Global Health

COVID-19: People Aren't Just Getting Sick — They’re Also Going Hungry

Widespread layoffs means millions of people are no longer able to pay rent and buy food. School closures means millions of kids who rely on school meals risk losing their primary source of food. Having access to healthy food is essential to staying healthy.

Children's Health and Wellbeing

Good News About Kids' Health

Early research showed that stores taking part in WIC started to stock healthier options. Participating families began purchasing fewer calories, and less sugar, fat, and sodium. They boosted their purchases of fruits and vegetables.

Children's Health and Wellbeing

Celebrating America's Afterschool Programs

Afterschool offers new learning opportunities that engage kids in hands-on projects and teach them how to work together, communicate and lead.

Children's Health and Wellbeing

The Lowdown on Kids' Drinks

New recommendations from four leading health organizations say flavored milk is a no-no for little kids. Milk and water are the go-to drinks, with 100 percent juice in limited quantities.

Education

Gender Equality Needs Boys

According to GEAS researchers, if we’re going to achieve gender equality, we must address conditions and stereotypes that are harmful to both girls and boys—and we must intervene much earlier, by at least age 10

US Health

Reflecting on Life in Rural America

A river runs through the place I call home. In the heart of the Umpqua Valley, Roseburg, Oregon shares the strengths and challenges of other communities rooted across rural America.

Agriculture

Flooded by Problems, Farmers Need a Raft of Solutions

This spring, every now and then a photo or two of flooded farm operations in the midwestern US has caught the attention of the media and general public. But what those pictures represent hasn’t really been captured.