Refugees living outside camps make significant gains in self-reliance
Analysis spanning 16 nations finds households integrated into communities build jobs, savings and stability over time.
Accelerating real-world impact in public health
A gift from Ann and Tony Ryan launches a School of Public Health initiative tackling global health challenges — from maternal well-being and mental health to chronic disease and climate resilience.
Missouri’s health coverage is shifting fast, WashU analysis finds
New findings reveal how pandemic-era policies and widespread Medicaid removals fueled a sharp rise in Affordable Care Act enrollment.
Cultivating solutions
Two projects connect local growers, educators and clinicians to nourish communities, strengthen health systems and support well-being across generations.
Toward a safer world by 2040
National experts — including WashU’s Sandro Galea — call for rethinking firearm violence as a preventable public-health crisis and investing in community, technology and research to create lasting safety.
Americans trust their doctors, but doubt the system
The People’s Report Card, released by WashU’s QuEST Center and School of Public Health, grades U.S. health care on quality, cost, confidence and leadership.
Implementing science across borders
WashU’s Prevention Research Center delivered its Evidence-Based Public Health training in Puerto Rico, strengthening local health workforce capacity to tackle chronic disease and limited resources.
WashU’s Trusted Tap will empower households to monitor water quality
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis will empower people to monitor their own tap water with a project funded through the National Science Foundation.
Protecting our food future: Experts confront biodiversity crisis
The School of Public Health will convene experts Sept. 23 to tackle accelerating biodiversity loss and explore strategies to safeguard food security and human health.
Americans favor voluntary mental health care amid federal push for forced treatment
A WashU public health researcher finds that there is bipartisan backing for crisis hotlines, walk-in centers and peer support — diverging from federal policies expanding forced treatment.
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