For families struggling with food insecurity, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are lifelines.

For the Center for Health Justice, hiring people with deep roots of their own in West Philadelphia is key to partnering effectively to support healthier communities.

Trends in child health are in fact worrisome, and scientists welcome a renewed focus on foods and environmental toxins. But vaccines and fluoride are not the cause.

Environmental justice research is increasingly focused on community-engaged, participatory investigations that test interventions to improve health. Such research is primed for the use of implementati...