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02.14.2018 Drawing of two women saying I do, with a red heart above their heads

Support of Same-Sex Love and Marriage Improves Health

Happy Valentine’s Day from Public Health Post! The spirit of the day presents a special opportunity to emphasize the connection between love, law, and health outcomes, in this case, the legalization of same-sex marriage.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

02.12.2018 Hands showing dirt from manual labor

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A History of Work Requirements

Nine states have pending waiver requests that would require work as a condition for receiving Medicaid benefits. Work requirements are not a new policy idea. Politicians, especially conservatives, have been proposing the addition of work requirements to every existing type of public benefit program for decades.

Guest Author Allyson Baughman

02.08.2018 Rally for DREAMers at the US Capitol building

The Health of DREAMers

DREAMers suffer from stress and anxiety related to their immigration status and poor access to health care including vaccination, reproductive care, and annual physicals. PHP Fellow Gilbert Benavidez writes on how congressional intervention can play a major protective role in these hundreds of thousands of lives.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

02.06.2018 Letters spelling out Raise the Min Wage lit up on a highway overpass

Higher Minimum Wage Helps Population Health

Data shows that higher minimum wage improves health and nutrition and decreases stress. Opponents argue that higher minimum wages endanger jobs by hurting small businesses and encouraging the shift to automation.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

02.05.2018 A bird huddled on a windowsill on a snowy day

Pathways to Stress: The Problem Starts at Home

Poor quality housing causes chronic stress. Energy insecurity—an inability to adequately meet household energy needs—can result in unpaid energy bills or residents living in a home that is too hot or cold.

Guest Authors Diana Hernández, Rachel Burns

01.26.2018 Graph showing industries that could reduce food waste

Rescuing Food for Family Health

The United States throws about 40% of its food away each year, costing about $218 billion. A recent report from the Natural Resources Defense Council shows what kind of food gets wasted and potential for food rescue.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

01.24.2018 Teenager in a hoodie sitting on a fence looking at a cellphone

Where They’re At: Phones and Homeless Youth

Phones, social media, and technology are critical to connect homeless youth with parents, potential employers, peers and social services.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

01.23.2018 Graphs comparing risk of paternal imprisonment in 1978 and 1990

Paternal Imprisonment

Incarceration disrupts the wellbeing of families and communities. A comprehensive review in the Lancet documents how imprisonment has a disproportionate impact on black communities.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

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