#Public-health

On March 23, the Lancet published this major series and launched it today. Executive Summary Commercial actors can contribute positively to health and society, and many do, providing essential products and services. However, a substantial group of commercial actors are escalating

Thanks to Hugh Joseph for sending this piece on PepsiCo’s commitment to regenerative agriculture in its supply chains: From regenerative ag to reformulation: A deep-dive into how PepsiCo is ‘reimagining the way food is grown, made and enjoyed’ When PepsiCo launched Pep+ in October 2021, the

Meredith Li-Vollmer.  Graphic Public Health.  Penn State University Press, 2022. Probably because of my cartoon book, Eat, Drink, Vote: An Illustrated Guide to Food Politics, I was asked to do a blurb for this book, which I was happy to do. In her thoroughly up-to-date, informative, and useful

Sandro Galea.  Well: What We Need to Talk About When We Talk About Health.  Oxford University Press, 2019. I blurbed this one: A superb account of how money, power, politics, and the luck of the draw affect the health of individuals and populations. It should inspire us all to follow Galea in

When I give talks these days, I usually wear a pin—the O in the United Nation’s Sustainable Development GOals (SDGs).  These were authorized by the U.N. General Assembly in 2015 to be achieved by 2030. Each goal has specific sub-goals.  These are listed here in interactive format.  Food comes up