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New Research: Record High: Study Finds Growing Cannabis Use Among Older Adults
Making the Invisible Visible
NYU GPH and its Center for Anti-racism, Social Justice and Public Health recently marked the annual celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month as an opportunity to uplift Latinx communities —
Putting Partners in the Driver's Seat
GPH hosted the first-ever UNICEF SBC Think Tank this week, following the recently-concluded UN General Assembly. UNICEF commissioned the Think Tank to provide guidance to the organization at all
The Truth Behind the Numbers
New York City ranks among the wealthiest cities in the world, yet income inequality and health disparities remain significant problems across NYC neighborhoods. Life expectancy ranges from around 75
Food, Politics and the Health of the Nation
The 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Food and Health is around the corner, and I think it’s going to be an exciting opportunity to address food system problems of hunger, chronic disease and
Stemming the Tide of Teen Vaping
In 2015, an article in Men’s Journal magazine referred to the novel JUUL e-cigarette as the “iPhone of e-cigs.” Pointing to the iPhone’s role in moving consumers from feature phones to smartphones
Polio is Back — But We’re Not Ready for It
Image: Emergency polio ward in Boston in 1955 (The Conversation)
In June, a man from Rockland County in New York who had not been vaccinated against polio was hospitalized with paralysis — the