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?
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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.
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Despair, anxiety, sadness, anger, frustration, desolation… a few of the emotions felt by Paola Sepulveda-Miranda while waiting for news of her family before and after Hurricane Maria’s destruction of Puerto.
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People living with addiction in the United States are increasingly visible, as are the challenges they face. In Ghana, they are still living in the shadows.
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This is a special and unique week for Public Health Post: we are devoting all five articles to stories about public health in Detroit. David Jones tells the story of taking his daughter to a Tigers game as a metaphor for falling in love with the city he calls “one of the most fascinating stories in America right now.”
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Compassion helps public health workers face human suffering every day, but compassion fatigue and numbness can set in if public health professionals neglect their own health and self-care.
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Community Health Centers are facing a major funding cliff unless Congress acts soon. Access to affordable health care hangs in the balance for millions.
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How has Marketplace call center use changed as open enrollment approaches?
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Malnutrition is a clear threat to our nation’s older adults. However, elder malnutrition is not currently being widely addressed by the American healthcare system.
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The ability to vote is a political determinant of health. However, voter suppression and disenfranchisement have long been utilized to consolidate power, discourage grassroots movements, maintain the class structure, and as a tool of oppression.
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