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03.13.2018 a close-up of words

Health Equity

A Writing Teacher’s Take on the Seven Words Controversy

Public health, scientific, and academic writing are plagued by jargon and words that are so overused they become meaningless. PHP’s Associate Editor, Jennifer Beard offers a new spin on the recent “seven words” controversy.

Editor Jennifer Beard

02.26.2018 Pink poster with a drawing of hands in handcuffs for a #JusticiaParaEvelyn rally

The Fight to Overturn El Salvador's Abortion Law

El Salvador is one of only four countries in the world with a total abortion ban. Local activists are using advocacy strategies to change both the laws and social norms from within the country.

Guest Author Lauryn Claassen

01.08.2018 Sex Ed educational graphic from El Salvador

El Salvador: Sex Ed In the Time of Zika

The Zika virus brought attention and resources to El Salvador, but was this enough to overcome the cultural stigmas surrounding sex ed?

Guest Author Lauryn Claassen

12.15.2017 Left to right: PHP Fellows Madeline Bishop, Qing Wai Wong, Gilbert Benavidez with David Jones

Public Health Post

2017 Year in Review

David Jones reflects on the past year at Public Health Post, including the top five articles of 2017.

Editor David K. Jones

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

06.19.2017 Protesters with sign saying Reproductive Justice For all, Safety over Politics

Arguments, Evidence, and Abortion Policy

The claim that induced abortion harms women’s health is a line of reasoning that has emerged as state legislators increasingly seek to enact laws to regulate the provision of abortion. The problem is that it is not grounded in fact.

Guest Author Marian Jarlenski

06.13.2017

Cartoon drawing of a man and a woman with Sex? written in English and Arabic

In Search of Sex-Ed

Sexual education remains a topic shrouded in controversy in Lebanon’s patriarchal, male-dominated culture. In response to the alarming lack of sexual and reproductive health knowledge in the Lebanese community, a number of individuals and organizations have been diligently working to provide the public with reliable, comprehensive SRH information.

Guest Author Loulwa Soweid

06.12.2017 White House lit with Pride colors

Refusal Laws Threaten LGBT Healthcare Access

State laws have been introduced that frame refusal to serve LGBT people and/or same-sex couples as Constitutionally-guaranteed “free exercise” of religion. These bills undermine efforts to improve LGBT access to culturally competent care.

Guest Author Sean Cahill

06.01.2017 a blue and green planet

Duty Bound and Globally Gagged

While details of a Trump-style Global Gag Rule remain unclear, the executive order has the potential to devastate the health of men, women, children, and families alike.

Fellow Madeline Bishop