Commentary from Community Health and Environmental Policy

Global Climate Change
Triaging Climate Change
Jan 23, 2019
Benjamin Lee Preston @bl_preston, Johanna Nalau

There are many opportunities to manage climate risk around the world, but not everything can be saved. Delaying triage of climate damages could leave societies making ad hoc decisions instead of focusing on protecting the things they value most.
Artificial Intelligence
Does the United States Face an AI Ethics Gap?
Jan 11, 2019
Benjamin Boudreaux

Instead of worrying about an artificial intelligence “ethics gap,” U.S. policymakers and the military community could embrace a leadership role in AI ethics. This may help ensure that the AI arms race doesn't become a race to the bottom.
Data Breaches Could Cause Users to Opt Out of Sharing Personal Data. Then What?
Dec 28, 2018
Douglas Yeung @DouglasCYeung

As tech-based systems have become all but indispensable, many institutions might assume user data will be reliable, meaningful and, most of all, plentiful. But what if this data became unreliable, meaningless, or even scarce?
Energy Conservation
Can Innovative Financing by the Public and Private Sectors Build on Momentum in Energy Efficiency Improvements for Affordable Multifamily Housing?
Dec 12, 2018
Lisa Jonsson, Aimee E. Curtright @ACurtright

Nearly one in three American households in 2015 reported difficulty paying their energy bills or sustaining adequate home heating and cooling. Emerging models of energy services and financing show promise, and could identify creative ways to increase access to funding that could preserve and improve home affordability for millions of Americans.
Disaster Recovery Operations
Overlapping Environmental Disasters Put a Strain on Gulf Communities
Nov 29, 2018
Melissa L. Finucane @MelissaFinucane

For Gulf Coast residents, dealing with the impact of the Deepwater Horizon disaster is challenging enough. With the Taylor Energy spill, they may face an even more daunting recovery, one that could take decades. Acknowledging the extent and complexity of recovery is the first step toward supporting coastal communities to build their resilience in the face of overlapping disasters.
Health and Wellness Promotion
Measuring Progress Toward a Culture of Health... at the Library
Nov 21, 2018
Carolyn Miller, Anita Chandra

Libraries can provide much more than books and internet access. Libraries across the United States are evolving to play a bigger role in community health. Many offer nutrition programs, mental health support, and even free bike-shares.
Transportation Safety
The New AV Challenge: Creating a Universal Safety Framework
Nov 2, 2018
Marjory S. Blumenthal @MarjorySB

Autonomous vehicle developers are pursuing different safety strategies and technologies, making different claims, in different ways, about their systems. A universal framework could provide a more consistent and transparent view of progress in AV safety within and across the industry, better informing the public and policymakers.
Cybersecurity
Financial Frameworks for Cybersecurity Are Failing
Oct 25, 2018
Cortney Weinbaum @cortney_dc, Igor Mikolic-Torreira, et al.

Cybersecurity has become a team sport. But all participants on the field are playing without clear rules, without a team approach, and without knowing when to pass the ball or to whom.
Global Climate Change
Mitigating India's Climate-Change Misery
Oct 11, 2018
Gulrez Shah Azhar

Despite years of dire forecasts, the international community has been unable to halt the steady climb in global temperatures, and it is the world's poorest who are paying the heaviest toll. As heat-related risks intensify, those living on the margins—in India and elsewhere—will need help to cope effectively.
Electronic Medical Records
How Smartphone Apps Could Help Keep Health Records Accurate
Oct 4, 2018
Ben Moscovitch, Robert S. Rudin @rsrudin

Electronic health records have helped streamline record keeping but providers aren't always able to reliably pull together records for the same patient from different hospitals, clinics, and doctor's offices. The growing use of smartphones offers a promising opportunity to improve record matching.
Environmental Regulation
Suggestions to Help EPA Successfully Implement Retrospective Reviews
Jul 19, 2018
Benjamin M. Miller

The EPA's interest in including a systematic retrospective review element in new regulation has the potential to provide a transparent and well-structured method for assessing which decisions worked well and which didn't. If successful, it could serve as a role model for other regulatory agencies.
Global Climate Change
Staying Cool as the Globe Warms
Apr 23, 2018
Gulrez Shah Azhar

Studies suggest that the heat of the future will exceed humans' capacity to cope. But taking advantage of smart technology, inexpensive traditional methods of cooling that require little energy use, and innovative energy-efficient technologies could provide a sustainable path forward in heat-challenged regions.

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Commentary from Community Health and Environmental Policy

Triaging Climate Change

Does the United States Face an AI Ethics Gap?

Data Breaches Could Cause Users to Opt Out of Sharing Personal Data. Then What?

Can Innovative Financing by the Public and Private Sectors Build on Momentum in Energy Efficiency Improvements for Affordable Multifamily Housing?

Overlapping Environmental Disasters Put a Strain on Gulf Communities

Measuring Progress Toward a Culture of Health... at the Library

The New AV Challenge: Creating a Universal Safety Framework

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Mitigating India's Climate-Change Misery

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