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Victoria A. Lopez (right), an MPH student, explains how the wearable temperature sensor on her left arm works to a potential study participant at a restaurant in Chelsea.
B-COOL

Sweating for Science: SPH Measures Heat Where Bostonians Work, Play, and Live

health equity

Child Tax Credit Increased Food Security, Stable Housing among Young Children, but Many Eligible Families Didn’t Receive It

social determinants of health.

CommonWealth Magazine

Expanding Our View of Health

in SPH In the Media

Interview with Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: 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

New York Times

Stuck and Stressed: The Health Costs of Traffic

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

Opinion by Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: air pollution, commuting, domestic violence, infrastructure, mental health, social determinants of health, urban 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

MassLive

Why Are Black Residents in Massachusetts More Likely to Die Young?

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Candice Belanoff, clinical assistant professor of community health sciences

Tagged: health disparities, health inequities, healthcare disparities, infant mortality, life expectancy, racism, social determinants of health, social justice

Boston Globe

As Life Expectancy Falls Across US, Mass. Bucks Trend

in SPH In the Media

Quotes Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: health across the lifecourse, health disparities, health inequities, life expectancy, living longer, social determinants of health

Fortune

raceAhead: The Shrinking Middle Class

in SPH In the Media

Quotes Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: health disparities, health inequities, social determinants of health, social justice

Fortune

These Holidays, a Reminder That the Health of the Many Depends on the Health of the Few

in SPH In the Media

Opinion by Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: addiction, guns, health disparities, health inequities, opioids, poverty, social determinants of health, social justice, social welfare, suicide

Thrive Global

Making Aging Healthier

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

Opinion co-authored by Michael Stein, professor and chair of health law, policy & management, and Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: aging, aging and well-being, health across the lifecourse, social determinants of health

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