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Introducing: Civic health
In Solidarity is back for a brand-new series exploring the connections between our civic health, our individual health and the health of our communities. We’re bringing you eight interviews with equity experts and authors Daniel Dawes, Dr. Peniel Joseph, Dr. Erika Blacksher, Dr. Julia Kaufman, Dr. Solange Gould, Aliya Bhatia, Jeanne Ayers and Dawn Hunter.
Introducing In Solidarity: Connecting power, place and health
Welcome to the launch of In Solidarity: Connecting Power, Place and Health. In this debut episode, hosts Ericka Burroughs-Girardi and Beth Silver introduce themselves and the theme for the podcast: social solidarity. Burroughs-Girardi and Silver explore how our lives and fates are interconnected, whether obvious or not. And they discuss how the two of them discovered a connection that shaped their lives before they were even born.
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Introducing: Organizing for health
In Solidarity is back for a new series exploring the power of organizing to improve our health. We’re diving into public health’s history of organizing around just causes and the ways it can return to its powerful, political roots.
In-vehicle monitoring & feedback for teen drivers and families
Support use of in-vehicle devices that alert novice teen drivers when they have high g-force events (e.g., rapid acceleration, braking, or turning) and allow families to review driving performance
J-1 physician visa waivers
Expand use of J-1 physician visa waivers for foreign national physicians who have trained in the U.S. and will serve patients in designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)
Job-sharing programs
Offer flexible working arrangements, allowing the duties of a single full-time position to be covered by two part-time employees
Juvenile curfews
Restrict youth under a certain age from being in public places during certain hours, usually at night
K-12 school finance reforms
Change state-level school finance systems to increase funding for school districts serving large populations of students from low income backgrounds, students of color, and students with disabilities, special needs, or limited English skills
Keg registration laws
Require wholesalers or retailers to record an identification number for beer kegs and a purchaser’s information (e.g., name and address, date of birth, etc.) at the time of purchase
Kinship foster care for children in the child welfare system
Arrange full-time foster care by relatives or adults who are not a child’s parent but have a family relationship with the child when a child is removed from home due to a safety concern