The last two years have seen some newly enacted state policies cast aside in short order, followed by a reversion to more ...

Sometimes good public health policies come at the cost of an individual’s convenience. A classic example of such a health policy is wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

A key advisory group vows to base decisions on evidence, boost confidence in vaccines and protect health. Experts fear the opposite is happening.

A New Deal for Public Health is possible. We’ve got to be ready when the political opportunities arise again to advocate for policies in the context of a larger architecture of policy feedback ...

A job in public health policy allows you to effect changes that improve communities’ and individuals’ health and well-being. Health policy professionals work with regulations affecting health ...

Health Care ‘It’s a tsunami’: Legal challenges threatening public health policy Court battles over Covid-19 safety measures and recent court rulings will impact the government’s ability to ...

"Five Urgent Public Health Policies To Combat The Mental Health Effects Of COVID-19", Health Affairs Blog, January 27, 2021 . DOI: 10.1377/hblog20210122.959001 Caption. 1101 Connecticut Ave ...

In public health and the social sciences, this is called outcome evaluation. It’s how we distinguish between good intentions and effective policy. And its near-total absence from the Covid-19 ...

Public Transportation as Public Health Policy. Posted on March 30, 2021 By Ana V. Diez Roux, MD, PhD, MPH. A recent article in The New York Times highlighted the dramatic impact that the pandemic has ...

Public Integrity analyzed public health crisis policies or guidelines from 30 states — some of which were updated recently in response to the coronavirus, while others have been in place for years.

But we have reached a public health crisis where guns are now the number one killer of kids and teens nationwide. Here are 11 policies that warrant consideration in response. Newsletters Games ...