A piecemeal approach will not remedy centuries of racial injustice. To ensure the state leads the nation in the health and well-being of its residents, equity must guide every decision. More
Black and Hispanic students have lost up to 12 months of learning, which could lead to lower incomes and shorter, sicker lives. More
Eager to control costs and sickness, hospitals and insurers are trying to help patients access better food, housing and transportation. But so far there is little research showing these efforts work. More
In his new book, “The Black Butterfly,” public health scholar Lawrence Brown explores how urban housing and land use policies have been deployed as weapons of oppression against African Americans. More
People experiencing homelessness bear a disproportionate burden of chronic illnesses and are unable to consistently practice social isolation; unsurprisingly, they have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. More
The rise in the use of telehealth and other digital care tools has highlighted growing concerns over whether access to high-speed internet will further widen health disparities. More
Normal was not equitable or just, so back to normal means that the societal vulnerabilities that fueled Covid-19 remain. More
A survey of 17 cities found more than 50,000 pandemic-related eviction filings. Housing advocates worry that increased housing instability will lead to more COVID-19 and other illnesses. More
A steady stream of gunshot victims continues to flow into a trauma center on Chicago’s South Side and many other metropolitan trauma centers. More
Alongside the thousands of deaths from COVID-19, the growing epidemic of “deaths of despair” is increasing due to the pandemic—as many as 75,000 more people will die from drug or alcohol misuse and suicide, according to new research released by Well Being Trust (WBT) and the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care. More
As governments shutter cities, experts fear the long-term impacts of coronavirus: Suicides, domestic abuse, public health. More
For much of the 20th century, medical progress seemed limitless. Antibiotics revolutionized the care of infections. Vaccines turned deadly childhood diseases into distant memories. Americans lived longer, healthier lives than their parents. Yet today, some of the greatest success stories in public health are unraveling. More
A care management program in Tennessee for high-need, high-cost Medicaid patients reduces healthcare service spending and healthcare utilization, research published this month indicates. More
The city is fighting diet-related illnesses in its poorest neighborhoods one fresh tomato at a time. More
Disappointing study results have cast a pall over a pioneering health care model connecting patients with community resources. More
The Geography of Child Opportunity: Why Neighborhoods Matter for Equity contains our analysis of the first findings from the Child Opportunity Index 2.0 for the 100 largest U.S. metros. More
Improving health and lowering costs for the sickest and most expensive patients in America is a dream harder to realize than many health care leaders had hoped, according to a study published Wednesday by the New England Journal of Medicine. More