Articles, Reports, Briefs

The Cancer Trends Progress Report, continually updated since its first issue in 2001, summarizes our nation's advances against cancer in relation to Healthy People targets set forth by the Department of Health and Human Services.
The 2022 County Health Rankings National Findings Report examines the issues and opportunities to ensure economic security and health for all through a living wage, fair pay for women, affordable and accessible childcare, and well-resourced, equitably funded schools.
For 23 years, the American Lung Association has analyzed data from official air quality monitors to compile the State of the Air report.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network brings together health data and environmental data from national, state, and city sources and provides supporting information to make the data easier to understand.
Research from the Collaborative on Media & Messaging for Health and Social Policy explores public understanding and concern about health inequities, examines how various audiences react to messaging about health inequity, and describes strategies to avoid common pitfalls and misunderstandings…
This update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports on cancer incidence, causes of cancer death, and additional topics.
This Health Affairs brief focuses on early research and practical evidence about health policy–led programs and policies that address social needs as a way to mitigate health disparities magnified during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This collection from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shares key resources, research and emerging insights into the many factors that shape rural opportunity, health, and equity in America.
For its 2020‒2021 report, the President’s Cancer Panel chose to shine a spotlight on cancer screening.
This report summarizes a workshop that was convened by the National Cancer Policy Forum of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in March 2021 to examine the existing evidence base on how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has altered the landscape of…