Viewpoint Archives

03.08.2019 a sign on the ground

Methadone Matters

With opioid addiction on the rise, how prepared are we to care for those in need of treatment? Researchers study problems with access to methadone clinics.

Guest Authors Nicholas Chadi, Paxton Bach

02.18.2019 White House with a red AIDS ribbon hanging on the front

Trump Policies Hinder HIV Fight

Trump’s 2019 State of the Union promise to eliminate the HIV epidemic in the US within 10 years is undermined by policies his administration has promoted.

Guest Author Sean Cahill

01.24.2019 A red mouth speaking blue squares at a blue mouth speaking red circles

Health Equity

Are Public Health Schools Politically Diverse?

People across the political spectrum have a stake in health outcomes. It is our responsibility to consider the values of the people we are trying to serve when implementing evidence-based approaches.

Guest Author Alex E. Woodruff

01.23.2019 Mural painted on border wall of a gap with a person lying on their back, reaching toward blue sky

Aging Knows No Borders

Although they contribute $11 billion in taxes every year, undocumented immigrants are not eligible for federal or state retirement benefits. Older immigrants should be a priority for pro-immigration advocates and policy efforts.

Guest Author Josefina Flores Morales

12.21.2018 a close up of letters

Public Health Post

2018 Year in Review

Executive Editor Michael Stein looks back at the best of 2018 and forward to 2019 with the announcement of our new fellows.

Editor Michael Stein

11.30.2018 New York, NY: May 5, 1988. Watched by a line of police, ACT UP stages a demonstration. © Lee Snider/The Image Works

US Foreign Aid Policy Impedes Ugandan Sexual Minority Men’s Health

The global gag rule affects the health of sexual minority men in low-resource settings who depend on health facilities supported by US funding.

Editor Nicholas Diamond

11.13.2018 a truck with a advertisement on it

Mining and Mobile Units

Coal miners’ “black lung” is at its highest rate in over two decades. Mobile units, created under a program of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, provide miners with chest x-rays and breathing tests to monitor their health.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

11.02.2018 A checkmark by the words Yes-3

Vote Yes on 3

Erin Polka urges a YES vote on Massachusetts Ballot Question 3, to uphold a state non-discrimination law and protect the the civil rights of transgender individuals.

Fellow Erin Polka

10.16.2018 Dance at a nursing home with an older woman reaching for a blue balloon

The Way We Do Things Around Here

Cultural change in nursing homes requires consistency, institutional commitment, local champions, and focusing on the positive.

Guest Author Christine W. Hartmann

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