When discussing health, we talk about ailments and afflictions, the potential of modern medicine and the behaviours that affect our health. Yet although these r

In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differenc

This is compounded by the lack of voice and influence that low income groups have in these official spheres.

"The joint WHO and UN-HABITAT report, Hidden cities: unmasking and overcoming health inequities in urban settings, is being released at a turning point in human

The study presented here is one of urban poverty, household survival, and social institutions that both enable and control the decision-making of poor women in