How Traditional Health Records Bolster Structural Racism
An important step toward making health care more equitable will require transferring control of health records to patients and patient groups.
Social Determinants of Health
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Read more: COVID-19 Underscores Racial Disparity in Advance Directives COVID-19 Underscores Racial Disparity in Advance Directives
In the COVID-19 pandemic, health care providers must work to ensure parity in conversations about end-of-life care and honoring patients’ wishes.
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Read more: COVID-19 Policies and Constitutional Violations COVID-19 Policies and Constitutional Violations
During the coronavirus crisis, protesters are right that their liberty has been infringed. But the real cause is insufficient federal public health efforts.
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Read more: COVID-19 is a Perfect Storm of Hardship for US Immigrant Communities COVID-19 is a Perfect Storm of Hardship for US Immigrant Communities
Immigrant communities, along with communities of color and people experiencing existing health inequities, are expected to face disproportionate effects.
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Read more: What Two Neighborhoods in Chicago Show About Disparities During COVID-19 What Two Neighborhoods in Chicago Show About Disparities During COVID-19
As of April 24, Lakeview had 178 reported coronavirus cases. Auburn Gresham had 526; an infection rate 3.04 times higher.
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Read more: Social Justice in COVID-19 Response: The Legal Issues We Have to Talk About Social Justice in COVID-19 Response: The Legal Issues We Have to Talk About
Our government is beginning to recognize its responsibility to ensure basic functions. Will it continue to do so once the crisis has abated?
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Read more: Why COVID-19 is a Chronic Health Concern for the US Why COVID-19 is a Chronic Health Concern for the US
Coronavirus is an acute problem at the individual level, but nationally it represents a chronic concern.
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Read more: Preemption, Paid Leave, and the Health of America Preemption, Paid Leave, and the Health of America
By Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research As the United States continues its response to a seemingly inevitable coronavirus epidemic, experts in law and public health are stressing the importance of supportive social safety nets to ensure an equitable and fair response to the virus’s spread. If you are one of the nearly…
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Read more: Why soda taxes, an awesome public health policy, are rare Why soda taxes, an awesome public health policy, are rare
By Daniel Aaron This post is, in part, a response to a panel discussion on soda taxes and obesity, given by Professors Emily Broad Leib, Steven Gortmaker, and Carmel Shachar on February 14, 2020. Diet is devastating the public’s health Diet is the top cause of death and disability in the United States and abroad.…
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Read more: Why Our Health Care Is Incomplete: Review of “Exposed” (Part II) Why Our Health Care Is Incomplete: Review of “Exposed” (Part II)
By: Daniel Aaron Just last month, Professor Christopher T. Robertson, at the University of Arizona College of Law, released his new book about health care, entitled Exposed: Why Our Health Insurance Is Incomplete and What Can Be Done About It. Part II of this book review offers an analytical discussion of “cost exposure,” the main…
