By Austin Cummings, Senior Research Associate The Cleveland metro area was named the 31st most polluted metro area in the country for ozone pollution and 73rd worst in the nation for short-term particle pollution in the American Lung Association’s 2024 State of Air report. The report grades areas by how much residents are exposed to […]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which aims to fight stigma, provide support, educate the public, and advocate for policies that support the millions of people in the U.S. affected by mental illness. In 2021, one in five U.S. adults (or 22.3%) experienced mental illness, and one in twenty adults experienced serious mental illness. For […]
Your zip code is a better predictor of your health than your genetic code. Melody Goodman, assistant professor at Washington University There is no doubt that a person’s health outcomes are impacted by their housing. In many cases, the physical structure of a person’s home is actively making them sick and causing health problems. Aging homes […]
