One of the growing public health concerns this year is the Bird flu, or avian influenza A(H5N1) 2.3.4.4b clade virus, which has been circulating in the Americas since 2022.
The Trump administration has plans to use emergency public health powers to close the southern border and remove thousands of immigrants from the country. The only problem? There is no public health emergency.
by Anna Aguilar and Sidney Lee In 1971, Congress tasked the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with establishing procedures to “eliminate as far as practicable” the dangers of lead poisoning. Yet, HUD has repeatedly fallen short of accomplishing this. More than 50 years later, for children in federally assisted housing in the…
Conclusion of the Digital Symposium Climate Change and Health
Photo credit: @wambuigichobi | SMA A Masai woman raises her fist as other women leaders look on at COP 27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt during one of the debriefs by the Women and Gender Constituency. by Faith Lumonya, Esther Wambui, and Eunice Musiime As global temperatures rise and the frequency of extreme weather events…
by Danielle Hanna Rached and Denise Vitale Donald Trump’s second term in office promises to bring turmoil to the global climate agenda. Against the scientific consensus that fossil fuel is leading the world to a climate breakdown, Trump has managed to impose his opportunistic views on the rest of the world. For the amount of $1…
by Cecile de Villiers South Africa is considered the most unequal country in the world, with stagnant economic growth and staggeringly high unemployment. More than five million or 31.2% of workers in South Africa find economic opportunities in the “informal economy,” often because there are fewer barriers (training, skills, regulation) to entering the sector. Informal…
This post launches a new Digital Symposium, Climate Change and Health: Mobilizing Public International Law into Action by Guest Editors Thalia Viveros Uehara and Alicia Ely Yamin. Check back for more posts twice a week! The election of Donald J. Trump, who has called climate change a “hoax” and in his prior administration pulled the…
By Jessica Samuels For 100 years, food fortification, the practice of deliberately increasing the content of vitamins and minerals in a food, has been essential to combating public health crises. However, these practices have continued into the modern era. Because overconsumption of nutrients has been linked to toxicity and diseases, public health officials should continue…
by Alice Bryk Silveira The alarming rise in diabetes and obesity rates in the United States has placed significant strain on health care systems and poses a serious public health threat. Americans’ overconsumption of ultra-processed foods high in sugar, salt and unhealthy fats is a concerning contributor. Globally, poor nutrition from such dietary habits plays…
