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Society

Children of Men: A a dark allegory for Public Health and Immigration

The playground stood in silence. Once, children filled this place with laughter and motion. Now, rust covered the slide, and the swings hung still in tall weeds. The sky above was dull and gray, as if even the weather had stopped expecting anything new. This is how collapse really looks. Not explosions. Just quiet abandonment. In Children of Men, this emptiness appears everywhere—schools without students, streets without futures. Public health is not just about preventing disease. It is about protecting continuity. When that continuity breaks, the world reflects it. Rust replaces renewal. Silence replaces hope.

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Society

Addresssing Domestic Violence Disclosure

In a bustling clinic in London, Sarah, a health worker, encounters yet another patient with mysterious bruises. Despite her best efforts, the patient, a young mother, keeps silent about her situation. For Sarah, this is a common scene—and a frustrating reminder of the complex challenges in encouraging disclosure of domestic violence (DV). Understanding Domestic Violence: […]

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why are social determinants of health important
Society

Understanding the Real Impact of Social Determinants on Public Health

Public health is influenced by far more than hospitals, medications, and clinical care. In fact, many of the factors that shape our health happen long before we ever visit a doctor. This is why understanding why social determinants of health are important has become a central focus in modern public health discussions. Social determinants of […]

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Society

Work Stress: Young Public Health Workers’ Silent Struggle

In a bustling township clinic, you find Lisa, a fresh graduate, diving into her new role as a public health worker. Faced with overwhelming job demands and endless emotional interactions, Lisa struggles to maintain her mental health amidst palpable burnout signs. Her story is a mirror reflecting a disturbing trend across young public health workers—an […]

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Society

Unseen Ripples: Police Violence’s Far-reaching Effects

Late one October evening in Baton Rouge, a high-speed crash rattled a sleeping neighborhood. An off-duty officer, speeding through the quiet streets, collided with a family car, sending it into a deadly spin. Inside the vehicle was Seyaira, a one-year-old who never regained consciousness. This tragic scene is a startling reminder of the unseen ripples […]

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Society

Navigating Vaccine Hesitancy and Misinformation

We are continuously challenged by vaccine hesitancy and misinformation. These issues have been central to discussions at several international forums and publications, including a special section on trust in public health by the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH). Building trust and trustworthiness in public health has emerged as a crucial theme for 2026, highlighting […]

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Commentary

When Surveillance Becomes a Social Determinant of Health

Juan Sebastián Pinto’s explosive essay is framed as a story about war, Silicon Valley, and authoritarianism—but for public health, it should read like an emergency briefing. What he describes is the rapid conversion of surveillance, data extraction, and narrative control into tools of population management. That has direct, measurable consequences for health, equity, and democracy. […]

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Research

How Armed Conflict Reshapes Public Health in Ethiopia

A health worker in northern Ethiopia stands inside what used to be a busy maternity ward. The delivery bed is overturned. Windows are shattered. The medicine cabinet is empty. For months, she hasn’t received supplies—yet families continue arriving, desperate for care. She shakes her head and says quietly, “Before the conflict, this room saved lives. […]

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Mental health

A Quiet Crisis in Grandparent Caregiving and Depression

At 6:30 a.m., before most of her neighbors are awake, Mrs. Lin is packing lunches, checking homework folders, and nudging her 8-year-old grandson to tie his shoes. She is 67, living with arthritis, and often exhausted, but she is the only consistent caregiver he has. By the time he finally boards the school bus, she […]

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Society

Can Sports Drive Racial Justice? What the Evidence Says

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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Society

Qatar’s Public Health Transformation

Qatar is undergoing a public-health transformation—one shaped by rapid demographic growth, shifting disease patterns, generational investments in research, and a commitment to innovation across its health system. Four new publications provide the clearest picture yet of where Qatar stands today and where its public-health strategy is headed next. Across these studies, a consistent story emerges: […]

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