Broadband plays a critical role in most aspects of modern-day life, yet over 42 million Americans still lack access to high-speed Internet. This digital divide is driven by "digital redlining"—discriminatory disinvestment ...
Mar 21, 2024
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San Mateo County recently became the first county in the country to recognize loneliness as a public health emergency.
Feb 7, 2024
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To tackle America's gun problem, a growing number of states are using Medicaid dollars to pay for community-based programs intended to stop shootings. The idea is to boost resources for violence prevention programs, which ...
Jan 10, 2024
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It is imperative that we augment and enhance the public health infrastructure in the United States in order for it to achieve its mission of preventing illness and promoting health, says the American College of Physicians ...
Jul 18, 2023
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A team of medical and public health leaders from the American Board of Internal Medicine, ABIM Foundation, and several respected institutions say COVID-19 case studies, among other examples, can inspire new recommendations ...
Jul 17, 2023
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City parks and green spaces help counter heat, boost biodiversity, and instill a sense of calm in the urban jungle.
Jun 29, 2023
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Adults who live in walkable neighborhoods are more likely to interact with their neighbors and have a stronger sense of community than people who live in car-dependent communities, report researchers at the Herbert Wertheim ...
Jun 20, 2023
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The COVID-19 pandemic drew attention to the critical need to invest in our nation's public health infrastructure and rebuild local public health departments, many of which have been losing staff for years. Although there's ...
Jun 12, 2023
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U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has declared war on what he calls a "loneliness epidemic" in the United States.
May 2, 2023
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Two years into the pandemic, U.S. counties with lower home internet or computer access levels were seeing higher COVID-19 case and death rates, according to research by Fei Li, an assistant professor of urban studies at Georgia ...
Dec 14, 2022
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