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क्या आप जानते हैं कि दिस वीक इन पब्लिक हेल्थ अब हिंदी को भी सपोर्ट करता है? बस नीचे बाईं ओर दिए गए आइकन को टॉगल करें! In the days after a cyclone makes landfall, the focus is clear: restore power, rebuild roads, distribute food, reopen clinics. On India’s eastern and western coasts, these routines […]
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Public health is facing a paradox. On the one hand, never before has scientific evidence played such a visible role in public life. During COVID-19, epidemiological models shaped national policy. Scientists became household names. Research moved at historic speed. On the other hand, trust fractured. Scientists were harassed. Communities disengaged. Evidence was reframed as ideology. […]
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Note: This article is cross-posted from our sister site: This Week in Public Health. On a warm summer night in 2020, a local health department staffer scrolls through her phone after a long shift. The headlines aren’t about COVID case counts or vaccination clinics. They’re about athletes—kneeling, striking, refusing to play. In between emergency briefings […]
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Just after midnight on January 1, a woman in Stockholm opened her notes app and typed a simple line: “Take better care of my health.” Like millions of people around the world, she was fueled by the optimism of a fresh start. But she also wondered—as most of us do—Will this actually work? A recent […]
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It starts with a moment of conflict—a heated argument, a domestic dispute, a fight that escalates too quickly. At a small clinic in the Volta Region of Ghana, a young man arrives with a deep injury on his arm. He’s embarrassed and reluctant to explain what happened. The nurse knows the pattern: the wound isn’t […]
Read more →A public health planner reviews the latest economic report: GDP is up, unemployment is steady, and investment is flowing. On paper, things look good. But emergency departments are busier, chronic disease rates remain stubborn, and disability claims keep climbing. The question lingers in the background: if the economy is growing, why doesn’t health seem to […]
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It’s 1:12 a.m. when Rosa finally sits down. Her teenage son—who has a rare developmental disability—has fallen asleep after hours of restlessness. The house is quiet, but Rosa’s mind isn’t. She hasn’t spoken to another adult all day. Her phone buzzes with unread messages from friends she hasn’t had time to meet in months. Rosa’s […]
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Yes, it continues to be rough out there to find the funding needed to make a difference. Using the most recent data we could find (compiled on our sister site, Findgrant.ai we tracked 364 unique organizations receiving over 500 grants totaling $382.6 million, with an average grant size of approximately $765,000. These investments reflect a deepening commitment […]
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Across nearly every sector, data has become central to decision-making. In public health, the rise of dashboards, performance metrics, and predictive analytics has fueled a strong push toward data-driven decision-making. On the surface, this approach feels logical. Using data to guide choices promises efficiency, accountability, and objectivity. But public health rarely operates in controlled or […]
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It’s 9:15 a.m. in a busy community clinic in Queens. A nurse calls out a patient’s name, once, twice, a third time. Finally, a woman approaches slowly, her eyes cast down. She explains quietly that she almost didn’t come. There were rumors swirling in the neighborhood about “officials” checking documents nearby, and the fear of […]
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On a hot afternoon in Shanghai, Ms. Liu walks her grandson to the nearest public park. It is small, just a strip of green between two large housing blocks, but it is always full of life. Retirees practice tai chi, teenagers skate, and neighbors gather in clusters of shade. For Ms. Liu, this sliver of […]
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Programming note! We’re not going away for the next two weeks, but like everyone else, we’ll be slowing down a bit. Same cadence, same articles, but we have something special planned for the last two 2025 issues. Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others With Similar Cases. Dr. […]
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