By Dhruv Khullar, MD, MPP, and Dave A. Chokshi, MD, MSc Since the English physician John Snow first mapped London’s cholera outbreak to a local water pump in the 1850s, it has been understood that a community’s design affects the… Read More ›
Public Health
JAMA Forum: The San Francisco Ban and the Future of e-Cigarettes
By Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH, and Clifford E. Douglas, JD In June 2019, San Francisco became the first major US jurisdiction to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes. These devices, known by the catchall term “e-cigarettes,” include a wide… Read More ›
JAMA Forum: Is Affording Undocumented Immigrants Health Coverage a Radical Proposal?
During the Democratic presidential debate on July 31, all 10 candidates raised their hands when asked if they would provide health insurance to undocumented immigrants. Among all Democratic ideas for health reform, this is least popular. A recent poll found… Read More ›
JAMA Forum: Charting a Course for Community-Level Prevention
By Dave A. Chokshi, MD, MSc, and Marc N. Gourevitch, MD, MPH Achieving a threshold level of vaccination helps protect a population against an infectious disease. What could bring us closer to an analogous “herd immunity” for chronic diseases such… Read More ›
JAMA Forum: Background Checks and US Physicians
On February 27, 2019, by a vote of 240-190, the US House of Representatives passed HR 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019. This short and simple bill would close the loopholes that allow millions of guns to change… Read More ›
JAMA Forum: A Smarter War on Drugs
By Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH; R. Gil Kerlikowske, MA; and Michael P. Botticelli, MEd Since the United States first declared a war on drugs more than 40 years ago, the nation’s criminal justice system has largely implemented traditional strategies,… Read More ›
JAMA Forum: Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Globalizing Risk, Localizing Threats
Infectious diseases are a constant reality, yet it takes a shock to jolt the public’s attention and spur political action. The past weeks saw such as a shock at busy US airports, with the emergency quarantine of 3 flights. At… Read More ›
