Health Equity Archives

12.09.2020 a woman smiling with a yellow background

Soni Gupta, Director of Neighborhoods and Housing at the Boston Foundation, highlights the relationship between health, medicine, and poverty.

Fellow Edward Alexander

12.07.2020 a book cover with a person sitting on a chair

Michael Stein discusses health, medicine, and poverty and his new book, "BROKE: Patients Talk about Money with Their Doctor."

Editor Nicholas Diamond

12.01.2020 a man wearing a hat

On World AIDS Day, Kenyon Farrow, a writer, editor, and strategist, gives perspective to HIV in the time of Covid-19.

Editor Nicholas Diamond

11.27.2020 a woman smiling at the camera

Melissa Begg reflects on the intersection between social work and public health while also considering the role women play in science.

Fellow Pat Williams

11.25.2020 a group of hands holding money

Reparations and baby bonds are just two economic plans that could fundamentally restructure Black communities.

Fellow Edward Alexander

11.24.2020 a graph of a crime

Eighteen to 20-year-olds account for only 4% of the population, yet they are responsible for causing as many as 17% of gun-related deaths.

Fellow Pat Williams

11.19.2020 a graph of health benefits

A startling and rising number of US residents face the everyday uncertainty of food insecurity, but the solution may be more than money.

Fellow Edward Alexander

11.18.2020 a man in a suit and tie

Michael Gillette, a medical ethicist, considers how Covid-19 affects hospital policy and the rationing of health care services.

Fellow Pat Williams

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