ICE Raids Hold Health Implications Beyond Borders
Health challenges for immigrant communities likely just became much more complicated even after planned ICE raids never materialized this weekend.
Social Determinants of Health
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Read more: Zeroing In on “Zero Tolerance” School Discipline Laws Zeroing In on “Zero Tolerance” School Discipline Laws
The majority of US state laws still rely on “zero tolerance” exclusionary school discipline, despite evidence the policies may do more harm than good.
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Read more: The Need to Improve Housing to Improve Health The Need to Improve Housing to Improve Health
Many changes are needed to improve accessibility to housing and opportunities for health, made all the more urgent by troubling racial disparities in both the health and housing spheres.
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Read more: Housing Law and Health Equity: No Bliss in Ignorance Housing Law and Health Equity: No Bliss in Ignorance
Much of the housing in the U.S. is expensive, unsafe, and inadequate in supply. A new article outlines 23 legal mechanisms, or levers, that may impact health equity in housing in the U.S.
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Read more: Report: Maternal Mental Health Must be a Top Priority Report: Maternal Mental Health Must be a Top Priority
The focus on maternal health from a diverse range of policymakers and advocates is promising. However, it is critical to bring mental health to the fore in conversations surrounding maternal health. The recent USPSTF recommendations take an important step in this direction.
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Read more: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic Starts with How We Treat Pain Addressing the Opioid Epidemic Starts with How We Treat Pain
By Stephen Wood As a nurse practitioner in a busy suburban emergency department, pain is my job. Pain is one of the most common reasons people come to an emergency department (ED). It could be abdominal pain, chest pain, back pain or even emotional pain, including depression or suicidal ideations. Pain is a driver for…
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Read more: Promoting Health Equity Through Health in all Policies Programs: A Health Law Perspective Promoting Health Equity Through Health in all Policies Programs: A Health Law Perspective
This post is part of a symposium from speakers and participants of Northeastern University School of Law’s annual health law conference, Diseases of Despair: The Role of Policy and Law, organized by the Center for Health Policy and Law. All the posts in the series are available here. By Peter D. Jacobson Scholars and public health advocates have…
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Read more: Resiliency as Prevention against Diseases of Despair and Structural Violence Resiliency as Prevention against Diseases of Despair and Structural Violence
This post is part of a symposium from speakers and participants of Northeastern University School of Law’s annual health law conference, Diseases of Despair: The Role of Policy and Law, organized by the Center for Health Policy and Law. All the posts in the series are available here. By JoHanna Flacks If despair is the disease, what is…
