Fellow Priya Vedula Dissects Single Payer in California
What exactly does a single-payer healthcare system look like? By definition, a single payer healthcare system is a system in which there is a single public agency that handles the financing of healthcare for all residents. Assembly Bill 1400 would establish a system known as CalCare that would expand coverage to all Californians and include long-term care, dental care, mental health care, and prescription coverage.
Priya Vedula discusses why “Voting is a Public Health Issue”
The health of a democracy is intricately tied to the health of the community and voting rights must be viewed as a public health issue. Since 1988, the National Academy of Medicine (formerly known as the Institute of Medicine), has called upon public health professionals to advocate for conditions that directly affect the health of people, including voting
Stuti Chakraborty discusses the way forward for Stroke in Low-and Low-and-Middle-Income Countries
Stroke Reimagined By Stuti Chakraborty A mobile stroke unit in India Stroke and Low-and Low-and-Middle-Income Countries: The Way Forward The World Bank, for the current fiscal year of 2022, defines low-income economies as those with a GNI (Gross National Income) per capita of $1,045 or less in 2020 and lower middle-income economies as those with […]
Priya Vedula talks public health firearm research and policy
“We don’t need more moments of silence to honor the memory of those who have been killed. We need to honor their memory by preventing a need for such moments.”
Priya Vedula discusses Indirect Source Rule
The South Coast Air Quality Management District passed the ISR recently. What is it, why was it needed, and what is its importance? Read on to find out.
