Viewpoint Archives

03.17.2017 Shadows on the pavement of protesters holding signs

Health Equity

What Does It Mean to Be a Just Institution?

Lauren A. Taylor discusses the roles and responsibilities of academic institutions during the Trump administration, when affiliations and professional and personal boundaries can become less clear.

Guest Author Lauren A. Taylor

03.10.2017 William “Nick” Crow boarding THE RIDE

The ADA, 27 Years On

William “Nick” Crow discusses THE RIDE, the challenges and gaps in accessibility presented by old architecture, and how the ADA has made countless tiny reconfigurations to our landscape.

Guest Author Kendra Sims

03.09.2017 A street with floodwaters covering the sidewalks

Climate and Health: Adapting at the Local Level

Facing warmer and wetter state weather, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services developed a model to address public health impacts of extreme weather and changing climate at the local level.

Guest Author Colleen Moran

03.01.2017 Dr. Trish Scanlan with a young girl

Living with Purpose

Dr. Trish Scanlan shares her story of surviving breast cancer not once, but twice, while working with children with late-stage cancer in Tanzania.

Guest Author Trish Scanlan

02.17.2017 a mosquito full of blood on human skin

Critical Public Health Fund Would Be Lost With ACA Repeal

What does the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) really mean for public health?

Guest Author Scott Becker

02.09.2017 The back of the head of a person carrying an American flag, wearing a pink knitted "pussy hat" with an American flag on it

Health Equity

Lessons from the Tea Party

Supporters of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are in a tough position. The recent Women’s March in Washington D.C. and in cities around world is a great parallel for how the Tea Party was launched. Many people are asking what they do now that they are home from the march. Look to the Tea Party.

Editor David K. Jones

02.07.2017 A closet full of mannequins used for medical teaching.

Health Equity

Re-examining Medical School

To best serve the evolving needs of patients and communities, medical education should include public health and prevention in the curriculum, thereby addressing social accountability of medical schools.

Guest Author Kelly Thibert

01.23.2017 Infants leg with a sparkly vaccination bandaid

Health Equity

Let's Not Panic About the Vaccine Commission Just Yet

While talk of vaccine safety commissions is concerning to those who believe that vaccines are both safe and effective, here are some reasons not to panic.

Guest Author Denise Lillvis

01.20.2017 Crowd waving US flags in front of the US Capitol building at Obama inauguration

Health Equity

Lessons from 1993

I am more optimistic about the ACA's fate than at any time since November 9th. The current fight feels more like 1993 when Clinton failed than 2009 when Obama succeeded.

Editor David K. Jones

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