Policy Archives

10.10.2023 Line graph depicting trends in percentage of U.S. adults with health insurance coverage by LGBTQ+ and partnered status

Health Insurance Trends Among LGBTQ+ Adults

Prior to the expansion of the Affordable Care Act and the legalization of same-sex marriage, LGBTQ+ adults were largely unable to qualify for health care coverage. Now, coverage rates have increased across the board.

Fellow Kara Schmidt

09.07.2023 close up of person wearing face mask to protect against COVID

Learning from Past Disasters to Help COVID Long Haulers

One in 7 Americans are still reporting symptoms of long COVID. Our current safety net is insufficient to support them.

Guest Authors Brontë Nevins, Heather Howard

06.20.2023 graph depicting mental distress in the wake of abortion bans and subsequent increased travel distances to abortion clinics post-Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision

graph depicting mental distress in the wake of abortion bans and subsequent increased travel distances to abortion clinics post-Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision

Dobbs Distress

After the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, women and pregnancy-capable people of reproductive age reported a 10% increase in mental distress compared to the months before the decision.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

06.02.2023 elderly couple smiling at the camera

Updated Guidance Addresses LGBTQ+ Elder Health

Recent changes to the Older Americans Act aim to improve LGBTQ+ elder health outcomes by removing barriers to care.

Guest Authors Kristina Carvalho, Callie MacDonald

04.20.2023

The Unsung Intersection of Ballroom and Public Health

PHPod sat down with Jennifer Barnes-Balenciaga, director of the Crystal LaBeija Organizing Fellowship and Commissioner for Gender Equity in New York City, to discuss her work with health policy and the ballroom community.

Fellows Connor McCombs, Bethany Hallenborg

04.14.2023 strip of homes in a city

Eviction Solutions Require Cross-Sector Policy

Since 2021, most COVID-related eviction moratoria have lifted, and the pace of evictions—and their consequences—has picked up as a result.

Guest Authors Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, Diana Cutts, Allison Bovell-Ammon

02.28.2023 a woman sitting on stairs with her head in her hands

Teen Dating Violence: State Laws on School Prevention and Response

As of 2020, 38 states had at least one law related to addressing teen dating violence in schools. However, there is substantial variability in the content of these laws.

Guest Author Avanti Adhia

01.26.2023 a map of the united states

Dobbs and Doctors

Of the more than 6,000 residents training to be OB-GYNs in the U.S., 43.9% are at programs in abortion-restrictive states and therefore will not have access to abortion training.

Fellow Connor McCombs

12.13.2022 a woman with tattoos on her arms

Health Equity

Nicole Martin

Nicole Martin is a cofounder and director of political education at Indigenous Women Rising, an organization committed to reclaiming identity, culture, tradition, and language from colonialism.

Fellow Abby Outterson

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