“If people's night fears of sorcery - which negatively influences their decision to use mosquito nets - fail to impress the outsider,… — T.K. Naliaka Copy Share Image
Throwing young people on the scrap heap is a public health emergency. — Michael Marmot Copy Share Image
One of the founding moments of public health in the 19th century effectively poisoned the water supply of London much more effectively… — Steven Johnson Copy Share Image
My colleagues from the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education are working on participatory public health initiatives in Michigan, and there… — Ruth Simmons Copy Share Image
Many people still believe that 'green' solutions are too expensive, but they are actually much cheaper when all of the costs to… — Majora Carter Copy Share Image
If any country was a mine-shaft canary for the reintroduction of cholera, it was Haiti - and we knew it. And in… — Paul Farmer Copy Share Image
Public health relies on public trust. Admitting mistakes and explaining prompt corrective actions engender that trust. — Leana S. Wen Copy Share Image
Since the 1920s, virtually all continuing medical and public health education is funded by pharmaceutical companies. In fact, today, the FDA can't… — Leonard Horowitz Copy Share Image
We cannot eradicate global drug markets, but we can certainly regulate them as we have done with alcohol and tobacco markets. Drug… — Otto Perez Molina Copy Share Image
“Tap water is another example of a legally condoned public health hazard. As early as the Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) in… — Daniel Reid Copy Share Image
“Poor teacher training, the officials working with O’Neill finally figured out, was a root cause of high infant mortality. If you asked… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
“The conclusions support WHO Director-General Margaret Chan’s assertion (see Profile) that “universal coverage is the single most powerful concept that public health… — The Lancet Copy Share Image
Meat consumption is just as dangerous to public health as tobacco use... It's time we looked into holding the meat producers and… — Neal Barnard Copy Share Image
Half of all women who are sexually active, but do not want to get pregnant, need publicly funded services to help them… — Louise Slaughter Copy Share Image
Health education emphasizing risks is a form of pedagogy, which, like other forms, serves to legitimize ideologies and social practices. Risk discourse… — Deborah Lupton Copy Share Image
Gun control advocates used to claim that more guns meant more crime. Research demonstrated, though, that more guns meant less crime. As… — Steven Milloy Copy Share Image
“A study in the American Journal of Public Health estimated that every $1 increase in the price of gasoline is associated with… — Charles Wheelan Copy Share Image
Climate change carries implications that stretch far beyond extreme weather, however. The effects on public health are far more alarming - and… — Tom Steyer Copy Share Image
[I]t's up to Republicans to expose the bureaucracies and criticize the orthodoxies - to ask why visas for travel to the United… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
We cannot allow the People's Republic of China and Chinese-linked companies to continue their exploitation of African nations as they subject their… — Colin Allred Copy Share Image
Historically, Kerala has been performing well on the social sector. Public health, education, and awareness have always been our core areas on… — Pinarayi Vijayan Copy Share Image
In the midst of a public health crisis, HHS does not need a leader who has prioritized progressive policies, including government-run health… — Bill Hagerty Copy Share Image
Wanda Sykes and I have had similar career trajectories. We're both from the D.C. area. She spent five years working as a… — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
If you ask the American people to choose, between public health and the economy, then it's no contest. No American is going… — Andrew Cuomo Copy Share Image