BU School of Public Health Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

To address the language and cultural barriers, lack of access to preventative care, and greater risk of going uninsured faced by Latino Americans, Pescador Jimenez and her colleagues advocate that the field of public health needs more Latino researchers.

Ethnicity and Health 59

Ethnicity and Health Ageing and Health Health Inequalities Health Disparities 59

Environmental Health News

MARCH 4, 2025

Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ). increases the risk for health conditions associated with the Pittsburgh areas health disparities, including cardiovascular disease. is linked to negative health impacts for expectant parents and babies. Centers for Disease Control ( CDC ) and U.S. exposure, too.

Public Health Law and Regulation 105

Public Health Law and Regulation Mental Health and Public Health Health Disparities Environmental Health 105

BU School of Public Health Blog

MARCH 31, 2025

environmental safety Top Scientists Issue Urgent Warning on Fossil Fuels In a new review, Mary Willis, Jonathan Buonocore, and other environmental health experts present a bevy of evidence that details how fossil fuels are harmful to humans, wildlife, and the environment, and identifies ways to transition to clean, renewable energy.

Climate Change and Health 71

Climate Change and Health Environmental Health and Safety Mental Health and Public Health Environmental Health 71

APHL

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Kelsey Granger, Environmental Health “Thank you! In many ways your work goes unnoticed by those it helps the most—but we see you and see how dedicated you are to the mission of public health. This is a real step in making sure public health is equitable!” We appreciate you showing up every day and doing great work.

Environmental Health and Safety 81

Environmental Health and Safety Environmental Health Health Disparities Global Health 81

NC Health News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Credit: Cornell Watson Decades later, McCrorey Heights is boxed in by heavily trafficked thoroughfares that saddle the community with pollution, extreme heat and a growing energy burden. Trees produce oxygen, take in carbon dioxide […] The other thing they do is provide a sound buffer.

Climate Change and Health 120

Climate Change and Health Health Policy and Advocacy Organizations Health Disparities Health Equity 120

Association of Health Care Journalists

JANUARY 28, 2025

National Institutes of Health, like many federal agencies, has experienced unprecedented restrictions on their operations in the new administrations first week, including a communications pause that abruptly halted meetings and workshops , a hiring freeze, and a moratorium on travel.

Media and Health Communication 121

Media and Health Communication Social Determinants of Health Health Disparities Environmental Health 121

KFF Health News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Recent efforts to address health disparities have run headlong into racist policies still entrenched in health systems. health care system and structural barriers have led to persistent health inequities that cost more than a million lives and billions of dollars, according to the national academies report.

Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention 141

Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention Socioeconomic Status and Health Academic and Research Institutions Ageing and Health 141