Viewpoint Archives

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

07.19.2019 a group of sheep in a field

Disease

Vaccination Is Not a Personal Healthcare Choice

Preserving personal freedom is a rising response to vaccination. It is now vital to control the public narrative on vaccines to protect our communities.

Guest Author Matthew Woodruff

07.08.2019 a building with a dome on top

Inside Massachusetts’ Civil Commitment Process

Massachusetts provides a well-intentioned but imperfect example of how civil commitment policy can be implemented for those with substance use disorders.

Guest Authors Alex E. Woodruff, Paul Christopher

05.30.2019 a stack of apples on top of each other

Health Equity

Health Care’s Triple Failure

With high health care costs, it is valuable to pursue a balance of efforts to fix health care and to address non-medical influences on health and wellbeing.

Guest Author Alan Sager

04.22.2019 a wooden gavel on a wood surface

Health Equity

The 2020 Census Debate

PHP Fellow Julia Garcia examines support and opposition for the Supreme Court decision on inclusion of the citizenship question in the 2020 census.

Fellow Julia Garcia

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