Policy Archives

06.29.2021 rainbow flag with gavel

The Cost of Anti-Trans Laws

The majority of US states have anti-transgender policies in place, potentially jeopardizing the already fragile mental health of trans youth.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

05.07.2021 medical person with RX pad

Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Access Hinges on Policymakers

The Covid-19 pandemic has both increased the urgency of increasing access to medications for opioid use disorder and prompted an easing of regulations.

Guest Author Casy Calver

02.10.2021 a group of pink hands

Breast Density by Law

The standard for detecting breast cancer is imagery – either by mammogram or ultrasound. However, breasts are not uniformly photogenic.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

02.09.2021 a map of the united states

Trans Bans

Some legislators are trying to block a critical pathway to suicide prevention for trans young people: gender-affirming healthcare.

Fellow Gray Babbs

12.02.2020 a drawing of a planet earth

Charting Our Course

Now that the adverse health impacts of climate change have become apparent, local action to curb climate-active pollutants is taking off.

Guest Author Patrick Kinney

11.20.2020 a black and white drawing of a brain

Moving Beyond Healthcare

The mental health services landscape developed as segregated and inadequate for Black Americans during and after Reconstruction.

Guest Authors Steven Starks, Pamela Y. Collins

11.17.2020 a group of people wearing face masks

Using Covid-19 to End HIV

The public health response to Covid-19 provides us with an unprecedented opportunity to end the HIV epidemic in America.

Guest Authors Bohdan Nosyk, Wendy S. Armstrong, Carlos del Rio

11.03.2020 a map of the united states

Trans Rights by State Lines

Trans people in states with protective policies were more likely to seek healthcare than people in states with restrictive policies.

Fellow Gray Babbs

10.19.2020 a green leaf with four leaves

Commercializing Marijuana

Legalization advocates claim marijuana reform is an integral part of social justice efforts, but the data show this to be false.

Guest Author Kevin Sabet

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