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Dialed In

In Boston Public Schools, strategic staffing may help reduce the number of low-risk 911 calls and prevent unnecessary disruption of the school day. 

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Guns and Getting Your Houses in Order

In Philadelphia, neighborhoods with abandoned houses that underwent full remediation and clean up experienced lower instances of gun violence and weapons violations.

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Something In the Water

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater surveillance has emerged as an essential tool for determining where to allocate resources before a viral outbreak emerges.

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Stand By Me

LGBTQ+ individuals are more likely to intervene when they witness violence between partners than non-LGBTQ+ individuals. 

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Weighing In on Maternal Health

Black mothers are giving birth to very low-weight children (under 5.8 lbs) nearly twice as often as White mothers, with the gap in low birthweight increasing as maternal age increases.

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Piercing Overdose Disparities

Overdose deaths among Black individuals have increased across the U.S., surpassing White deaths in 2020 for the first time in decades.

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Disjointed Arrest Disparities

Following the decriminalization and legalization of cannabis, cities experienced a sharp decrease in the number of possession-related arrests. However, arrests for public consumption went up, with Black individuals experiencing higher rates of arrest compared to White individuals.

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Unjust Deserts

One in three United States counties qualifies as a maternity care desert, defined by a complete absence of obstetric providers and care at hospitals or birthing centers.

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David Hemenway

David Hemenway, an economist, professor, and co-director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center, speaks on the intersection of gun violence and public health, and offers thoughts on pathways forward. 

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