Posts Tagged ‘Policy and Advocacy’
Extending Advance Child Tax Credit Payments Is Imperative for Health Equity
New BMC research shows that food insufficiency jumped by 26% among households with children after Congress failed to extend advance child tax credit payments.
Read More‘A Cure Affordable for All’: What Drives Jason and Devin McCourty’s Sickle Cell Disease Advocacy
Inspired by their Aunt Winnie, the McCourty twins have made finding a cure for sickle cell disease a driving force of their life’s work off the football field.
Read MoreAdvocating for Patients Everywhere, Even in Flight
Surgical oncologist pushes to improve passenger safety after an in-flight emergency.
Read MoreMonthly Child Tax Credit Payments Linked to Decline in Food Insufficiency
Temporary changes to the benefit softened the impact of economic hardship on low-income families, including harm to children’s health, researchers say.
Read MoreBMC Pediatrician Presents a Model for Stably Housing Families in White House Forum
One in five renters living with children are having difficulty keeping up on rent. The BMC pediatrician proposes a three-pronged solution.
Read MoreEnd Involuntary Addiction Treatment in Prison, BMC Experts Urge Mass. Lawmakers
Tyshaun Perryman saw his own father sent to prison for treatment. The recovery coach told state officials incarceration is not what successful intervention looks like.
Read MoreSafe Consumption Sites Directly Meet the Needs of the BMC Community
Members of the Grayken Center for Addiction testified to the state about the need for safe consumption sites to address the rise in opioid overdose deaths.
Read MoreBettering Chagas Disease Screening Is an Immigrant Health Equity Issue
Leaders of a new public health initiative discuss the challenges of raising awareness of Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease that is likely increasing in prevalence in the U.S.
Why Safe Housing Is Pivotal for Transgender Women’s Health
Nurse Pam Klein and advocate Dreya Catozzi explain why housing initiatives specific for trans people are essential for health and safety.
Read MoreIt’s Vital That Police Better Understand Autism Spectrum Disorder
Healthcare-informed training for police and security officers can increase recognition of autistic behaviors and help avoid misinterpretation and escalation.
Read MoreThe Health Consequences of Family Separation at the Border
Refugee health expert Sondra Crosby, MD discusses the health consequences for migrant children and how the U.S. asylum process needs to change.
Read MoreImmigrant Rights: 5 Executive Actions for Biden on Day One
The newly elected Biden-Harris Administration has the opportunity to wield executive authority to stand up for immigrant rights and signal America’s renewed commitment to human rights.
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