Learning from Past Disasters to Help COVID Long Haulers
One in 7 Americans are still reporting symptoms of long COVID. Our current safety net is insufficient to support them.
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When Housing and Jobs Become Health Care
Intermountain Health is working to make the communities they serve healthier by focusing on delivering health rather than health care.
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Sex Education and Social Media
Social media may serve as a promising outlet for sharing accurate sex education information for U.S. youth, but not without some risks.
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Bridging Gaps in Cardiac Arrest Care
A coordinated approach to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest care will ensure that all U.S. citizens have an equal chance to survive such health events.
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Not Reforms but Alternatives: The Benefit of Alternative Response Programs
Alternative response programs, which focus on care instead of criminalization, are one strategy for preventing the harms of policing while supporting community safety.
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Top-down Harm Reduction for Social Media
Social media is addictive and generally bad for our health, but there are ways to make it less harmful before even reaching the user.
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Dr. Rusty Pliers, MD
Migrant labor workers take greater risks on the job, yet they rarely reap any financial or medical benefits.
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Updated Guidance Addresses LGBTQ+ Elder Health
Recent changes to the Older Americans Act aim to improve LGBTQ+ elder health outcomes by removing barriers to care.
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A New Approach to Rural Health Care
Policy changes at the local and federal level are needed to transition from the traditional focus on inpatient hospitals to rural health ecosystems that adapt to community needs.
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Without Strong Local Public Health System Support, Counties Suffer More COVID-19 Deaths
At the end of 2020, there were 18.1 more COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 residents in U.S. counties with weaker health system support versus those with stronger support.
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