Public Health

Racial Equity Impact Assessments: A Valuable, Yet Underutilized, Tool to Address Structural Racism

Structural racism and other forms of discrimination are deeply embedded in laws, policies, and government actions. However, law can also be used to confront...
Public Health

Updates to HHS Restructuring and Funding Cuts: Impact on State and Local Public Health 

Child Abuse Prevention Month: Communities Effectively Use Federal Funding to Protect Children

Travel health and the growing risk of antibiotic-resistant STIs like gonorrhoea – UK Health Security Agency

Travel offers exciting adventures, but it's important to protect your health wherever you go. While casual sexual encounters during holidays are common, protecting yourself...

The disease families which require urgent scientific research – UK Health Security Agency

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) was set up to protect health from infectious diseases and environmental hazards. We prepare for future threats to...
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what is the health impact of these tiny particles? – UK...

Nanoplastics are plastic particles smaller than 1,000 nanometers in diameter, or 100 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair, and they are polluting...
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where 100-year-old samples help solve today’s problems – UK Health Security...

Within the UK Health Security Agency lies a scientific treasure trove, known as the Culture Collections. Its 4 repositories house thousands of meticulously preserved microorganisms,...
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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Enforcement of New Administration’s DEI-Related Executive Orders

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Protecting the UK from deadly diseases – UK Health Security Agency

In this blog post we take a behind-the-scenes look at the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory (RIPL), where our scientists work to safeguard public...
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Understanding the Impact of Executive Orders: Public Health in a Hostile...

Friends and Colleagues,   Recent federal executive orders and actions have placed unconscionable strain on an already under-resourced and overstretched public health infrastructure still recovering...
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What are the symptoms of Lassa fever and how is it...

You may have seen media reports about a person who travelled to the UK who was ill with Lassa fever while in the country. While...