The Lancet Planetary Health

This report from The Lancet offers a comprehensive review of the Lancet Countdown research collaboration, which tracks progress on health and climate change. The report provides an assessment of the health effects of climate change, the implementation of the Paris Agreement, and consequential health implications. It evaluates the health impact of climate change and climate change policy using a number of indicators that span population health, the labor market and economy, food security, access to…

This overview article from Health Affairs analyzes the structural and individual risk factors that lead to homelessness in the United States, exploring the relationships between homelessness and health. In the U.S., over 653,000 people experienced homelessness on a single night in 2023. The authors review evidence concerning homelessness and poor health outcomes, and discuss programmatic and policy innovations toward addressing the root causes of homelessness—namely the lack of affordable housing. The article also discusses efforts…

This fact sheet from the Kaiser Family Foundation summarizes key data and research about the health coverage of immigrants in the United States. In 2021, there were 20.8 million noncitizens—lawfully present and undocumented immigrants—in the United States, and noncitizens are much more likely than citizens to be uninsured. The fact sheet provides an additional overview of immigrants in the U.S., data on health coverage for people of different age groups and immigration status, information on…