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    The Quest for Social Connection and Well-Being

    by Ali H. Mokdad, Dan Barnes, Sara Curran, Kyle Crowder, Jody Early, Meg Robertson

    Scientists have been slow at developing strategies that measure and promote well-being within communities

    Seattle Mariners infielders hug and dance as they celebrate beating the San Diego Padres 6-1, at T-Mobile Park, in Seattle, Washington, on September 14, 2022.
    Governance

    Reducing Inequity in the United States' Vaccine Rollout

    by Katie Welgan, Robert C. Reiner

    We need to rethink what vaccine access means

    workers hold up signs
    Poverty

    From Zero to 50,000: The Making of a Community Health Program in Rural India

    by Ted Alcorn

    An interview with pediatric oncologist and Jan Swasthya Sahyog community health program cofounder Dr. Yogesh Jain

    Dr. Yogesh Jain examines a young boy who has sickle cell disease for pneumonia, located in a remote village clinic that does not have any x-ray facilities, in May 2017 at Jan Swasthya Sahyog community health program
    Governance

    A Virus Hunter's Struggle for Respect in Post-COVID China

    by Yanzhong Huang

    Zhang Yongzhen's recent ordeal is an interplay of personal, cultural, institutional, and political factors

    A guard stands at the gate of the Shanghai Public Clinical Center Shanghai, where the coronavirus patients are quarantined, in Shanghai, China February 17, 2020.
    Governance

    What to Know About "Stealth" Omicron 

    by Mary Brophy Marcus

    Professor Ali H. Mokdad gives the rundown on the omicron subvariant BA.2

    A masked pedestrian walks over Westminster Bridge in London, on January 27, 2022.
    Governance

    Why the Global Fund Is Important to U.S. Foreign Policy

    by Mark P. Lagon

    The Global Fund is pivotal to tackling current pandemics and emerging threats

    a young man wearing a white t-shirt, blue jeans, and a blue surgical face mask, sits on a plastic chair outside a mobile TB testing clinic
    Governance

    The United States Needs a Foreign Health Service

    by Matthew Brown

    Advancing American interests in global health requires transforming U.S. health diplomacy

    A giant red, white, and blue lit-up U.S. flag can be seen behind a person wearing a mask while walking in Times Square after the CDC announced new guidelines regarding outdoor mask wearing and vaccination during the COVID outbreak in New York City, New York, on April 27, 2021.
    Gender

    How the Pandemic Changed Attitudes About Menstrual Health in India

    by Sumegha Asthana, Arundati Muralidharan

    Innovation and outreach by individuals, governments, and global organizations have advanced understanding and support

    Girls wave as they take part in celebrations to mark the International Day of the Girl Child at a school in Chandigarh, India, on October 12, 2015.
    Governance

    Midsummer for the Season—But Not the Coronavirus

    by William A. Haseltine

    A case in poor leadership, the U.S. containment strategy has lacked clarity, consistency, credibility, and compassion

    U.S. President Donald J. Trump swings a wooden baseball bat, celebrating a new jobs report, as he attends a "Spirit of America Showcase" event at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 2, 2020. The photo shows the president hamming it up with people staffing booths and swinging a red bat. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
    Environment

    Setting Expectations for the Return to "Normal"

    by Christopher Thomas

    As the China epicenter slowly returns to new normal, it's a world of facemasks, location scanning apps and travel rules

    This is a striking photo of the torsos, waists and thighs of two women wearing brilliant red dresses standing at attention.
    Poverty

    What Global Health Can Learn From Black Lives Matter

    by Sylvia Sax

    Shifting power from distant, donor-country elites to local aid recipients will lead to stronger global health systems

    Demonstrators from the Black Lives Matter movement march through central London on July 10, 2016, during a demonstration against the killing of black men by police in the United States. The photo shows a huge crowd with people facing the camera with homemade signs, fists raised, and shouting slogans. AFP/Daniel Leal-Olivas via Getty Images
    Governance

    The WHO We Need for the Next Pandemic

    by Nina Sun, Joe Amon

    The World Health Organization should be more independent, collaborate with NGOs, and increase emphasis on human rights

    The shadow of a girl receiving an evening meal from a humanitarian service center is cast on a wall in front of her family home in Russeifa, Jordan, on April 28, 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic. Picture shows the girl's shadow on an old wall. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed