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Personal Crusades for Public Health

Bill of Health

By Katherine Macfarlane Public health in the U.S. This essay describes the cost of casting aside what is best for the public’s health in favor of individual choice, especially to those who are high-risk for serious illness or death from COVID-19. It explores how they must negotiate public health measures on their own.

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A Patient’s Right to Masked Health Care Providers

Bill of Health

health care leaves little room for individualized accommodation and self-advocating patients vulnerable to retaliation. Further, covered entities must “[d]esignate a responsible employee to coordinate their efforts to comply with Section 504 and the ADA.” In a health care setting, a patient’s high-risk status likely is known.

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Creating Brain-Forward Policies Amid a ‘Mass Deterioration Event’

Bill of Health

What would brain-forward health policy look like? When it comes to our brains and public (health) policy, we need two things as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, apparently interminably. These problems are invisible, but impactful.

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