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05.06.2020 a crumpled white paper with black writing on it

The Federal Response to Covid-19 We Should Have Expected

There have been mistakes of investment, implementation, and communication, but what we’ve learned most critically is that public health is political.

Editor Michael Stein

04.01.2020 a person with a white sock on their leg

Health Equity

Virginity Testing and Social Norms

Research on the sexual and reproductive issues of girls and women from communities where virginity testing is prevalent is urgently needed.

Guest Author Sondra Crosby

12.20.2019 a map of the world with blue dots

Public Health Post

2019 Year in Review

We resume publication on Monday, January 6, 2020 after our Winter publishing break. Thank you for reading, writing, and subscribing to Public Health Post.

Editor Michael Stein

12.16.2019 a roll of stickers with red white and blue colors

Health Care and the 2020 Election

We can transform how we pay for health care without drastically changing how care is delivered, creating competition and choice where we want it.

Guest Author Paul Shafer

12.12.2019 a baby breastfeeding a woman

A Custom to Latch Onto

As public health professionals, we must support parents in their decisions to breastfeed for as long as they choose and in whatever space they select.

Fellow Jori Fortson

10.30.2019 a close up of a cassette tape

How Hip-Hop Heals

Rafik Nader Wahbi reflects on leading hip-hop music writing classes at the Suffolk County House of Correction in their substance use treatment unit.

Guest Author Rafik Nader Wahbi

09.17.2019 a flag from a balcony of a house

Housing for Whose America?

The Trump administration's proposed 2020 Budget for a Better America ultimately raises this question: a better budget for whose America?

Fellow Oluwatobi Alliyu

09.09.2019 a large flat ground with a mountain in the background

Affordable Health Care is a Mirage

Without change, health insurance will become even less affordable for more people over time, increasing the number who forgo coverage or care altogether.

Guest Authors Elsa Pearson Sites, Austin Frakt

07.29.2019 a black and white stencil of a man

How Are We Doing?

We must tune ourselves to the human, emotional impact of our healthcare technology advances to lower human suffering and build healthier healthcare systems.

Guest Author Claudia Williams

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