Environmental Health

Seeing the image above, I am sure you have heard slogans like “save the planet” and “there is no planet B.” While I support the idea that we should take care of our planet, I say we must take a more differentiated position to understand our situation and role regarding…

The past few months have been a real roller coaster in the climate advocacy space. …

On the morning I wrote this, I had already spent two hours preparing special anti-inflammatory meals that I would eat throughout the course of the day. You see, I have a chronic illness. It is characterized by runaway inflammation and symptom flare-ups that come from over-exposure and bio-accumulation of toxic…

Plus: the repeal of Roe v Wade, teen health, poop, toxic positivity, anti-asian racism, and the shigella smoothie This month we celebrate ONE YEAR of The Heart of Healthcare Podcast… and today we released our 40th episode (!!!), with the Founder of Impossible Foods. Patrick Brown doesn’t care about food…

By Kaavya Venkat Environmental health is not merely greenery and nature. While the first image that comes to mind while thinking about environmental health hazards might be related to climate change, it is also important to consider the environments we engage in our everyday lives. Within the US, more than…

As a black woman, I must confess, we use way too many cosmetics products. For instance, to maintain my natural hair, I have to keep up with a routine of shampoo, conditioner, deep conditioner, leave-in conditioner, hair oils, hair masks on occasions, styling gels, curling cream, the list goes on…

Pine Bluff, Arkansas, a city of approximately 41,253 residents located just south of Little Rock, implemented projects to support healthy brain development in children like planting trees, increasing access to organic produce, and reducing lead exposures. With funding from the Healthy Babies Initiative (a collaborative effort by Healthy Babies Bright…

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) has historic financial provisions to rebuild American infrastructure, expand access to clean water, and invest in communities that have too often been left behind. Each of these investments impacts our health. And it’s critical to make the health connections to enable the transformative climate actions…