Viewpoint Archives

08.23.2017 A table with a cups of coffee

Malnutrition in Older Adults

Malnutrition is a clear threat to our nation’s older adults. However, elder malnutrition is not currently being widely addressed by the American healthcare system.

Guest Author Meredith Ponder Whitmire

08.16.2017 Women holds sign at Boston rally against Trump Muslim Ban 1.0. Photo © Gilbert Benavidez.

Health Equity

Will and Representation

The ability to vote is a political determinant of health. However, voter suppression and disenfranchisement have long been utilized to consolidate power, discourage grassroots movements, maintain the class structure, and as a tool of oppression.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

08.09.2017 Doula's hands holding a patient's hands

Health Equity

Managing Community Health Worker Contracts

Organizations planning to develop a community health worker (CHW) workforce should prioritize contract design, or health care administrators may unwittingly undermine CHW effectiveness.

Guest Authors Lauren A. Taylor, Michael Anne Kyle

07.20.2017 CAMTech Uganda Medtech Hack-a-thon

Disease

It Works: Innovative Medical Technology’s Impact on Global Health

Forward-thinking private sector companies like CAMTech are pooling resources to address disease burden in low- and middle-income countries.

Guest Author Kristian Olson

07.17.2017 Pollution over the city in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, the second most polluted city in the world

Fighting Pollution with Open Data

Air pollution is responsible for one out of every eight deaths on the planet. OpenAQ uses the power of open data as a convening force to connect a global community on air pollution research. Read three ways the public health community can help.

Guest Author Christa Hasenkopf

07.15.2017 "Prepping a rig" - preparing heroin for injection

Moralism, Public Health, and Supervised Injection Facilities

Leonard Glantz compares two health policy decisions based on moralism that led to a failure in harm reduction, arguing that moralism undermines the efforts of public health.

Guest Author Leonard Glantz

07.13.2017 a star shaped badge with a bear

SIFs: The Wrong Message About Drug Use

PHP Fellow Qing Wai Wong spoke with Cory Salzillo, Legislative Director of the California State Sheriffs’ Association, about AB 186, which proposes allowing for the creation of supervised injection facilities in California.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

07.12.2017 A brick wall with the word addiction written in chalk

We Can Do Better

In the debate on the value of SIFs in the United States, questioning their value must be part of the discussion. Are SIFs enabling drug users, or simply giving up hope on them?

Guest Author Brianne Fitzgerald

07.11.2017 a needle with a drop of liquid

Busting Myths about Supervised Injection Facilities

Despite evidence attesting to their efficacy, policymakers and legislators face ideological resistance to the creation of supervised injection facilities. Faiz Kidwai unpacks some common myths about these facilities.

Guest Author Faiz Kidwai

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