Edition 35 – What is Making Black Women fat? An Examination of the Impact of Race and Racism as Contributing Factors to Overweight and Obesity Health Disparities
What’s Impacting the Waistinlines of Black Women? An Examination of the Impact of Race and Racism as Contributing Factors to Overweight and Obesity Health Disparities By Jovonni Spinner, DrPH, MPH, CHES Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Citation Spinner J. What’s Impacting the Waistinlines of Black Women? An Examination […]
Edition 35 – Untapped Potential: The Need for DrPH Professionals to Mitigate the Next Public Health Crisis, Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Untapped Potential: The Need for DrPH Professionals to Mitigate the Next Public Health Crisis, Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic By Brittany A. Comunale, MPH, MBA, Erin Jackson-Ward, MPH, Stacey A. Davis, MPH, Abigail Baldridge, MS, Laura P. Ward, MPH, MBA Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Citation Comunale […]
Edition 35 – A Movement in the Making: Building Collaborations with Public Health Experts and Policymakers
A Movement in the Making: Building Collaborations with Public Health Experts and Policymakers By Kathleen P. Banks, DrPH (c), MPH and Tami L. Gouveia, DrPH, MPH, MSW Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Citation Banks KP and Gouveia T. A movement in the making: building collaborations with public health […]
Edition 35 – Addressing the Cycle of Inaction: A DrPH Student Perspective on the Decolonization of Public Health
Addressing the Cycle of Inaction: A DrPH Student Perspective on the Decolonization of Public Health By Sarah E. Boland, MPH*; Kamonthip J. Homdayjanakul, MPH*; Nicole D. Reed, MPH*; Chelsea A. Wesner, MPH, MSW*; Elshimaa Basha, MPH; Carol E. Kaufman, PhD; Latifa Jackson, PhD, MS**; and Katherine A. James, PhD** Share on facebook Facebook Share on […]
Sherry Wu and Co-Fellows celebrate International Day of Older Persons
International Day of Older Persons
Randevyn Pierre discusses “Black Healthcare Hesitancy and Its Impact: From the Desk of the Author”
Randevyn Pierre has collected and shared the experiences of a number of African Americans around healthcare hesitancy and medical mistrust.
In this piece, he exposes his own thoughts and experiences in navigating his journey through the healthcare landscape.
Pierre also infuses key learnings from his public health knowledge as well as other accounts from interviewees.
Dr. Isioma Okolo spills the tea about “Periods, Textbooks and Plastic Cups”
Periods don’t have to cost us education, equity and the environment
Yves Zuñiga tackles grief and languishing amid COVID-19
Unboxed By Yves Miel H. Zuñiga, FRSPH, AFCHSM, CHM, CPH Of grief and languishing: COVID-19 in the eyes of a person with lived experience Trigger warning: This podcast discusses content about depression and other mental health conditions. If you feel you need support with your mental health, please ensure you seek the appropriate help from […]
How unemployment contributes to poor healthcare access
Without Health We Have Nothing 1 By Gabriel Oke How Unemployment Contributes to Poor Healthcare Access Proshare: Unemployment vs underemployment in Nigeria HPHR Journal Fellow: Gabriel Oke Interviews Bukola Idowu on the ”Without Health We Have Nothing Series”. Mr. Bukola Idowu is the founder of Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI). KDI uses in-depth research, capacity development, and […]
Brian Shim breaks down the multi-level barriers to lung cancer screening
Screen the Lungs! By Brian Shim What Makes Screening so Difficult? Dissecting the Multi-Level Barriers to Lung Cancer Screening Previously on Screen the Lungs!¸ we took a look at the deep disparities in lung cancer health and outcomes across the US that have persisted over time. Lung cancer screening (LCS) using low-dose CT scans (LDCT) […]
