Daphne, a young Black woman from a highly segregated, low-income neighborhood in New York, was insured through Medicaid for much of her life. In an interview conducted several years ago, Daphne was asked whether Medicaid beneficiaries had the power to change the health system.

Caregivers and home health aides are at increased risk for depression and anxiety. Dr. Madeline Sterling, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, explains how to support the caregivers.

Vox announced its inaugural “Future Perfect 50” list, highlighting visionaries who are making a difference today and improving the lives of tomorrow. The list honors change agents — from thinkers whose moral imagination pushes the boundaries of what is possible and activists making the world a better, healthier place on the ground to the technologists imagining the future and the ethicists ensuring it doesn’t go awry. Included in this list is Center Director Dr. Jamila Michener. 

The Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Health Equity and Public Policy. We seek an early career social scientist whose research and teaching interests address policy-relevant issues relating to health equity.