Advocacy
The Role of Advocacy in Primary Care
Primary care physicians are uniquely positioned to go beyond the immediate needs of their patients. Everything from[...]
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Advocacy
Air Pollution Is the New Radiation. It is Time to Act Like It.
By Jacob M. Hands, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (GWSMHS) student; William M.[...]
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Advocacy
Our Right to Basic Public Health Amenities
I was born and raised in Mebane—a small town in North Carolina that is now primarily white with a large percentage of[...]
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Advocacy
Inspire: Helping Families with Asthma Catch Their Breath
“I did whatever I needed to for my child to get the proper services… you are the professionals, but I’m the mom.”
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Advocacy
Air Quality in Southwest Detroit: A Public Health Crisis
Southwest Detroit is currently battling some of the worst air pollution in the country. In this area, where senior[...]
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Climate Health Now
Injury and drowning from worsening storm surges and flooding. Smoke inhalation and burns from wildfires. More severe[...]
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The Original Pandemic: Commercial Tobacco
All mentions of tobacco in this article refer to commercial tobacco and nicotine products and not sacred and[...]
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How Many More Children Must Be Hurt by Pollution?
A nine-year-old girl in London died from an asthma attack in 2013, and she is the first person in the world to have “[...]
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In the US West Scorched by Wildfires, We Can Barely Breathe. It’s Going to Get Worse.
In California, we’ve counted ourselves among the lucky this past week if the worst we’ve had to cope with is a thick[...]
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African Americans Are Disproportionately Exposed to Extreme Heat
Climate change is a threat multiplier. This is a fact I know to be true. I also know that our most vulnerable[...]
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