lot Poorer
Deep poverty is often defined as income below 50% of the Federal Poverty Line – that’s less than $5,940 for an individual. The percentage of the American poor living in deep poverty has increased significantly in the last four decades.
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