Tag: public health
2023 Lancet Report on health and climate change: a critical call...
In-depth analysis of the escalating health crisis due to climate change and the imperative for systemic global climate action.
The ignored crisis: How American children are paying the ultimate price...
In a nation that prides itself on protecting its young, alarming statistics reveal an 87% increase in gun-related child fatalities over the past decade.
8 billion people: Four ways climate change and population growth combine...
Of the multitude of climate-related adverse health effects, there are four great public health concerns for a growing population.
3,240 potentially harmful chemicals found in food packaging
More than 3,200 potentially harmful chemicals have been measured in “food contact materials (FCMs),” like packaging and processing equipment, utensils and reusable food containers.
Transition to zero-emission vehicles would deliver $1.2 trillion in public health...
"The time to act on zero-emissions is now."
What is public health justice, and how do we fight for...
It’s about spreading awareness of the disparities and the inequalities created by unequal distributions of money, power, and resources within the public health sector and fighting for those most impacted by demanding policy changes.
Childhood adversity is a ‘cause of causes’ of adult illnesses and...
This public health hazard that hides in plain sight is childhood adversity: experiences like physical abuse, sexual abuse and neglect.
Better family planning can improve public health, inequality and the environment
Smaller, more sustainable families would create massive long-term savings and catalyze sustainable development.
How public health partnerships are encouraging Covid-19 vaccination in 4 states
Public health and communications experts from Michigan, Indiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina discuss efforts to encourage people in their states and local communities to get vaccinated.
A simple rule change could trigger mass vaccine demand plus head...
What property-driven, rights-oriented society allows protesters to both spread disease AND violate sacred boundaries?
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Nearly all plant-based meat alternatives Contain mycotoxins
The researchers found that 100 percent of the plant-based meat substitutes contained at least one of 19 different types of mycotoxins, often showing high "co-occurrence" (multiple toxins in a single product).
Supreme Court rulings and new Southern maps intensify battle over Black voting power before...
A series of redistricting fights in Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia is reshaping the struggle over voting rights and congressional control as critics warn that recent Supreme Court decisions are accelerating the erosion of protections for Black voters.
The electric car is the only winner in the latest Iran war
The Hormuz Choke Point and the Twilight of Petroleum.
The US-China tech race, resource wars, and the cost of militarization
Over the past decade, a steady and well-funded campaign has convinced the general public that China is the greatest threat to the safety and security of the American people.
Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...
What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?