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Mental health

Loneliness and Isolation’s Impact on Pain Medication in Older Adults

Imagine a community health worker visiting an older resident, Mrs. Henderson, who has been quietly struggling with arthritic pain for years. Despite a safety net of various community services, Mrs. Henderson feels the sharp edges of loneliness daily. Her adult children live states away, and friends she once knew have moved or passed on. Few […]

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Society

Understanding the Spectrum of Volunteer Motivation: Intensity Matters

In a bustling community center in Rio de Janeiro, Raquel, a 42-year-old teacher, manages a diverse group of volunteers prepping for this year’s environmental clean-up. Some are eager first-timers, others are veterans of the local volunteer scene. While distributing tasks, Raquel notices a curious pattern: despite coming from different walks of life, each volunteer is […]

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Resources

Raw Milk Benefits: What Does the Science Actually Say?

For most of the last century, pasteurization has been one of public health’s quieter success stories. Milk is heated for a short period, disease-causing microorganisms are dramatically reduced, and the milk that reaches consumers retains essentially the same major nutrients. That arrangement did not generate much controversy for decades. Recently, however, raw milk has moved […]

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Analytics

The End of Childhood? Why the World Is Running Out of Children

What Happens When Children Become a Minority? For nearly all of human history, societies have been built around children. That assumption is quietly disappearing. Across parts of Japan, elementary schools are closing because there are no longer enough children to fill their classrooms. Some former schools have been converted into community centers, apartment complexes, or […]

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Policy

Firearm Storage Practices and Healthcare Engagement in the US

At a bustling community health center in rural Virginia, a local nurse catches a rare moment of quiet amidst the daily stream of patients. Her next appointment is with a family keen on maintaining their health. Yet, she wonders how many of the families she doesn’t see are slipping through the cracks—especially those with firearms […]

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Society

Building Trust to Tackle Gun Violence: Durham’s Multifaceted Approach

It was a bright morning in Durham, North Carolina, as local community health workers gathered at a neighborhood center. Among them was Janelle, a seasoned outreach worker who listened intently as residents shared their safety concerns in a small, crowded room. The meeting, part of Together for Resilient Youth’s (TRY) initiative, sought to address the […]

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Global

Mental Health and Substance Risk Among College Students

Imagine a bustling university campus in Mexico filled with enthusiastic undergraduates bustling to class, juggling textbooks, personal challenges, and the undeniable pressures of higher education. But beneath this dynamic environment lurks a pressing challenge: the substantial psychosocial risks associated with substance use, which are deeply intertwined with mental health and academic strain. A groundbreaking study […]

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Society

Peer Outreach Transforms Veteran Care

In our editorial opinion, US veterans have been treated terribly since 1946. This makes interventions like the below that much more important. A veteran named John, battling homelessness and struggling with a substance use disorder, walks into a bustling veteran outreach center. He’s greeted by someone who understands his struggles firsthand—a peer specialist who has […]

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Health tips

Transforming Teen Citations into Teachable Moments

A traffic stop can be a turning point for many families. Imagine a mother receives a call that her teenage son has been cited for speeding. In that instant, amidst the rush of emotions, there is a pivotal choice: to react with anger or to see this moment as an opportunity to teach and guide. […]

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