Health

Issues related to physical, mental and emotional health.

Year in Review: Demanding Reproductive Justice
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Year in Review: Demanding Reproductive Justice

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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2400 1600 Nicole Cardoza
The Fight Against Pesticides in Communities of Color
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The Fight Against Pesticides in Communities of Color

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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2400 1600 Renée Cherez
The Cost of Blocking Paid Sick Leave
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The Cost of Blocking Paid Sick Leave

The pandemic and halted railroad strike underscore the need for universal paid sick leave, especially for low-wage workers.

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How Population Collapse Revived a Pro-Birth Movement
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How Population Collapse Revived a Pro-Birth Movement

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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2400 1600 Dominique Stewart
The Complicated History of Social Work
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The Complicated History of Social Work

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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Protecting the Water Rights of Indigenous People
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Protecting the Water Rights of Indigenous People

Historically, the United States government has stripped, ignored, and infringed on the water rights of Indigenous communities.

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2400 1600 Tiffany Onyejiaka
Healing Black Youth’s Mental Health
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Healing Black Youth’s Mental Health

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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2400 1349 Sydney Cobb
Amplifying the Need for Mental Healthcare for Immigrants
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Amplifying the Need for Mental Healthcare for Immigrants

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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1920 1280 Kayla Hui, MPH
Preventing Gender-Based Violence Against Women of Color
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Preventing Gender-Based Violence Against Women of Color

Cultural pressures in South Asian communities that often force women to stay in abusive situations result from gender-based violence.

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2400 1599 Anmol Irfan
The Problem with Blaming Violence on Mental Illness
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The Problem with Blaming Violence on Mental Illness

Linking mass shootings and other violence to mental illness has become routine, but the connection is not that clear-cut.

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2400 1420 Dominique Stewart
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