The health system exists to serve the most fundamental need of society: people's health and
well-being. To do so effectively requires engaging people as a partnership proposition in all …

Inequalities in health have existed for many decades and have led to unjust consequences
in morbidity and mortality. These have become even more apparent during the COVID-19 …

Objective Poor housing conditions have been linked with worse health outcomes and
infectious disease spread. Since the relationship of poor housing conditions with incidence …

The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak, which first began in December 2019 in
China, has since become a global health crisis with vast and devastating consequences for …

The writing of each chapter of the guidelines was led by one main author and one or two co-
authors (see below) and extensively supported by Elinor Chisholm and Ramona Ludolph …

Household energy is increasingly vital for maintaining good health. Unaffordable and
inadequate household energy presents adverse consequences that are amplified by poverty …

This paper provides an overview of the scientific evidence pointing to critically needed steps
to reduce racial inequities in health. First, it argues that communities of opportunity should …

Understanding and addressing the unique health needs of people residing in rural America
is critical to the American Heart Association's pursuit of a world with longer, healthier lives …

The opportunities for healthy choices in homes, neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces
can have decisive impacts on health. We review scientific evidence from promising …

Recent events have brought attention to the millions of Americans who struggle to find and
pay for housing. Housing has historically been of interest to sociologists, but it has long been …