
Creating True Safety and Healing
Data suggests that prison is not an effective deterrent.

Life After Prison
Two formerly incarcerated women share their stories.

Putting Faith Into Heart Health
Dr. LaPrincess Brewer at Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Dr. LaPrincess…

Antiracism and Health Equity Funding
Antiracist research is a revolutionary way of doing research grounded in the understanding that racism is a fundamental cause of health inequities

VIEW: Why We Need Public Health Education
The U.S. has the most expensive healthcare and education system in the world, but is terrible at keeping people healthy and educated.

Cleansing Breaths
Our sighs when the Biden/Harris team was sworn in on January 20 are good starts. Breathing can help everything.

A Conversation With Dr. Julie Amaon of Just the Pill
We want our patients to know that we are trusting them to know their bodies.

Creating a Sing-Along
I want the women who watch my performance to know that no matter what the situation is, there is always someone who is going through the same thing as you, somewhere.

Future Design: Intimacies
Do I trust this new person enough to actually touch them? Enough to send a naked picture? Enough to tell them where I am?

Belonging to the World
Isolation and connection are not separate, nor are they opposites.

VIEW: Why Public Health and Why Now
In this country, despite our medical/industrial complexes, we seem to have a “sick-care” system — one that is focused on treating the symptoms but not the causes

Roxane Gay on Reproductive Freedom
illustration of Roxane Gay by artist Kate Worum
NARAL Pro-choice…


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