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Beyond Deaths of Despair: Midlife Mortality from Multiple Causes Rising Across All Racial Groups
Beyond the opioid crisis and even beyond deaths of despair, mortality rates are rising across causes and groups. And a public health crisis is rising, according to Dr. Steven Woolf.
Examining Racial Variations Within Latinx Populations
The diversity among Latinx populations is understudied, suggests Dr. Kasim Ortiz. Read more in our interview with him.
HOPE Initiative Takes Aspirational, Actionable Approach Toward Health Equity
The HOPE Initiative is a major new effort to better understand, assess, and accelerate the nation’s progress towards improving equitable opportunities for health and well-being for all Americans. Find out more…
Population Health News Roundup: August
Philanthropy and tech join forces for better health, Italy fires a shot against vaccines, the walkability conundrum, drug-resistant malaria, and more. This week on our Population Health News Roundup.
The Chemist’s Dilemma: Plastics Help Some But Harm Others
Plastics help some folks but harm others. What’s a chemist to do?
Making Interdisciplinary Population Health Science Happen
No population center, school of public health, or medical school? You can still make interdisciplinary population health research happen. Read about the Center on Health, Risk, and Society at American University.
Will Coverage (Ever) Be Enough? Health Disparities at the U.S.-Mexican Border
Health insurance coverage is important, but especially in the Rio Grande Valley, it’s nowhere near enough to improve health. Heide Castaneda explains why.
Population Health News Roundup: July
We curate the top population health news for you each month. This month, e-waste in Thailand, HIV treatment disparities, a clue in gender disparities in TB, housing and health, and much more…
Using Stories to Advance Population Health: What Does the Science Tell Us?
Stories are good health communication tools—except when they’re not. Find out when and how to best use them from Jeff Niederdeppe.
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