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Health Care

Reinventing the Way We Measure Family Outcomes

Connecticut's Office of Early Childhood unveiled a new program to support children and their parents.

BY David Wilkinson, & 1 more

Blog Post

02.14.2018
Science

Understanding the Genetics Revolution

Science writer Carl Zimmer explains CRISPR and what our new understanding of genetics means for fighting disease.

BY Carl Zimmer

Blog Post

06.25.2017
The Environment

Harnessing Nature's Healing Power

Science is learning more about the health benefits of going outside — at a time when access to wild spaces is ever-more unequal.

BY Julie Beck, The Atlantic

Blog Post

06.24.2017
The Environment

Understanding the Toxic Chemical Gap

The Center for Environmental Health's Michael Dorsey discusses how harmful chemicals cut racial and socioeconomic lines, and what can be done.

BY Michael Dorsey

Blog Post

06.22.2017
Nutrition

A More Healthful Frozen Pizza?

IDEAS editor-in-chief Corby Kummer describes efforts to reduce sodium in frozen pizza portions. His piece appears in the New York Times Magazine.

BY Corby Kummer

Of Interest

10.05.2016
Health Care

Cancer Breakthroughs and Challenges

With the knowledge we have now, up to half of all cancers can be prevented.

BY Marci Krivonen, Guest Blogger

Blog Post

05.12.2016
Sports

Physical Literacy in the United States

This report offers a deep dive into the central idea behind Project Play.

BY Sports & Society Program

Publication

06.28.2015