Climate changes are toxic to human health. Mental healthcare is structured as a crisis-response system that fails to address the full spectrum of mental healthcare needs. Both of these problems…
Through data provided by OptumLabs, BUSPH researchers found that days of extreme heat were associated with a higher risk of emergency department visits for any cause, heat-related illness, renal disease,…
Health inequities, through the lens of climate change, stem from disparities across the board. Learn more about how factors such as zip code, living conditions, and behaviors influence vulnerability to…
With the often harmful virality of misinformation, Young Public aims to help youth develop both health literacy and media literacy as a way to prevent harm. “We want the young…
Mary Jane England, idea hub board member and clinical professor of health law, policy & management, received the Lifetime Achievement Award award from the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health for…
This is the second installment of Dr. Sherr’s two-part series. Be sure to check out his first post on why prevention outweighs treatment. “Honey…I’ve just come from my doctor, and…