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12.13.2017 Graph showing firearm legislation and police shootings

Firearm Legislation Linked with Fewer Fatal Police Shootings

Laws that strengthen background checks, promote child and consumer safety, and reduce gun trafficking are linked to lower rates of fatal police shootings.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

12.12.2017 a close up of a fist

Speaking Truth To Power

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.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

12.11.2017 Stethoscope in a pool of light

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Forgotten Lessons from Nuremberg

A new article in the American Journal of Public Health explores how certain conditions can motivate health professionals to become complicit in, and even condone, torture.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

12.08.2017 Map of the world showing deaths attributable to antimicrobial resistance by 2050

Global Disruption of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

The World Health Organization has sounded the global alarm calling attention to the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Given the ease of global travel, AMR bacteria can easily spread intercontinentally.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

12.07.2017 Graph showing percentage-point reductions in health-inclusive poverty rates by health insurance types

Health Insurance Reduces Poverty

A recent Health Affairs article pioneers a new way to gauge the impact of health insurance on poverty by taking health into account.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

12.06.2017 A produce market with tomatoes, potatoes, and other vegetables

USDA Dietary Guidelines: A Clash in Governance

USDA dietary guidelines call for half of our diets to consist of fruits and vegetables, but USDA food industry subsidies do not match these recommendations.

Guest Author Marena Sullivan

12.05.2017 Graphic showing results of participants in CAPABLE Aging in Place study follow-up

Home-Based Upgrades for the Elderly

An innovative program, Community Aging in Place, Advancing Better Living for Elders (CAPABLE) helps the elderly overcome individual or environmental limitations so they can remain in their homes and communities.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

12.04.2017 a number written on a white paper

If They Don't Count Us, We Don't Count

The collection of population-level data on sexual orientation and gender identity are extremely important to better understand the experiences of LGBT Americans. Momentum on adding these questions to surveys appears to have ground to a halt under the Trump-Pence Administration.

Guest Author Sean Cahill

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