A Custom to Latch Onto
As public health professionals, we must support parents in their decisions to breastfeed for as long as they choose and in whatever space they select.
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How Hip-Hop Heals
Rafik Nader Wahbi reflects on leading hip-hop music writing classes at the Suffolk County House of Correction in their substance use treatment unit.
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Housing for Whose America?
The Trump administration’s proposed 2020 Budget for a Better America ultimately raises this question: a better budget for whose America?
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Affordable Health Care is a Mirage
Without change, health insurance will become even less affordable for more people over time, increasing the number who forgo coverage or care altogether.
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Summer Publishing Break
Thank you for reading, writing, and subscribing. We’ll be back with new stories about the state of the health of the population on Monday, August 26.
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How Are We Doing?
We must tune ourselves to the human, emotional impact of our healthcare technology advances to lower human suffering and build healthier healthcare systems.
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Vaccination Is Not a Personal Healthcare Choice
Preserving personal freedom is a rising response to vaccination. It is now vital to control the public narrative on vaccines to protect our communities.
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Inside Massachusetts’ Civil Commitment Process
Massachusetts provides a well-intentioned but imperfect example of how civil commitment policy can be implemented for those with substance use disorders.
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Health Care’s Triple Failure
With high health care costs, it is valuable to pursue a balance of efforts to fix health care and to address non-medical influences on health and wellbeing.
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The 2020 Census Debate
PHP Fellow Julia Garcia examines support and opposition for the Supreme Court decision on inclusion of the citizenship question in the 2020 census.
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