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Public health is the tightrope walk of balancing society’s well-being, navigating microscopic threats and macroscopic challenges. Lack of data, or lack of access to data, often determines the outcome of public health crises. As Meghan Curry O’Connell illustrates in “Tribal Health Equity Requires Tribal Data Equity” (Issues, Fall 2024), overcoming barriers to data sharing is essential to advancing public health for communities in need.
Betty’s home stands on the edge of a striking red cliff. Her family built the home from materials in their environment generations ago and passed it along from mothers to daughters. But it is cold, and the home is small with few windows. Insufficiently ventilated homes in these areas can have high levels of particulate matter, dust, mold and radon, a naturally occurring gas that can cause lung cancer. Rosa, a great-grandmother, lives in her family home with a large wood-burning stove.
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Lisa Hardy, Northern Arizona University; Kerry F. Thompson, Northern Arizona University, and Meghan Curry O’Connell, University of South Dakota (THE CONVERSATION) Betty’s home stands on the edge of a striking red cliff. Her family built the home from materials in their environment generations ago and passed it along from mothers to daughters.
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