Population Health

The “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement has garnered polarized reactions, with praise among proponents for its core elements while also… More

While public health research has examined the macro-level and structural determinants of health, the link between corruption and population health remains underexplored. More

I recently attended a National Institutes of Health (NIH) meeting concerned with criminal justice interventions. Speakers emphasized the importance of involving people with lived experience—which everyone understood to mean persons who have experienced arrest and incarceration. More

America’s public health system is being eroded. Proposed federal cuts would slash core programs by half, even as communities face rising infectious disease outbreaks, worsening chronic disease, and shrinking access to basic prevention. More

The United States lags far behind other comparable nations on health indicators. To promote population health in cities, we argue for the right to Universal Basic Neighborhoods (UBN). More

Ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) now dominate the global food supply and are strongly associated with risks for heart disease, cancers, metabolic disease, diabetes, and obesity. UPFs are likely associated with rates of neurologic issues such as dementia and Parkinson’s disease and predict premature death. More

The implications of the Department of Justice’s action to eliminate the “disparate impact” test, which provides the legal foundation for removing discriminatory barriers in public health and health care. More

Political analysts have argued that inflation and concerns about the economy were driving factors in the 2024 presidential election. As costs for… More

With each passing day, the United States federal government introduces yet another policy that threatens, rather than promotes, the health and… More

In 2021, Congress expanded the earned income tax credit (EITC)—the largest US poverty alleviation program—to young adults without children who had previously been ineligible. More