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01.06.2017 A group of children looking at bubbles in the air

The American Child Care Crisis

The child care crisis impacts many families, but poor families face the most significant barriers to high quality child care, putting their children at risk for the detrimental effects of low quality care and missing out on the beneficial effects of high quality care.

Fellow Maggie Thomas

01.03.2017 Graph showing reasons homeless kids miss school

Why Do Homeless Kids Miss School?

Getting to school is a challenge for lots of American kids, but homeless children face particularly steep barriers. United States Department of Education data illustrate the public health nature of many of the reasons homeless kids miss school.

Fellow Maggie Thomas

12.22.2016 Brightly colored Nigerian mural with multiple text overlays including Death to Shame

LGBT Nigerians Navigate Antigay Laws to Mitigate HIV

Nigeria's NoStrings NG is launching a social media campaign to improve access to LGBT-friendly health services.

Editor Nicholas Diamond

12.19.2016 Red, yellow and blue Lego blocks on a green Lego block platform

What’s Next for Medicaid?

Brad Wright discusses four possibilities for the future of Medicaid under the Trump administration.

Guest Author Brad Wright

12.15.2016 a wall with a red ribbon and a sign

No HIV-Positive MSM in Screening

In part four of PHP's series on LGBT health in Senegal, Association Prudence connects key populations to LGBT-friendly health services for testing and helps to refer HIV-positive MSM for treatment.

Editor Nicholas Diamond

12.13.2016 A man in a red shirt with "Political Activist" on the back, holding a yellow Don't Tread on Me Tea Party flag

Lessons from the Tea Party

Supporters of the ACA should look to an uncomfortable place for ideas on how proceed over the next few years: the Tea Party. Here are 7 lessons from my 200+ interviews with policymakers and Tea Party activists.

Editor David K. Jones

12.12.2016 a graph of health care and social care

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The Public Health Spending Mismatch

We are spending more on medical, curative care, but far less than other nations on building the conditions that make people healthy.

Guest Author Sandro Galea

12.09.2016 Closeup of a child's mouth with a loose tooth

Should School Kids Have Gum Breaks?

Chewing gum has been treated like candy for so long that parents, teachers, and schools may struggle to accept my recommendation: kids should have three gum-breaks a day in school.

Fellow Maggie Thomas

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