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04.05.2018 a garden with a chair and plants

Gardens Offer Refuge to Refugees

Arrive Ministries, a faith-based refugee referral agency, knew that many of their clients were farmers in their home countries, so they piloted a program that converted church lawns into community gardens.

Guest Authors Kari Hartwig, Meghan Mason

01.09.2018 a large building with a water tower

Health Equity

Low Birth Weights after ICE Raid

Evidence from Novak et al. shows aggressive immigration policy has a tangible health impact. Infants born to Latina mothers had a greater risk of low birth weights after the Postville, Iowa ICE raid.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

11.09.2017 Policeman with a car at a DUI checkpoint at sunset

Does Undocumented Immigration Increase Drug and Alcohol Problems?

The debate on the supposed connection has far outpaced the research in this area.

Guest Author Michael T. Light

10.02.2017 a woman holding a girl's mouth

Health Equity

MMR Vaccination Among New Refugees

The health of people coming into the United States is a high priority. But it isn’t just emerging diseases like Zika and Ebola that are of concern.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

08.08.2017 a person holding a sign and holding a stick

Sexual & Reproductive Health

Reproductive Health Care Requires Reproductive Justice

How does research shed light on inequalities in reproductive care, and influence mainstream feminist discourse?

Guest Author Ashley Houston

03.14.2017 (SOS) Safety Orange Swimmers, a floating public art installation in Fort Point Channel, Boston

Paying for Public Art

Who should be responsible for the cost of public art and how? Local, state, and national public health departments can embrace the importance of public art.

Fellow Maggie Thomas

03.06.2017 Diagram of microaggressive speech

Dignity in Language for Population Health

Microaggressions are subtle, insidious, and often nearly constant in the experience of individuals belonging to marginalized identity groups.

Fellow Maggie Thomas

02.09.2017 The back of the head of a person carrying an American flag, wearing a pink knitted "pussy hat" with an American flag on it

Health Equity

Lessons from the Tea Party

Supporters of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are in a tough position. The recent Women’s March in Washington D.C. and in cities around world is a great parallel for how the Tea Party was launched. Many people are asking what they do now that they are home from the march. Look to the Tea Party.

Editor David K. Jones

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