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Remembering Dr. Bill Foege

Remembering Dr. Bill Foege

The eminent public health expert, who died last weekend, shared his origin story with me last year. It all started with a hip injury.

Rebecca Grapevine
Rebecca Grapevine
New YorkNew York
What I’ve learned as a nurse about the power of human connection in public health

What I’ve learned as a nurse about the power of human connection in public health

The scope of public health can make it seem as though individuals have little effect. Then a moment will remind me what underpins all of it are the individuals themselves — their stories, and everything that led to whatever moment we are in.

Vidya Thirumoorthi
Vidya Thirumoorthi
GlobalGlobal
How pulling out of the WHO affects American health

How pulling out of the WHO affects American health

A global health expert told me that with this move, the United States has “made itself much more vulnerable to disaster and devastation when the next epidemic or pandemic hits."

William Herkewitz
William Herkewitz
AtlantaAtlanta
Talking across the aisle on Georgia’s health needs

Talking across the aisle on Georgia’s health needs

State lawmakers from both parties often agree that everyone should have health care. But how to get there is a bit thornier.

Rebecca Grapevine
Rebecca Grapevine
New YorkNew York
‘I never thought I deserved something so valuable’: How birth kits are empowering NYC mothers

‘I never thought I deserved something so valuable’: How birth kits are empowering NYC mothers

The founder of Saving Mothers tells how the threats to maternal health may be different in New York City and Kenya, but the need is the same: for all women, everywhere, to have a safe, clean birth.

Dr. Taraneh Shirazian
Dr. Taraneh Shirazian
GlobalGlobal
Some good news: Ethiopia beats back Marburg virus

Some good news: Ethiopia beats back Marburg virus

This outbreak offers clear proof that the international community — including the United States — has lost neither the will nor the ability to respond to serious global health risks.

William Herkewitz
William Herkewitz
AtlantaAtlanta
New report says Georgia’s public health system is stretched thin

New report says Georgia’s public health system is stretched thin

The report recommends increasing county funding, consolidating districts, and giving DPH more authority to address workforce and service gaps.

Rebecca Grapevine
Rebecca Grapevine
New YorkNew York
How one NYC rat warrior finds pride in restoring public spaces

How one NYC rat warrior finds pride in restoring public spaces

One day at Jackie Robinson Park, a longtime resident approached me and said, "I see you out here every month. Whatever you’re doing — it’s working. My grandkids are back on the swings."

Nadia Shepherd
Nadia Shepherd
GlobalGlobal
Consolidation may be the answer to more austere global health funding

Consolidation may be the answer to more austere global health funding

One expert told me that merging organizations could do more than cut costs. “One institution with a broader mandate could improve efficiency and be better at building health systems.”

William Herkewitz
William Herkewitz
AtlantaAtlanta
How new funding for rural health will help — and how it won’t

How new funding for rural health will help — and how it won’t

The same bill that created the Rural Health Transformation program will phase out a program that provided crucial payments to hospitals and health care providers operating on thin margins.

Rebecca Grapevine
Rebecca Grapevine
New YorkNew York
Watch: What I learned from a Legionnaires' disease outbreak about building relationships

Watch: What I learned from a Legionnaires' disease outbreak about building relationships

I came to a town hall meeting to talk about facts. Residents came to talk about injustice. That was the night I learned that relationships always come first, and facts come second.

Dr. Jay K. Varma
Dr. Jay K. Varma
NationalNational
Q&A: An HIV doctor who refused to censor data at the CDC

Q&A: An HIV doctor who refused to censor data at the CDC

John Weiser resigned from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after deciding not to remove data on transgender people.

Amy Maxmen
Amy Maxmen
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