Excess sugar consumption is linked to obesity, diabetes, and other diet-related chronic diseases that have tremendous social and economic costs. The United States currently faces the highest obesity and diabetes prevalence...
Poor diet, exacerbated by food insecurity, is now the leading cause of death and disease in the United States. Food-insecure and low-income individuals can be especially vulnerable to poor nutrition,...
Across the globe, climate change is increasing the frequency and impact of extreme weather events that can cause displacement, loss of resources, illness, and death. At the same time, growth...
The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School’s (CHLPI) Health Law and Policy Clinic (HLPC) has played a leading role in policy advocacy efforts to ensure that the...
Health care providers, payers, and policymakers are increasingly coming to recognize that health relies on more than a visit to the doctor’s office. Emerging community-clinical partnership models allow the U.S....
Many prominent voices in health care and public health policy have publicly recognized structural racism as a root cause of health disparities in this country, with former American Public Health...
From birth control and HIV/STI prevention to abortion and holistic pregnancy care, comprehensive reproductive and sexual health care is foundational to health and well-being. Law is a tool to expand...
