Rebecca discusses what is “education” may really be about
True Curriculum By Rebecca Elliott, MPH Lesson 4: So if we don’t educate…what are we doing? What exactly are we teaching in schools? Welcome back! Last time we were here we wrapped up our discussion on both the inward and outward design of school-prisons, which is how I will be addressing public schools from this […]
Naomi Fukuda discusses the need for Dentists in Rural America
This vlog discusses the critical need for more dental professionals in rural areas.
Javaid Iqbal discusses “Why the health of the incarcerated people in US matters”
The i-value By Javaid Iqbal Why the health of the incarcerated people in US matters The United States of America is often called the land of free and home of the brave. Yet, nearly 2.2 million adults are locked in prisons and jails across the United States as of 2016. If the number of people in prisons […]
Stuti Chakraborty reiterates the COVID-CVA connection
Stroke Reimagined By Stuti Chakraborty The COVID-CVA Connection: A ‘thrombosis’ is the medical term for a blood clot. Blood clots can occur within the arterial and venous supplies of our body, but when they occur in the vasculature supplying the brain, they lead to a deadly and potentially permanently disabling condition called ‘ischaemic stroke’. The […]
Edition 5 – Self-Interest as Motivation for International Cooperation Toward Universal Healthcare
Self-Interest as Motivation for International Cooperation Toward Universal Healthcare By Dustin T. Holloway, PhD Citation Holloway D. Self-interest as motivation for international cooperation toward universal healthcare. Harvard Public Health Review. Spring 2015;5. 10.54111/0001/E4 Self-Interest as Motivation for International Cooperation Toward Universal Healthcare According to the World Health Organization, over a billion people lack the healthcare they […]
Edition 5 – Universal Health Care: The Affordable Dream
Universal Health Care: The Affordable Dream By Amartya Sen, PhD Citation Sen A. Universal Health Care: The Affordable Dream. Harvard Public Health Review. Spring 2015;5.10.54111/0001/E3 Universal Health Care: The Affordable Dream Twenty-five hundred years ago, the young Gautama Buddha left his princely home, in the foothills of the Himalayas, in a state of agitation and agony. […]
Edition 5 – Dispelling Myths about Surgery’s Role in Global Health
Dispelling Myths about Surgery’s Role in Global Health By Paul Farmer, MD, PhD Citation Farmer P. Dispelling myths about surgery’s role in global health. Harvard Public Health Review. Spring 2015;5. 10.54111/0001/E2 Dispelling Myths about Surgery’s Role in Global Health The past few decades have seen enormous changes in the global burden of disease. Although many people, […]
Edition 5 – Universal Health Coverage: an Overview and Lessons from Asia
Universal Health Coverage: an Overview and Lessons from Asia By Tsung-Mei Cheng Citation Cheng T. Universal health coverage: an overview and lessons from Asia. Harvard Public Health Review. Spring 2015;5.10.54111/0001/E1 Universal Health Coverage: An Overview and Lessons from Asia On December 12, 2012, the United Nations General Assembly passed a landmark resolution on Universal Health Coverage […]
Naomi Fukuda on the Effects of Drug Abuse on Oral Health
This vlog introduces the link between drug abuse and one’s mouth.
Ellen Considine on Climate Change, Air Quality, and Health: Part 1/3
Exploring interactions between climate change-related health risks and discussing the global health burden from fossil fuel combustion
