The average person in the United States spends about 90% of their time indoors—about 69% of that is in our residences. This amount has only increased with the introduction of…
How do you know if the people within a community are healthy? It’s a question at the heart of public health research and policy, yet gaps in data collection can…
Home is where millions of women worldwide experience violence at the hands of their spouses or extended family members, the phenomenon known as domestic violence. COVID-19 is further challenging the…
This summer, the US celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, also known as the ADA. As with many landmark civil rights acts, the ADA is public…
In the summer of 2020, NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center recorded a temperature of 130 degrees Fahrenheit in Death Valley’s Furnace Creek, located in the deserts of Southern California. The US…
Gulf War Illness (GWI), a debilitating multi-symptom illness, has affected and altered the quality of life for thousands of US Gulf War veterans. Approximately 700,000 troops from the US were…