Detroiters who face rising rents, poor living conditions and systemic barriers to affordable and safe housing are at greater risk of poor health, our research finds. We study the connection…
Tag: Social determinants of health
Fixing the global childhood obesity epidemic begins with making healthy choices the easier choices – and that requires new laws and policies
The global childhood obesity epidemic has exploded. Over the past four decades, the world has witnessed a tenfold increase in obesity in children and adolescents between 5 and 19 years…
Tuberculosis on the rise for first time in decades after COVID-19 interrupted public health interventions and increased inequality
Before SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, spread across the world in 2020, tuberculosis was responsible for more deaths globally than any other infectious disease. But thanks to targeted public…
