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It is clear that some public trust in public health, science and government has been lost in Canada and around the world. (Shutterstock)

Inquiry must assess how Canada’s fragmented COVID-19 response lost the public’s trust

Now is the time to learn from the COVID-19 response through an action-oriented independent inquiry focused on accountability. Reforms to data generation, access and use are essential.
Clean and safe city parks can be important factors in supporting kids’ health and well-being. paci77/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

Fixing the global childhood obesity epidemic begins with making healthy choices the easier choices – and that requires new laws and policies

Obese children outnumber underweight ones globally, and ‘social determinants’ in kids’ lived environments play a fundamental role. Obesity in kids can lead to a lifetime of poor health.
The progestin-only pill Opill could be available in early 2024. Kwangmoozaa/iStock via Getty Images

FDA approves first daily over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill – a pharmacist and public health expert explain this new era in contraception

With the approval of the first over-the-counter oral contraceptive, pharmacists stand to play an ever-increasing role in helping expand access to reproductive health care in the post-Roe era.
Social entrepreneurs play an important role in alleviating poverty. Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images

Businesses that address social or environmental problems often struggle to survive: 3 things that can help them

Social enterprises need to be proactive in improving their internal processes and structures. They also need to share essential information.
Resistance to policies like safe supply still create barriers for vulnerable people, despite evidence that harm reduction saves lives. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Let evidence, not opinion, guide harm reduction policy and practice in Canada’s drug poisoning crisis

Harm reduction is grounded in evidence. But policies, stigma and ignorance about substance use still create barriers in battling Canada’s drug poisoning crisis.
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Children’s movement affects health and development but research is lacking in Africa: here’s why

Africa contributes less than 1% of research worldwide on movement behaviours in children. This means that research on movement behaviours has largely excluded over 16% of the world’s population.
Lack of a proper storage and transport medium is a challenge to organ donation in Africa. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Human organs for transplant: 5 steps Africa must take to improve the supply chain

Demand for human organs has surpassed supply. This is leading to serious problems including a flourishing black market for organ trafficking.

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