Companies Spend Billions to Market Food & Beverages Harmful to Our Health — And They Are Succeeding

The unhealthy products that food and beverage companies encourage consumers to purchase are directly linked to diet-related diseases like heart disease, obesity and diabetes — which disproportionately impact communities of color.

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Young People Are Facing a Mental Health Crisis. Afterschool Programs Can Help.

Decades of research show that kids who participate in afterschool programs gain significant, lasting benefits like building social skills, forming healthy relationships, making smart decisions, avoiding risky behaviors, doing better in school and graduating on time. Afterschool programs also connect young people to resources like social services and counselors who are trained in helping people heal from trauma.

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Indigenous Peoples at the Heart of Climate and Biodiversity Action Offer Hope

For years, Indigenous groups have advocated outside of COP walls — holding press briefings at picnic tables, leading demonstrations, telling stories of their communities and demanding to be heard. Their activism led them from the periphery of global climate events to the very nucleus where negotiations take place.

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Fighting Tuberculosis in a War

The war has made the already strenuous TB situation even more challenging. COVID-19 diverted attention and resources, destroying 12 years of progress in the fight against TB.

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Looking Forward to a Future Where Malaria is a Disease of the Past

For malaria and other diseases, there is reason to celebrate when we look at the power of science and what it has helped us accomplish over the years. But much more remains to be done.

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More Than Checking Boxes: Why Data Collection Systems Must Prioritize Equity

As many individuals of MENA descent, like me, continue to be required to tick the “White” or “Other” checkboxes on forms, including on medical forms, the lack of racial or ethnic identifiers has limited the ability to collect accurate health data and has made it difficult to measure the impact of the pandemic on MENA communities. Can we truly determine how many people who self-identify as Middle Eastern or North African have been affected by COVID-19 without accurate data?

Companies Spend Billions to Market Food & Beverages Harmful to Our Health — And They Are Succeeding

Young People Are Facing a Mental Health Crisis. Afterschool Programs Can Help.

Indigenous Peoples at the Heart of Climate and Biodiversity Action Offer Hope

Fighting Tuberculosis in a War

Looking Forward to a Future Where Malaria is a Disease of the Past

More Than Checking Boxes: Why Data Collection Systems Must Prioritize Equity

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