Health Policy

Public health experts and students convened to share how key evidence can advance equitable solutions to pressing public health issues, and which policies can make a difference.

Affordable non-employer options are key to preserving health insurance enrollment.

View a recording of the lecture delivered by the University of Hong Kong’s Sophia Siu Chee Chan, discussing tobacco control policy challenges and opportunities.

Featured guests included Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN] and Rep. Bonnie Watson-Coleman [D-NJ], Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls.

Transgender people live in an often-hostile world. Can community, research, and resilience reduce the threats to their health?

Previous technological disruptions in public health offer insights into AI’s perils and potential.

In non-integrated communities, Black adults spent $2,145 less on health care per year than whites. In racially and economically integrated communities, Black adults spent $79 less than whites.

Jails and psychiatric inpatient units don’t have to be settings for violence.

Promising solutions to our environmental crises are already making a difference. Now is the time to accelerate them.

Report examines seven U.S. cities; lane-width reduction projects can increase walking, cycling, and improve overall safety.

From efforts to end the tobacco epidemic to the regulation of e-cigarettes, the Institute for Global Tobacco Control has empowered policymakers and public health professionals with evidence to influence tobacco policy for 25 years.
 

Those calling for added oversight on alcohol are often cast as buzzkills; few seem to recognize drinking as the public health threat it is.  There are signs of a shift ahead, though, as interest rises in dry January and the popularity of nonalcoholic cocktails and near-beers continues to increase.

Much is known about the link between cigarette flavors and consumer appeal, but less has been reported about the level of flavor chemicals in tobacco products. IGTC teamed up with experts from Portland State University to fill this important research gap.

Health systems are a major contributor to global emissions—but they are also the first responders to climate-related disasters. For both these reasons, they play an essential role in meeting upgraded climate goals