Public & Population Health

The new Scholars will provide thought leadership on reproductive health issues within the health services research field and provide expert guidance to the recently launched Research Community on the Equity Impacts of Dobbs.

Following South Asian Heritage Month, a health policy intern and policy analyst from the Weitzman Institute teamed up to explore the disproportionate heart disease burden carried by those with South Asian ancestry and offer policy and lifestyle recommendations.

Reflecting on a networking session at the Annual Research Meeting, researchers studying the impacts of the Dobbs decision elevate challenges, successes, and opportunities to collaborate with others doing this work, such as through AcademyHealth’s new Research Community on the Equity Impacts of Dobbs.

Recent federal legislation and new research funding opportunities underscore the importance and urgency of improving representation in clinical trials to advance health equity.

The recent Supreme Court decision allowing governments to ban sleeping outside, even when other options are unavailable, will likely have serious health and social repercussions for unhoused populations. We explore the criminalization of homelessness and its implications from the perspective of a federally qualified health center.