America's Unique Gun Violence Problem, Explained in 16 Maps and Charts

This report from the National Academies Press (NAP) calls for the prioritization of mental, emotional, and behavioral (MEB) health for children and youth. In 2015, suicide was the number two cause of death among people ages 15-24, with rates of depression and self-harm also rising – despite new research taking place. The authors of the report suggest that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) should step in, pushing to make MEB health…

This data portal from Surgo Ventures provides a comprehensive tool using 2021 date to examine the range of factors that influence adverse pregnancy outcomes in the United States, where the maternal mortality rate remains the highest of any industrialized country in the world. The U.S. Maternal Vulnerability Index (MVI) is the first county-level, national-scale tool to rank vulnerability to poor maternal health outcomes and identify the regions and factors impacting susceptibility to these outcomes for…

This teaching pack focuses on the connections between health, economics, and politics through a case study, “‘Sin Taxes’ and Health Financing in the Philippines.”  Students explore the impact of taxing tobacco and alcohol, and the policy implemented in the Philippines to make a sustainable impact on reforming smoking prevalence. The case provides background on how Filipino history has shaped the country’s current health system. Students are invited to analyze the situations described by considering political history and…