Community & Public Health

A young woman with long dark hair sits at a picnic bench smiling in a park

Mujeres Que Resisten en Colectivo

The Latina Immigrants in Salinas Who Resist in Community, One Zoom Call at a Time

A weekly Zoom group helps Latina immigrants in Salinas heal, dream, and resist — together.

The Health Divide: For many Black and Hispanic adults, dental care is out reach. Here’s why that matters.

Rising dental costs and unequal access leave many Black and Hispanic Americans without adequate oral care, worsening health disparities and financial strain.

Race and Equity, Health Insurance and Costs

The 'Skinny Fat’ Indian: Why South Asians Face a Higher Risk of Diabetes

Chronic Disease

The opioid crisis ruined their lives. We brought their voices to the Mississippi Capitol

Part 2 of a three-part series examining the impacts of the opioid crisis on children and families in Mississippi and the state’s decisions on how to spend opioid settlement funds.

Addiction, Poverty and Class

Across the street from a Lamborghini dealership, a Mass. food pantry is busier than ever

Last year, more than 1,000 families turned to the Sudbury Community Food Pantry for help putting food on the table. Just across the street, showrooms gleam with Lamborghinis, Bentleys and Land Rovers.

Food and Nutrition, Poverty and Class

Two people preparing breakfast on street

Under L.A. mayor’s $300-million homeless program, 40% have returned to the street

The longer Inside Safe exists, the greater the share of participants who have returned to “unsheltered” homelessness, according to a Times analysis.

Housing and Homeslessness, Mental Health

As waters around Alaska warm, algal toxins are turning up in new places in the food web

Fur seal die-offs in the Bering Sea’s Pribilof Islands are part of a pattern that affects people who depend on the sea for their food, culture and economic well-being

Climate Change, Environmental Health

Three women wait in the colorful waiting room of UAII in Echo Park, Los Angeles

'We're All Connected’: LA's Only Native Health Clinic Opens Its Doors to Immigrants

A young Korean man sits in a library making a gun gesture with his hand

Silent Signals: Suicide and Isolation in the Korean Community

Korean Americans face a silent mental health crisis. From young adults to isolated elders, cultural stigma keeps suicide rates rising — and too many signals go unnoticed.

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Community & Public Health

Mujeres Que Resisten en Colectivo

The Latina Immigrants in Salinas Who Resist in Community, One Zoom Call at a Time

The Health Divide: For many Black and Hispanic adults, dental care is out reach. Here’s why that matters.

The 'Skinny Fat’ Indian: Why South Asians Face a Higher Risk of Diabetes

The opioid crisis ruined their lives. We brought their voices to the Mississippi Capitol

Across the street from a Lamborghini dealership, a Mass. food pantry is busier than ever

Under L.A. mayor’s $300-million homeless program, 40% have returned to the street

As waters around Alaska warm, algal toxins are turning up in new places in the food web

'We're All Connected’: LA's Only Native Health Clinic Opens Its Doors to Immigrants

Silent Signals: Suicide and Isolation in the Korean Community