Each week, Health & Medicine staff gather articles and other readings we find important, helpful, and informative to our work. Read below for a recap of March’s resources:

Week of 2/28

• Brookings: The pandemic showed why social and structural determinants of health matter. Now it’s time for policymakers to act
• Kaiser Health News: The Demise of Single-Payer in California Trips Up Efforts in Other States
• Evanston Environmental Association: EEA Wild & Scenic Film Festival presented by NorthShore University Health System
• Wednesday Journal: More livable, more equitable
• The Atlantic: The Biden Administration Killed America’s Collective Pandemic Approach

Week of 3/7

• Chicago Sun Times: ‘Sham process’ on General Iron has shocked business community
• Chicago Sun-Times: Garza’s final flip-flop in General Iron fight shows ‘she’s not worried about people’s health’
• U.S. Treasury Department: New Treasury Report Finds Corporate Concentration, Anti-competitive Practices Have Stifled Wages for Workers and Reduced their Power in the Marketplace
• The Atlantic: How did this many deaths become normal?
• The Washington Post: The CDC’s new mask guidance guarantees we’ll be too slow for the next surge
• Stat: Nurses, more powerful and visible after Covid, capitalize on new clout in Washington
• The Nation: The Biden Administration Turns Its Back on the Pandemic
• Science: End COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries
• Rush Stories: Physician Residency Program Targets Health Inequity
• Harvard School of Public Health: Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis
• The Lancet: The Russian invasion of Ukraine and its public health consequences
• American Public Health Association: Selected publications related to peace, health, and social justice authored by Peace Caucus members and collaborators
• Annual Review of Public Health: Documenting the Effects of Armed Conflict onPopulation Health
• Cambridge University Press: Preventing War and Promoting Peace 

Week of 3/14

• NBC News: How a small Chicago community said ‘No’ to more industry in its neighborhood
• Rampant: How the Southeast Side Fought Environmental Racism—and Won
• JAMA: The Growing Influence of State Governments on Population Health in the United States
• Chicago Tribune: A new Illinois law allows mental health days for students. Experts urge parents to take advantage of it
• Block Club Chicago: $24 Million Humboldt Park Health Wellness Center Receives Approval From Key City Panel
• Injustice Watch: Aging in the shadows: A crisis of older undocumented workers awaits Illinois
• NPR: Here’s who will lead the White House COVID response for the next pandemic phase
• Time: A Small Policy Change Could Transform the U.S. Vaping Industry

Week of 3/21

• Chicago Tribune: Illinois’ new health care program for undocumented seniors leaves some of the most vulnerable behind
• NPR: Better air in classrooms matters beyond COVID. Here’s why schools aren’t there yet
• The Guardian: Are white Christians under attack in America? No, but the myth is winning
• Streets Blog: Megacar Drivers Up to 4x More Likely to Hit Walkers While Turning
• The Guardian: A fifth of all US child Covid deaths occurred during Omicron surge
• The Atlantic: America Is Zooming Through the Pandemic Panic-Neglect Cycle
• The Guardian: Once again, America is in denial about signs of a fresh Covid wave
• CDC MMWR: Hospitalization of Infants and Children Aged 0–4 Years with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19
• WBEZ Chicago: Lifesaving COVID drugs are sitting unused on pharmacy shelves, HHS data shows
• The White House: Biden Administration Launches Effort to Improve Ventilation and Reduce the Spread of COVID-⁠19 in Buildings
• Chicago Sun-Times: Council members ask for environmental reviews on city bids
• Protean: Motivated Reasoning: Emily Oster’s COVID Narratives and the Attack on Public Education