Health

Issues related to physical, mental and emotional health.

Open Burn Pits: The Legalized Poisoning of Communities
Senior Airman in a face mask tosses unserviceable uniform items into a burn pit.

Open Burn Pits: The Legalized Poisoning of Communities
Dominique Stewart
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The U.S. military’s practice of open burn and open detonation weighs the value of human life against cheap waste disposal.

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Environment Health Militarism
1526 966 Dominique Stewart
Marginalized Communities at Risk with Record Heat Waves
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Marginalized Communities at Risk with Record Heat Waves
Andrew Lee
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Climate change and environmental degradation disproportionately impact marginalized communities of color around the globe.

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Environment Health
2400 1600 Andrew Lee
The Barriers to End-of-Life Hospice Care
A woman touches the forehead of an elderly man in a bed.

The Barriers to End-of-Life Hospice Care
Kayla Hui, MPH
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Underserved communities withheld end-of-life support as healthcare disparities in hospice care access grow.

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Health
1920 1280 Kayla Hui, MPH
Building Trust in Local Water Sources
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Building Trust in Local Water Sources
Nicole Cardoza
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Lack of infrastructure and accountability from local U.S. governments has led to public distrust in tap water.

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Environment Health Indigenous Rights Neighborhoods
2400 1600 Nicole Cardoza
The Growing Threat to Contraception Access
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The Growing Threat to Contraception Access
Dominique Stewart
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Recent attacks on contraception threaten to undo decades of progress made by the landmark Griswold v. Connecticut ruling.

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Health History Reproductive Health Supreme Court
1080 731 Dominique Stewart
What is Gender-Affirming Care?
A medical professional holding the hands of a person with glitter nail polish.

What is Gender-Affirming Care?
Andrew Lee
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Dozens of anti-trans laws have been passed recently, with many banning gender-affirming care for youth.

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Health Identity
2400 1599 Andrew Lee
The Limits of Therapy-Speak When Advocating Mental Health
Man in black sweater sitting on chair stares at person walking away.

The Limits of Therapy-Speak When Advocating Mental Health
Andrew Lee
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Therapy-speak is about using specific phrases from professional-class work environments or therapy as trump cards in everyday interactions.

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Health Media & Culture Mental Health
1920 1280 Andrew Lee
Why Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Falls Short
A nurse takes the blood pressure of an older patient.

Why Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Falls Short
Dominique Stewart
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As companies continue layoffs amid fears of an impending recession, workers risk unemployment and loss of health insurance.

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Health Workplace
2400 1600 Dominique Stewart
In Defense of Extending the U.S. Pandemic Response
Man in church wearing a face mask gripping a pew and praying.

In Defense of Extending the U.S. Pandemic Response
Dominique Stewart
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Leveraging human life for normalcy has been the theme of the U.S. pandemic response.

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Health Politics
2400 1600 Dominique Stewart
Ensuring Diabetes Drug Access Amid Shortage and Greed
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Ensuring Diabetes Drug Access Amid Shortage and Greed
Andrew Lee
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Diabetes patients face difficulty filling prescriptions as Ozempic shortage and Insulin costs limit drug access.

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Disability Justice Health
1036 648 Andrew Lee
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