Viewpoint Archives

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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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

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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

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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

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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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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

Health Equity
Policy

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

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