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How to Get Nurses Back in Homes Supporting Disabled Children

Faced with a national shortage of nurses, children with disabilities or chronic illnesses in California are unable to access the home nurses to which they’re entitled by the state. Advocates say the problem is fixable.

Claudia Boyd-Barrett | Feb 21, 2023

Congress Keeps Falling Short on Protecting Patients

A law supposed to protect patients from hidden charges on medical bills is still riddled with loopholes. Only universal health care will fix it.

Vijay Das | Jan 9, 2023

Racial Justice

Inclusive Public Health Messaging Helps Tackle Infectious Diseases

As the U.S. gets hit with multiple illnesses, public health messaging is critical. Here’s how to ensure it reaches the communities most impacted.

Ken Ho | Jan 6, 2023

Climate | Women

Doulas Work on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis

As trusted community figures, doulas are increasingly helping their clients stay safe during heat waves, hurricanes, and wildfires, all of which put pregnant people at higher risk.

Hannah Docter-Loeb | Dec 30, 2022

Mental health | Racial Justice | Immigration

How Imams Can Destigmatize Mental Health Care Among Muslims

Post-9/11 Islamophobia has triggered a mental health crisis among Muslims. Now, the shift toward seeking mental health care is happening at Islamic centers and mosques.

Majd Al-Waheidi | Dec 28, 2022

Racial Justice | Women | Body Politics

Beyond BMI: A New Book Embodies Fat Liberation

Evette Dionne’s new and highly personal book pushes back against cultural and medical fat shaming.

Evette Dionne | Dec 6, 2022

Coronavirus

Poor Public Policy—Not Individual Moral Failure—Is What Threatens Public Health

People misuse morality to demonize one another’s choices and actions, letting policymakers and corporations off the hook.

Jill Neimark | Nov 30, 2022

Body Politics | Reproductive rights

How TikTok Helped Me Find Community When the Health Care System Failed Me

“I can finally manage my PCOS in a healthy and sustainable way thanks to an unlikely ally: TikTok.”

Emma Furry | Sep 15, 2022

An cover of the book - A story in data by Tracey Matsue Loeffelholz

You Know What Else Is Contagious? Good Health

An increasing amount of research shows that good health practices and outcomes can spread throughout a community, even outweighing the influence of immediate family members.

Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz | Sep 8, 2022

The Job Is Not My Work

Our profit-driven health care system pushes workers to the breaking point. What would it look like to take back our power?

Sarah Kleinschmidt | Aug 16, 2022

Women

The Underground Economy of Unpaid Care

More than 40 million people provide unpaid care for adults. My mother was one of them.

Julie Poole | Jul 12, 2022

Reproductive rights

What Is Behind the Tampon Shortage?

The recent scarcity of menstrual products is exacerbating period poverty in the U.S.

Marni Sommer | Jul 8, 2022

Reproductive rights

Why the Formula Shortage Is Also a Disability Rights Issue

The shortage highlights an ongoing, systemic failure to ensure vulnerable children have secure access to medically necessary, life-supporting products and equipment.

Jennifer McLelland | May 31, 2022

Immigration | Body Politics

My Mother’s Immigration Story, Part of Something Larger

You can say that my parents came to America for a better life, and they got one. But American imperialism shaped their paths.

Angela Garbes | May 8, 2022

Gender justice | Body Politics | LGBTQ+

States Advance Anti-Transgender Agendas—Part of a Longtime Strategy by Conservatives to Rally Their Base

Some 30 states initiated anti-trans legislation in 2021, and 7 more in 2022.

Alison Gash | Mar 11, 2022

Racial Justice | Body Politics

What Black Disabled Women Want

The basic human rights of proper health care and opportunities through work should be available to everyone.

Tinu Abayomi-Paul | Feb 24, 2022

Where a Free Meal for Food-Insecure Families Is Just a Text Away

A tech startup has developed a way to bridge the nutrition gap for families, at least in the short term.

J. Gabriel Ware | Feb 22, 2022

Racial Justice | Reproductive rights

Midwives and Doulas Address Racial Birth Disparities in California

Across the state, midwives and doulas are working to increase education and access to their services to more Black and Brown women.

Myah Overstreet | Jan 19, 2022

Reproductive rights | Women

Overturning Roe v. Wade Isn’t Just About Abortion

The likely outcome of the Dobbs decision will have far-reaching effects on women’s health, both physiological and financial.

Michele Gilman | Dec 3, 2021

LGBTQ+ | Body Politics

The Importance of Knowing AIDS History

To understand the AIDS crisis that started 40 years ago, we need to listen to those who experienced it.

Ryan Conrad | Dec 1, 2021

Mental health

How to Address Mental Health Needs of Children With Chronic Illnesses

Children with chronic medical conditions often suffer multiple blows to their mental well-being. A state program in California aims to provide appropriate treatment for these children and their families.

Claudia Boyd-Barrett | Oct 7, 2021

Racial Justice | Coronavirus

How Public Health Partnerships are Encouraging COVID-19 Vaccination in 4 States

Public health and communications experts from Michigan, Indiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina discuss efforts to encourage people in their states and local communities to get vaccinated.

Brooke W. McKeever, David R. Buys, Debra Furr-Holden, Omolola Adeoye-Olatunde | Sep 7, 2021