A new paper explores the relationship between paid leave among manual laborers and preventive care, including dental services.
Recent pieces address the implications of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court; treating antibiotics as a kind of infrastructure; the new climate change report; responding to Hurricane Michael; and more.
Outside the Supreme Court during the Kavanaugh confirmation vote, we heard from Senators and advocates, but most importantly, we heard from survivors of sexual assault.
Public Health Practice
Journalist Ken Ward, Jr. awarded prestigious “genius grant,” community health and worker safety his forte
I’ve often thought of journalist Ken Ward, Jr. as a genius. Now it is official.
Worker Health & Safety
Bryan, Texas: Protesters wearing diapers demand bathroom breaks for poultry workers
Poultry workers at Sanderson Farms in Bryan, Texas want better working conditions, including access to the bathroom when their bladders and bowels demand it.
MSHA head accused of illegal undermining of mine safety rules; Farm Bill provision could create a huge safety loophole for chemical facilities; hourly workers face hard choices in hurricane evacuations; and labor unions see big bump in millennial membership.
Worker Health & Safety
Perils of working in somebody’s house: Home care aides and slips, trips, falls
A new paper examines the experiences of home care aides with on-the-job slips, trips, and falls. Effectively addressing the hazard might require the aide to cajole a client’s family to change their behavior.
Affordable Care Act
Thanks, ACA: Medicaid expansion increased women’s health coverage, reduced uninsured hospitalizations
Another day, another study on the benefits of the Affordable Care Act, just one of the many public health gains on the table this November.
Following Hurricane Florence, North Carolina residents face health risks from livestock waste that’s been spilling from flooded containment enclosures.
A new book features 500 photographs by Earl Dotter that capture the dignity, pride and hazards of work.