Environment Archives

Nature's Prescription: How Green Spaces Can Improve Health

Fellow Jude Sleiman

Burning Questions: Why U.S. Sunscreens Fall Short

Fellow Jude Sleiman

Scorching Summers: Heat Waves Trigger Surge in ER Visits

Fellow Jude Sleiman

The Price of a Mani-Pedi

Fellow Heather Sherr

Turning Down the Volume on Hearing Damage

Fellow Heather Sherr

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02.28.2017 Map of the world showing level of concern about climate change by country

Climate Changers Less Concerned About Climate Change

A Pew Research Center survey shows people who live in countries with high levels of carbon emissions are less likely to be concerned about climate change than people in countries with lower levels.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

02.08.2017 a graph of the number of people affected by natural disasters

Natural Disasters in Asia Affect the Most People

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) data on vulnerable populations in natural disaster settings shows most people affected by natural disasters lived in Asia.

Editor Nicholas Diamond

02.06.2017 Pryamid graphic showing effects from air pollution with death in red at the top

It’s Simple. Cleaner Air Means Healthier People.

A weakened or eliminated EPA represents serious consequences to public health.

Fellow Maggie Thomas

01.05.2017 Wooden sign saying Pocket Prairie in front of green space

Green Spaces and Better Health

The plants outside your home might doing much more than just beautifying your neighborhood. They could also be helping you live longer. That’s the conclusion supported by a new study from Harvard’s T.H. Chan school of Public Health.

Fellow Jonathan Gang

01.04.2017 Ron Sims at the podium during a lecture at Boston University School of Public Health

Ron Sims: How Where You Live Affects Your Health

Sims sat down with PHP’s Jonathan Gang to discuss his career, the future of the ACA and the role that public health will play in fighting for people’s access to healthcare over the next four years.

Fellow Jonathan Gang

12.14.2016 A young child running down a street in Flint, MI, past an electric transformer station

You Are Where You Live

Geographical concepts are important for understanding not only what happened in Flint, but specifically where it happened and why it happened there.

Guest Author Rick Sadler

12.06.2016 Graph showing bicycle travel in km per inhabitant vs. number of cyclists killed

Strength in Numbers

Compelling support for bike-friendly policies: if there are more cyclists on the road, drivers will be more likely to be aware of – and avoid – them.

Fellow Jonathan Gang

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