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07.07.2017 A toy figure wearing a hazmat suit

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Emergency Unpreparedness

The United States tends to fund and focus on emergencies after they happen and once they have already become disastrous. State and local emergency preparedness funds and hospital preparedness funds have dwindled by one-third and one-half, respectively, since 2004.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

07.05.2017 a watermelon with a watermelon exploding

Calculating the Cost of Firearm Injuries

Partisan disagreements on the interpretation of the Second Amendment often hinder policy action aimed at improving public safety in this area. One aspect of firearm violence that is independent of this debate is the high healthcare cost surrounding these injuries.

Guest Author Sarabeth Spitzer

06.28.2017 Abandoned rowhouses in Baltimore

Urban Blight

A recent Urban Institute report shows that urban blight, defined as substandard housing, abandoned buildings, and vacant lots, is major stressor. Repairing neighborhoods can improve individual and community health and well-being, and even reduce gun violence.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

06.27.2017 Map of the United States showing poverty by county

Cause of Death: Poverty

Viz Hub's interactive map of life expectancy in each US county dramatically illustrates that health is largely shaped by where you live and the conditions of your life.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

06.26.2017 Tomatos and avocados

Malnutrition Is About More Than Food Security

The solution to malnutrition may require focus on root causes rather than on increased food production. Gardens for Health International identifies a number of complex, interrelated factors that impact a family’s food security.

Guest Author Bailey Adams

06.22.2017 Doctors examination room with desk and computer

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ACO Performance and Quality

With ACOs now affecting care in nearly every county of the country they are becoming ubiquitous, and with that ubiquity comes great potential to lead the healthcare industry in the transition to value-based care.

Guest Authors Alex Hartzman, Sarmistha Pal, Allison Brennan, Teresa Litton

06.21.2017 Eldar Shafir

Eldar Shafir: Policy in the Contexts of Scarcity

Eldar Shafir sat down with PHP Fellow Gilbert Benavidez to discuss the many faces of scarcity, the behaviors that stem from it, and how to craft effective policy to combat it.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

06.20.2017 Diagram showing various statistics of elder malnutrition

Elder Malnutrition

About half of all older adults in the United States are at risk for malnutrition, leaving them highly vulnerable. Targeted public health efforts to educate the elderly, their caregivers, and policymakers could be straightforward, but funding for these programs now hangs in the balance.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

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