Policy
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Will COVID-19 Be a Catalyst for Paid Family Leave Expansion?
Batsheva Honig
Paid family leave is needed now more than ever. The United States is the only developed country without mandated paid family leave policy for all employees, a fact thrown into sharp relief by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
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Building a New Normal: Strategic Actions for Health Equity in a Post Pandemic World
In the post COVID-19 world, we understand in very fundamental ways that low-wage workers, once considered marginal, are “essential” to the continued functioning of critical infrastructure, health, and social care systems. Sustained protections for low wage workers can protect them from adverse health effects. Read more
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Recessions Often Improve Population Health, but COVID-19 May Be Different
Sarah Burgard and Lucie Kalousova
Mortality rates typically fall during economic downturns. But the unprecedented features of the COVID-19 shutdown suggest that trend might not hold this time. Read more
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Coronavirus and Immigration: ICE Reductions Are Too Little, Too Late
William D. Lopez and Nicole L. Novak
In the face of decades of mistrust and fear, the operational changes proposed by ICE are paltry. Now more than ever, say Lopez and Novak, is the time to prioritize human dignity and public health and to allow immigrant communities to shelter safely in place. Read more
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Can Green Space Be Good for Everyone?
Lauren Balotin
Do urban green spaces improve health or widen health disparities? How can cities avoid eco-gentrification and ensure all members of the community provide input when designing greening interventions? Read more
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Grass Roots: The Sustainable Shifts that Lead to Environmental Justice
Todd Ziegler, MS ’15
When civil rights leaders, environmentalists, and researchers converged on the university in 1990 for the Conference on Race and the Incidence of Environmental Hazards, they were part of a much larger movement focusing the nation on environmental justice. Read more
