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Food Systems for Health

Medicaid and Summer Meals for Children

Medicaid is more than healthcare—it also helps facilitate access to nutritious meals at school, supporting growth and development for children in America.

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Violence

Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Who Are Experiencing Homelessness

Approximately 47% of women in the United States will experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetime. This includes physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, stalking, and controlling behavior.

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Environmental Challenges

When Washington Steps Back, States Hold the Keys for Health and Climate

Record-breaking drought. Devastating wildfires. Historic winter storms. In the last month, these have ravaged our country, impacting the lives and livelihoods of Americans everywhere. We don’t have to look back too far to recall the devastation of hurricanes Helene and Milton in the fall, nor too far ahead to the next summer’s blistering heat, given the increased duration and frequency of heat waves. 

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Addiction & Overdose

A New Approach to Fentanyl Test Strip Distribution

In 2023 more than 73,000 overdose deaths in the United States were linked to synthetic opioids other than methadone, primarily fentanyl.

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Violence

How Income Inequality and Racial Composition Relate to Fatal Police Shootings in the U.S. Counties

In the United States, police fatally shoot more than 1,000 people each year. New research led by Hossein Zare, an associate research professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Bloomberg School and supported by the Bloomberg American Health Initiative, found a rela

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Environmental Challenges

Making Climate Change Activism Accessible

From record-breaking wildfires and devastating floods to extreme heat waves and unpredictable storms, reshaping communities and ecosystems before our eyes the climate crisis is omnipresent in our lives. The scale of the crisis and the urgency of action can make it difficult to know where to start or how to make a meaningful impact. Climate Changemakers is working to change that.  

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Violence

A Nationwide Analysis of Child Access Prevention Laws

The 2021 National Firearm Survey found that as many as one in ten American children live in a home with an accessible and loaded firearm.

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Adolescent Health

RAP Club: A New Approach to Mental Health Promotion in Schools

In 2023, 40% of high school students in the United States reported experiencing persistent sadness over the course of the year. Tamar Mendelson, Bloomberg Professor of American Health and Director of the Center for Adolescent Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, is working to change this alarming trend in schools nationwide.

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Adolescent Health

Organization Highlight: Born This Way Foundation

The Born This Way Foundation, co-founded by Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Bissett Germanotta, has transformed the conversation around youth mental health and kindness since its inception in 2012. Driven by the mission to empower young people to build a kinder, braver world, the Foundation combines innovative programming, cutting-edge research, and youth-led initiatives to address the mental health needs of diverse communities.

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Adolescent Health

Meet Cynthia Bissett Germanotta

Cynthia Bissett Germanotta serves as President of Born This Way Foundation, a nonprofit organization co-founded with her daughter, Lady Gaga, that focuses on youth mental health. Since 2012, the Foundation has engaged with tens of thousands of young people across the globe, developed innovative programs centered on youth empowerment, and spearheaded groundbreaking research to enhance the understanding of mental wellness.

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The Impact of Medicaid on Summer Meals in Maryland

Undercounted: Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Who Are Experiencing Homelessness

News from the Initiative

Medicaid and Summer Meals for Children

Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Who Are Experiencing Homelessness

When Washington Steps Back, States Hold the Keys for Health and Climate

A New Approach to Fentanyl Test Strip Distribution

How Income Inequality and Racial Composition Relate to Fatal Police Shootings in the U.S. Counties

Making Climate Change Activism Accessible

A Nationwide Analysis of Child Access Prevention Laws

RAP Club: A New Approach to Mental Health Promotion in Schools

Organization Highlight: Born This Way Foundation

Meet Cynthia Bissett Germanotta

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