Viewpoint Archives

11.17.2021 hands on keyboard

Five Years Later, Our Student Essay Contest Revisited

Paul Shafer announces our 2022 student essay contest and talks about what happened in health politics since his winning essay five years ago.

Guest Author Paul Shafer

11.16.2021 form with male female and x choices

identificaXion

Every state should offer an “X” designation and make the process of changing one’s gender marker easy and accessible.

Fellow Sara Mar

10.21.2021 environmental justice illustration

Environmental Justice Finally Legitimized in Massachusetts

The authors highlight recently passed Massachusetts environmental justice legislation and its implications.

Guest Authors Pierce Louis, Alexandra Skinner

09.02.2021 car on road illustration

Destigmatizing Latinx Mental Health

A first-generation immigrant challenges Latinx to talk about mental health and shares her own story.

Guest Author Alin Yuriko Badillo Carrillo

06.22.2021 trumpet

Does the Band Play On?

PHP marks the 40th anniversary of the first reported AIDS cases.

Editors Teresa Wood Kett, Michael Stein

05.10.2021 mask and money

Fortifying Public Health Requires Local Funding

Increased funding for local health is essential for future public health preparedness and improving health equity within Massachusetts.

Guest Authors Rachel Scheckman, Christina Fuleihan

04.16.2021 a group of mushrooms with red and blue lights

Psychedelic Public Health

Researchers' efforts are providing significant new evidence that psychedelics are some of the safest and most effective tools for combating the global mental health crisis.

Guest Author Mackenzie Bullard

04.06.2021 a person holding a candle

Atlanta Rorschach

In the wake of the Atlanta spa shootings, our staff grieve the losses, identify problems we want to work on, and resume the quest for the health of all.

Fellows Maya Thirkill, Rubina Veerakone, Sara Mar, Devin O'Donnell

Editors Michael Stein, Jennifer Beard

02.23.2021 a woman sitting on a couch wearing a face mask

Abortion Access and Covid-19

Executive orders that close essential services and jeopardize health should not be justified by misinterpretations of Supreme Court decisions.

Guest Author Rachel Scheckman

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