Policy Archives

05.21.2020 a red white and blue arrows pointing to different directions

Counting Trans Health

Trans-specific screening guidelines would help ensure trans people have the same chance at early, life-saving treatment as the rest of the population.

Fellow Gray Babbs

04.10.2020 a man smiling at the camera

Daniel E. Dawes

Daniel E. Dawes underscores how the mechanics of politics and policies shape our response to Covid-19 and how the pandemic changed his work.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

Editor Nicholas Diamond

03.30.2020 a path with flowers and trees in front of a mountain

Mapping Environmental Justice

Environmental justice mapping is one way to identify and work with communities most impacted by environmental health disparities.

Guest Authors Edmund Seto, Esther Min

02.13.2020 a stack of cookies next to a bud of marijuana

Communications on Cannabis

The continued decline in perceived risk and social disapproval of marijuana use can be at least partially attributed to widespread misinformation.

Guest Author Sung-Yeon Park

11.01.2019 a man smiling for a picture

Health Equity

Charles Lewis

Oluwatobi Alliyu profiles Dr. Charles Lewis, Founder and President of the Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy.

Fellow Oluwatobi Alliyu

09.18.2019 Graph showing the decrease in AIDS deaths

What Works for HIV

San Francisco has focused on prevention and treatment efforts to decrease the number of HIV diagnoses and AIDS deaths, informing future HIV responses.

Editor Nicholas Diamond

06.10.2019 a close up of a can pull

Warning: Sweet Drinks Ahead

In the midst of a nationwide obesity epidemic, taxing and labeling policies on sugary drinks can work together to help consumers make healthier choices.

Fellow Greg Kantor

12.13.2018 Graphic showing health centers with Title X funding are more likely to provide effective family planning services

Title X Funding Improves Family Planning

Title X-participating centers consistently offer more effective and high-quality family planning services than non-Title X health centers.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

11.06.2018 a collage of women with different facial expressions

Three Voices on 3

What do the potential outcomes of today's vote on MA Question 3 look like for Yes on 3 coalition members Alexis Krohn, Eurah Ko, and Linda Fingerson?

Fellow Erin Polka

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