Health at Home
Congress has supported measures to encourage home health agencies to work in rural areas since the 1980s by using rural add-on payments.
...more 
The Arab American Dream?
Immigrants to the US tend to be healthier than their children and grandchildren. Arab Americans may be an exception to the pattern.
...more
In the Water
Children from low-income communities are vulnerable to the effects of not receiving adequate fluoride and are at higher risk of developing cavities.
...more
Reopening Restaurants
The Covid-19 pandemic has amplified the adverse conditions inherent to restaurant work and elevated health risks faced by workers.
...more
Who’s Checking In?
Gay and bisexual teens of color living in red states and in the South face additional barriers, namely that their providers avoid discussing sexual health.
...more
New Housing in New Jersey
Greater investments in Medicaid-supported housing could lead to large reductions of spending on expensive and avoidable hospital services.
...more
Humidity and Your Health
Managing humidity could be one of many strategies to manage the risk of Covid-19 infection in concert with those identified by the CDC.
...more
Lifestyles for Lower Risk
Lower risk perception decreases the likelihood of engaging in lifestyle modifications to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.
...more
Minimizing Suicide
The American working class is facing substantial economic hardship, and this sustained stress has contributed to the rise of “deaths of despair.”
...more
Scoring Stress for Asthmatics
While the racial disparities associated with asthma rates have been well-documented, specific ways adolescence changes asthma management are less studied.
...more