Relational public health; from NIMBY to YIMBY; ethics of anti-obesity medicines; thank you
June 27, 2024
Relational Public Health Yields Benefits Analysis finds it essential to pandemic policies that support health equity.
Federally Qualified Health Centers—federally funded nonprofit primary care centers—were critical points of access for underserved patients during the Covid pandemic, administering 61% of their Covid vaccinations to people of color, compared with the 40% rate for the overall U.S. vaccination effort. What can these centers teach us about pandemic policies that support health equity? An analysis by Hastings researchers and colleagues finds that an ethic rooted in relationship-building is essential. Read more.
Meeting Housing Needs of an Aging Society Shifting values from NIMBY to YIMBY.
Only 4% of housing in the United States is accessible, creating barriers for older adults, who also struggle to find housing that is affordable and a good fit, with services and social opportunities nearby. Hastings Center senior research scholar Nancy Berlinger discussed this problem and her collaborations with practitioners and policymakers to learn how to address it in a recent Greenwall Foundation webinar, Bridging Bioethics to Policymakers. She cited hopeful signs that community resistance to building affordable housing—a problem known as NIMBY (not in my backyard)—is giving way to YIMBY, recognizing the importance of housing throughout life. Watch the webinar.
Anti-obesity Medicines: Ethical, Policy, and Public Health Concerns Experts make recommendations for policymakers and others.
The new anti-obesity medications have received widespread acclaim in medical journals and the media, but they also raise critical ethical, public health, and policy concerns that have largely been ignored. Writing in the Hastings Center Report, Hastings Center fellow Robert Klitzman and Henry Greenberg, both of Columbia University, recommend that policymakers, clinicians, and others engage in educational and policy efforts to address these challenges. Read their article. (Subscription required.)
Hastings Open House: AI, Health, & Bioethics Thanks to those who made it a success.
Our campus overlooking the Hudson River came to life on the beautiful evening of June 13 when many old and new friends gathered at our open house. A centerpiece of the event was a discussion about AI, health, and bioethics featuring Leigh Hafrey, a senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management, and Vardit Ravitsky, President and CEO of The Hastings Center, cosponsored by The Hastings Center and the Harvard-Radcliffe Club of the Hudson Valley. See highlights.
Harmful Mutation: Addressing Misuse, Misapplication, Misinterpretation of Genetics, a symposium organized by Hastings Center presidential scholar Lucas Matthews for the BGA Annual Meeting in London.June 28.
A Model for the Ethics of International Bioethics Conferencing, a talk by Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky at the Oxford Conference on Global Health and Bioethics. July 9-10.
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