The two biggest public health crises of our time—racism and COVID-19—dominate our Fall 2020 issue. Led by guest editor Keshia M. Pollack Porter, the racism and health section uses data-driven stories to share the health impacts of structural racism on Black women, men, and communities. Our faculty offer their perspectives on the problems and solutions. And we offer new takes on COVID-19’s evolving science and its effects on everyone from a long-hauler to Navajo Nation residents.
The COVID-19 pandemic is public health’s greatest test in more than a century—since the global devastation of the 1918 influenza pandemic. In this special issue, we examine how the novel coronavirus took the world by surprise, the battle to defeat an aggressive pathogen, and the road to a post-pandemic future
The Spring 2020 issue investigates why sex trafficking victims fall through cracks in the health care system, chronicles Sue Baker’s pioneering career in injury prevention research, and asks how we can simultaneously tackle climate change and meet the world’s nutritional needs. Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy sees loneliness through a public health lens, and experts explain why federal funds are critical to gun violence research.
Our strategic plan has proven to be a reliable guide for action in a world upended.
Exhausted by racism, I’m energized by the opportunity to advance anti-racism.
The Pandemic Persists
Angela Harrelson brought a cupcake with candles to a protest in Minneapolis on October 14—the birthday of her nephew George Floyd.
How segregated admissions at Johns Hopkins finally ended.
Five young Baltimoreans share what they see—and what needs to change.
A national disease forecasting center would gather the best data and models to prevent epidemics and save lives.
Hopes raised by the rapid development of vaccines don’t yet extend to pregnant women.
Faith leaders and community organizations play critical roles in enrolling Black and Latinx trial participants.
COVID-19 has left me and thousands of others with lingering symptoms and an uncertain recovery.
The initial coronavirus surge has passed, but the mental health fallout persists.