Policy Archives

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

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

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