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Child Gun Injury Risk Spikes When Children Leave School for the Day

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health policy

Playing the Long Game: A Conversation on Policy, Power, and Justice with Alum Alyssa Benalfew-Ramos

income inequality.

Outlook India

Why COVID-19 Cases Are More Common among Lower-Income People in US

in COVID-19, Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: coronavirus, covid-19, health disparities, income and health, income inequality, infectious disease

New York Times

How Cutting Food Stamps Can Add Costs Elsewhere

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Opinion co-authored by Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management, and Elsa Pearson, senior policy analyst for health law, policy & management

Tagged: healthy foods, income and health, income inequality

Nonprofit Quarterly

Wealthy Nonprofits in Washington Oppose New Overtime Proposal

in Alumni, SPH In the Media

Article by alum Sheela Nimishakavi

Tagged: income inequality

Tysons Reporter

Fairfax County Board to Scrutinize Police Data on Use-of-Force Incidents

in Alumni, Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

References study co-authored by Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences, and alum Aldina Mesic

Tagged: guns, health disparities, health inequities, incarceration, income inequality, police shootings, racism

BU Today

POV: We Need a Health New Deal Now

in SPH In the Media

Opinion by Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: climate change, health inequities, income inequality, social determinants of health

Fortune

What the Recent — and Maybe Future — Shutdown Teaches Us about Wealth in the US

in SPH In the Media

Opinion by Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: health disparities, health inequities, income inequality, politics and health, social determinants of health

Fortune

Ahead of Martin Luther King Day, Remembering That Health Is Impossible without Justice

in SPH In the Media

Opinion by Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: air pollution, criminal justice system, health disparities, health inequities, incarceration, income inequality, politics and health, racism, social determinants of health, social justice, urban health

New York Times

Why a ‘Passive’ Health Approach Can Produce the Most Action

in Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights, SPH In the Media

Opinion co-authored by Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management, and Gilbert Benavidez, policy analyst in the Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights

Tagged: health disparities, health inequities, healthcare disparities, income and health, income inequality, social determinants of health, wellness programs

Boston Globe

It Shouldn’t Have Taken Explosion to Expose Poor Areas’ Substandard Conditions

in Environmental Health, SPH In the Media

Opinion by Ethan Mascoop, adjunct clinical instructor of environmental health

Tagged: affordable housing, health inequities, income inequality

New York Times

America’s Dismal Turning Point

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Mentions Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: health inequities, income inequality, politics and health

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