Cambodia’s new path for prosthetic care
As donor aid lags, the country aims to take over rehabilitation services.
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Can nurse practitioners solve the primary care shortage?
Without enough doctors, the U.S. needs other avenues of access.
The children of Flint, ten years later
They’ll live with the consequences of the water crisis all their lives. They’re angry, but also hopeful. And they’ve been a rallying point for the city.
Books
A user’s manual for the next pandemic
How to prepare, respond, and rebuild in the aftermath
Practicing an “insurgent politics of care” in rural America
How rural residents and immigrant communities are adapting to the broken rural health landscape on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
What we can learn from “The Wisdom of Plagues”
Donald McNeil Jr.’s book holds contradictions and misdirected anger. Therein lies its best lesson on pandemics.
Snapshots
Bite-sized views of big ideas in public health
Policy & Practice
Why public health should attend to the spiritual side of life
Research suggests weekly service attendance is associated with better health.
Filling a gap in mental health care for Minnesota’s migrant workers
A program called “Bienvenido” aims to provide support for rural Latino workers who are isolated and far from home.
Palliative care could be a game changer for public health
California and Hawaii are pioneering ways to expand access.
Mental Health
A place for Indian women to do… nothing
Namma Katte (“Our Space”) connects mental health, art, and public spaces.
Giving caregivers the tools to cope
The PEARLS program tackles seniors’ burnout with problem-solving.
Exploring the connection between music and mental health
The clubhouse model goes musical.
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Environmental Health
Microplastics, strokes, and heart attacks
A new study found plastic particles in the arterial plaque of more than half the participants, raising their risk of serious health events.
Resilience in a Moroccan oasis
Photographer M’hammed Kilito captures climate change in a fragile ecosystem.
A toxin that won’t quit
Jim Morris’s new book chronicles failures to protect workers at every level of the system.
Tech & Innovation
As AI-based eye exams prove their worth, lessons for future tech emerge
Implementation is tricky, but the tech can have big benefits for both patients and providers.
Lake Nona forum spotlights the future of health
AI in health care, the perils of processed foods and other advances, and more from an invite-only confab
Three ways AI is improving public health
Tackling maternal mortality, superbugs, and colorectal cancer
Public Health in Action: Mental health innovations
A new series from the Harvard Chan Studio and Harvard Public Health magazine