Penny Sun discusses public health and the built environment
What do you notice when you walk around your neighborhood? Let’s go on a walk together and see what we see.
Dr. Ankit Raj introduces his blog: “Bihar and Public Health”
Lessons from Bihar By Dr. Ankit Raj Bihar and Public Health: An Introduction The peculiar events, characters, and institutions that will be the subject of one-half of this blog series belong to a non-descript region in the eastern part of India. Non-descript not because it has no distinct qualities, features, or people but because years […]
A Full Stop to Your Brain’s Activity? Stuti Chakraborty explains why you should BE AWARE of stroke
This introductory blog post from Stuti Chakraborty talks about what is stroke, how to spot one, and stroke awareness month. Stay tuned for more to come!
Sofia Weiss Goitiandia asks “Is it ethical to allow people to sell a kidney to overcome poverty?”
A first blog post drawing from philosophy of medicine asks: is it ethical to allow people to sell a kidney to overcome poverty?
Dr. Heather Tillewein discusses mail-order brides and intimate partner violence
This blog addresses the realities of the mail-order bride business; its impacts on migrant brides; and how the U.S. enforces regulations that affects brides’ overall life in their new country.
Cordella Lyon explores how routine HIV screening can end the HIV epidemic
End it! With routine testing we can end HIV together. By Cordella Lyon, RN Routine HIV testing should be included as a regular aspect of care in all healthcare settings. With routine HIV testing we can test 90% of our population. Link 90% of PLWH to care. Assist 90% of those who are in […]
Naomi Fukuda shares her first-hand experience with the dental-medical divide
Oral Health and Medicine: Separate Not Equal By: Naomi Fukuda Vlog #1: Introduction to the Dental-Medical Divide and my Firsthand Experience Image from: https://www.todaysrdh.com/bridging-gap-medicine-dentistry/ Previous Next Images from Pexels. Video Clip Sources: Pexels Tima Miroshnichenko cottonbro Karolina Grabowska Monstera Pavel Danilyuk DMC Filmes ArtHouse Studio PressMaster Yaroslav Shuraev MART PRODUCTION Mikhail Nilov RODNAE Productions Pavel […]
Ryan Sutherland, MPH, discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on undocumented immigrants
How has the pandemic impacted undocumented immigrants?
Dr. Ananya Awasthi discusses how COVID-19 exposed fault lines in India’s public health system
The blog discusses how the second wave of COVID-19 exposed the existing vulnerabilities of India’s public health system.
Ellen Considine shares an overview of the health impacts of air pollution
What is the global burden of health degradation by air pollution? This post sets the stage for future discussions of air pollution epidemiology and policy.
