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Jacqueline Hackett
Changemakers
Policy solutions to combat addiction
Published Aug 16, 2023
Jacqueline Hackett, who earned a MPH from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, serves as deputy chief of staff for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
Sudip Parikh
Health Policy Forum
Parikh calls for scientists to connect with public, policymakers
Published Aug 1, 2023 Video
CEO of AAAS says better science communication is key to dismantling distrust among some legislators and the general public in the ninth installment of JHU's Health Policy Forum series
A screenshot of speakers during the JHU Congressional Briefing on disability justice
Congressional briefing
Experts urge inclusion for people with disabilities
Published July 25, 2023 Video
JHU Congressional Briefing panelists explain how policymakers can improve support and drive progress in research and care
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3 questions
OTC birth control pill approved by FDA
Published July 13, 2023
The ruling has the potential to reduce barriers and increase equity in access to contraception—if it is affordable, says Johns Hopkins expert Carolyn Sufrin
Marijuana buds in stacked glass jars for a dispensary
Q+A
The science and safety of marijuana
Published July 10, 2023
Experimental psychologist Ryan Vandrey discusses the science and safety of recreational cannabis on the heels of legalization in Maryland
Image of coffee shop counter with tip jar and cashier screen
Q+A
Consumers pushed to tipping point
Published July 10, 2023
Technology and economic factors are fueling a noticeable rise in tip requests, at self-checkout kiosks and beyond
Jennifer Lee
Changemakers
'Health care'—not 'sick care'
Published June 23, 2023
A passion for policy emerged during emergency room stints in medical school and later during her residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Julia Verónica Matus Madrid, David Hogg, and Consuelo Amat at Power and Purpose: A Symposium on Mental Health and Democratic Agency
Mental health and democratic agency
Published June 22, 2023 Video
Experts from Johns Hopkins led explorations of the relationship between mental well-being and democracy at a symposium in Athens
Book cover of 'Who Speaks for You?'
Law and disorder
Published Summer 2023
A new book about the Baltimore Gun Trace Task Force comes from a unique perspective: Its author, Leo Wise, A&S '99, SAIS '00 (MA), was a federal prosecutor who helped take them down / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Voices
A year without Roe
Published June 21, 2023 Video
Hopkins experts examine the abortion rights landscape a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade