Health

Issues related to physical, mental and emotional health.

Closing the Black-White Life Expectancy Gap
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Closing the Black-White Life Expectancy Gap
Hannah Edmondson
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Black and Brown populations have continued to fall behind the average life expectancy of white populations—a chasm that has widened considerably in the wake of COVID-19.

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Health
3945 2958 Hannah Edmondson
Year in Review: Building an Equitable Healthcare System
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Year in Review: Building an Equitable Healthcare System
Dominique Stewart
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The healthcare system is not devoid of disparities despite being integral to our lives. An overhaul, not reform, will be necessary to ensure that care is accessible for all.

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Health Year in Review
1920 1280 Dominique Stewart
Year in Review: Demanding Reproductive Justice
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Year in Review: Demanding Reproductive Justice
Nicole Cardoza
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With the overturning of Roe v. Wade this year, the urgency to protect access to abortions and other reproductive care became a top priority countrywide.

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Health Year in Review
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The Fight Against Pesticides in Communities of Color
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The Fight Against Pesticides in Communities of Color
Renée Cherez
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Pesticides have a long history in communities of color in the United States, and like most issues that affect these communities, it is rooted in institutional racism.

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Environment Health
2400 1600 Renée Cherez
The Cost of Blocking Paid Sick Leave
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The Cost of Blocking Paid Sick Leave
Andrew Lee
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The pandemic and halted railroad strike underscore the need for universal paid sick leave, especially for low-wage workers.

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Health Workplace
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How Population Collapse Revived a Pro-Birth Movement
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How Population Collapse Revived a Pro-Birth Movement
Dominique Stewart
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Concerns of an imminent population collapse stoke fear that humanity is about to face its biggest threat due to declining birth rates globally.

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Health Immigration Politics
2400 1600 Dominique Stewart
The Complicated History of Social Work
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The Complicated History of Social Work
Team ARD
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Proposals to replace policing with social work ignore the past and present role of a system that implements and oversees racist policies in the United States.

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Deana Ayers Health History
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Protecting the Water Rights of Indigenous People
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Protecting the Water Rights of Indigenous People
Tiffany Onyejiaka
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Historically, the United States government has stripped, ignored, and infringed on the water rights of Indigenous communities.

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Environment Health Politics Social Justice
2400 1600 Tiffany Onyejiaka
Healing Black Youth’s Mental Health
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Healing Black Youth’s Mental Health
Sydney Cobb
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The formative years for Black youth is often shaped by individual and mass trauma, which is having a devasting effect on their mental health.

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Health
2400 1349 Sydney Cobb
Amplifying the Need for Mental Healthcare for Immigrants
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Amplifying the Need for Mental Healthcare for Immigrants
Kayla Hui, MPH
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As they grapple with common economic and personal hardships, structural and cultural hurdles place an additional burden on immigrants’ mental health.

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Health Media & Culture
1920 1280 Kayla Hui, MPH
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