Public Charge: A Threat to Public Health and the American Dream
BY NUSHEEN AMEEDNUDIN For over a century, the Statue of Liberty stood as a powerful symbol of the United
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When Trauma-Informed Pedagogy Is Not Enough: The Need for Increased School-Based Mental Health Services in Public Schools
BY PRACHI NAIK “Where I live, people don’t call the police.” There’s a palpable stillness in the room. Thirty-five
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Dear Opioid Czar, Start Here. Sincerely, Physicians.
BY DR. ALISTER MARTIN The knocks came in three shrill taps on the screen door to her apartment in Everett,
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Designing Opioid Strategies in Rhode Island
BY MAGGIE SALINGER The morning seemed like any other in the Rhode Island State House until my team received a
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Let’s Change the Way We Talk About Climate Change: It’s a Public Health Issue
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE LE MAROIS Most climate change awareness campaigns feature stranded polar bears on drifting ice sheets, or sea levels
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Understanding the Ebola Narrative
BY CLAIRE CHAUMONT “From now on it can be said that plague was the concern of all of us.” The
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Race, Gender, and Poverty: Why the Environment Matters
BY JENNIFER HELFRICH I am an environmentalist. Friends call me a “tree hugger.” Tree huggers are a rare breed here
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