A new report by the Citizens Research Council says Michigan lags behind other states when it comes to life expectancy at ...

The rise of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in human diets is harming global public health. However, policy responses are still ...

Background Some countries are exploring policies that might help lower cigarette smoking prevalence to below 5% by 2030. This ...

A golden question for future doctors is whether our role lies solely in treating individual patients or extends to tackling the broader social determinants of health. Each doctor will interpret this ...

Research suggests that having a resilient, expansive identity could protect us from disease and offer hope for repairing ...

While the majority of physicians generally believe that social determinants of health, such as food insecurity and housing instability, matter for their patients, they do not believe that it is their ...

To characterize co-occurring social determinants of health for clients experiencing perinatal anxiety and depression (perinatal mood and anxiety disorders) or serious mental illness (SMI) in a diverse ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The social determinants of health have a disproportionate impact on individual and ...

According to the paper, Michigan has worse health outcomes than people who live in neighboring states and across the U.S. The ...

The study released Tuesday identifies financial resources as the critical gap in improving state health metrics compared to ...

When it comes to what social factors have the greatest impact on health outcomes for Michigan residents, access to financial ...

Len M. Nichols ([email protected]) is director of the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics and a professor of health policy at George Mason University, in Fairfax, Virginia. Lauren A. Taylor ...