The PHuncle breaks down who’s playing life on hard mode and why. We talking about who gets access to what, where the system’s rigged, and how we can level up everybody’s health game. From food deserts to healthcare access, if it’s keeping folks from their best health, we calling it out fam.
A word about Participatory Budgeting… It’s not soley about budgets. It’s about who gets to decide what goes on the menu for our communities. So let’s get into it. Participatory budgeting (PB) is a democratic process where community members, folk who live and breath in their area(not just elected official) directly decide how to spend…
Oh, you a frequent traveller? Here’s a word about about global health that’ll change how you think about your next flight delay. You know how one cancelled flight in Chicago can mess up somebody’s travel plans in Miami? That’s not just an airline problem – that’s a perfect picture of how global health works. Except…
A note about foundations. Not the makeup kind – I’m talking about the literal concrete and steel that holds up buildings. Because when we talk about racism as a public health crisis, we’re dealing with some seriously cracked foundations that everybody keeps trying to cover up with fresh paint and fancy furniture. When you build…
Heart disease, America’s #1 killer is a lot like soil erosion – it happens so gradually that you don’t notice until there’s a landslide. And just like erosion, it ain’t just about what’s happening on the surface. 941,652 lives. Nearly a million Americans. That’s how many people cardiovascular disease claimed in 2022 alone – up…
Policy decisions are like colors on a canvas, and right now, we’re letting some communities get painted in grayscale while others get the full spectrum. Some neighborhoods glow with grocery stores, parks, and safe streets. Others? They’re stuck in grayscale—where fresh food, reliable transit, and even clean air are just out of reach. The thing…
Like the Wu Tang Clan, environmental health ain’t nun to fuck with. via GIPHY The Earth’s been our janitor since day one, cleaning our air, filtering our water, and absorbing our mess. But we’re acting like entitled tenants who think cleanup is just “part of the job.” And let me tell you – this ain’t…
Healthcare Access in America is like having a library card for a system designed to make reading damn near impossible. And trust me, that ain’t by accident. Picture this: You finally get that shiny insurance card after jumping through all the hoops. Maybe your job provides it, maybe you navigated the marketplace, maybe you qualified…
Your great-grandparents were more likely to die from a bad cough than a bad diet. In just three generations, we completely rewrote what takes us out. But here’s the thing about progress: sometimes solving one problem creates another unforeseen one. Think about managing chronic diseases like trying to keep multiple plates spinning on poles. Except…
Gun violence in America is like a destructive ritual we keep performing while calling it tradition. Other countries looked at this ceremony and said “this is causing harm, let’s change it.” But here? We’ve turned violence into religion, complete with: Rituals are supposed to bring communities together, not tear them apart. But fanatical gun ownership…
America deserves an L for how it handles STIs. We’ve taken what should be straightforward public health issues and buried them under mountains of moral judgment, systemic barriers, and manufactured shame. The result? A “prevention” approach that’s not only failing to keep vulnerable populations safer – it’s actively harming those who need care most. You…