HEALTHBEAT

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. Lisa Schavrien worked as a nurse for more than a decade before considering the link between voting and health. Department of Health and Human Services. For more on elections and how voting works, visit Votebeat.

Ageing and Health 75

Ageing and Health Social Determinants of Health Health Inequalities Health Equity 75

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

Iñaki Permanyer and Júlia Almeida Calazans Policymakers and scholars are increasingly interested in monitoring and curbing health inequalities. Measuring how ‘similar’ or ‘dissimilar’ the different causes of death are can help us understand global health inequalities and patterns of mortality.

Health Disparities 52

Health Disparities Health Inequalities Ageing and Health Social Determinants of Health 52

Institute of Public Health

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Set up prior to the signing of the Good Friday / Belfast Agreement in 1998, IPH has been shaping public health policy across the island of Ireland for 25 years. Watch summary video In his address, Professor McKee argued that governments will only achieve the best possible outcomes for their people if they invest in their health.

Health Policy 52

Health Policy Public Health Law and Regulation Tobacco Control Ageing and Health 52

NC Health News

DECEMBER 14, 2024

By Arthur Allen The availability of safe, effective COVID vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the 300-year history of vaccination, seemingly heralding an age of protection against infectious diseases. Hell make America sick again, said Lawrence Gostin, a professor of public health law at Georgetown University.

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting 66

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting Ageing and Health Herd Immunity Vaccination Programs 66

KFF Health News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients. But Brown called them “lucky,” with enough health insurance or money to see a doctor. Research shows Black youth ages 1 to 17 are 18 times as likely to suffer a gun homicide as their white counterparts.

Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention 142

Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention Socioeconomic Status and Health Academic and Research Institutions Ageing and Health 142

HEALTHBEAT

OCTOBER 28, 2024

One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients. But Brown called them “lucky,” with enough health insurance or money to see a doctor. Research shows Black youth ages 1 to 17 are 18 times as likely to suffer a gun homicide as their white counterparts.

Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention 68

Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention Socioeconomic Status and Health Academic and Research Institutions Ageing and Health 68