Viewpoint

Our Associate Editor Jen Beard writes on the elusive and expansive definition of public health and asks readers to share their own examples of public health in action.

Phones, social media, and technology are critical to connect homeless youth with parents, potential employers, peers and social services.

Governor Andrew Cuomo used executive action to place the homeless in shelters on freezing winter nights, raising questions about paternalism and public health.

Public Health Post is taking a publishing break for the holidays. Thank you for reading PHP and for joining us in conversation on social media. We’ll be back online on Monday, January 8, 2018. Best wishes for a festive holiday season, and see you next year!

David Jones reflects on the past year at Public Health Post, including the top five articles of 2017.

Gilbert Benavidez reflects on his recent AJPH article with Dr. Sondra Crosby on the role of medical professionals in the War on Terror, and speaking truth to power.

Public health professionals have an obligation to promote language that prevents distortion and discrimination.

The ACA seems here to stay, but major questions remain about the future of American health reform. David Jones highlights the question he will be paying attention to as we move into the second year of the Trump era.

The day after Trump’s election David Jones outlined 20 questions about what the new presidency meant for health reform. One year later, he discusses the answers to his questions. Most importantly, the ACA seems to have survived – or has it?

Massachusetts is one of only four states that has not implemented medical parole, which allows allows incarcerated individuals with terminal illness or permanent incapacitation to return to their communities.