The Capital Peace Project is the community violence intervention program for YWCA, taking a public health approach to crime ...

The bigger issue at hand may be that many Americans fall into a large, uncertain middle ground – neither firmly pro-vaccine ...

Public health policies are laws, regulations, and decisions undertaken by governments and health organizations to promote and protect people’s health. Public health policies refer to the decisions and ...

A public health expert explains the rise of cannabis use disorder, what it is, and what it means for public health ...

The COVID-19 pandemic and other ongoing public health challenges have highlighted deficiencies in the US public health system. The United States is in a unique moment that calls for a transformation ...

National polls show healthcare is top of mind for many voters this year, with Democrats most worried about costs and Republicans about fraud. But that’s no guarantee of victory. Nirav Shah, an ...

Public health policies are commonly evaluated by their financial costs and expected outcomes. However, policy decisions must also be supported by strong evidence, political feasibility, effective ...

Students looking to prevent or mitigate another global pandemic or learn about the social factors that affect patient outcomes could benefit from a degree in public health. A person entering the field ...

As the world becomes more interconnected, our communities and populations face increasingly complex health challenges emerging through the interaction of individual vulnerability and behavior, ...

World Health Organization leads global health efforts, setting standards and managing crises CDC focuses on disease detection, research, and global health partnerships from the US UNICEF delivers ...