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And Justice for All

To improve public health, first fix injustice.

Aligning Two Paths to Health

Public health can respond to the challenges of the moment and tackle fundamental barriers to health.

Healing Historical Trauma

Native American researchers are turning long-held traditions into novel public health solutions.

Justice Builders

In righting wrongs, they’re protecting the health of millions.

Justice on the Table

The sprawling U.S. industrial food system creates big challenges that demand creative solutions.

How Biased Data and Algorithms Can Harm Health

Public health researchers are working to uncover and correct unfairness in AI.

The Physical and Mental Impact of Contact With Police

For people of color, interactions with police are more likely to end in death or inflict long-lasting trauma.

4 Ways to Decolonize Global Health

A child of colonialism, global health began with the export of Western concepts of health and medical care—and the protection of colonizers from local diseases. Here’s how committed insurgents in the field are overturning those lingering perspectives.

Stopping Child Sexual Abuse Requires a Shift in Funding Priorities

The U.S. spends significantly more to incarcerate adult offenders than it does to support research on prevention.

The Harms of Placing Kids on Sex Offender Registries

Registering kids makes them targets for violence and increases their risk for mental health and other problems—without reducing reoffending.

Beauty’s Byproducts

Dyes, relaxers, and conditioners give salon clients the styles they want—and leave salon workers with a potentially dangerous chemical burden.

Restorative Justice for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

More than half of IPV incidents aren’t reported—largely because criminal justice doesn’t always provide what survivors need.

If Roe Falls

Medication abortion or traveling to other states will be options for some. Others will endure unsafe procedures or other costs.

“And Justice for All” was published April 19, 2022.

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