Priya Vedula discusses why “Voting is a Public Health Issue”
The health of a democracy is intricately tied to the health of the community and voting rights must be viewed as a public health issue. Since 1988, the National Academy of Medicine (formerly known as the Institute of Medicine), has called upon public health professionals to advocate for conditions that directly affect the health of people, including voting
Edition 34 – Placing Youth at the Forefront of Tackling Non-Communicable Diseases: An Op-Ed Piece
Placing Youth at the Forefront of Tackling Non-Communicable Diseases: An Op-Ed Piece By Stuti Chakraborty, Sheeba Sagar, Poorvaprabha Patil Citation Chakraborty S, Sagar S, Patil P. Placing youth at the forefront of tackling non-communicable diseases: an op-ed piece. HPHR. 2021;34. DOI:10.54111/0001/HH24 Placing Youth at the Forefront of Tackling Non-Communicable Diseases: An Op-Ed Piece Abstract Non-communicable […]
Breaking the ice: A glance at therapeutic hypothermia
Zaitoon By Dr. Butool Hisam Breaking the Ice: A Glance at Therapeutic Hypothermia Dr. Anne Bagenholm rescue: Image copied from CNN Article. https://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/12/cheating.death.bagenholm/ 20 May 1999 was the chosen date for a number of people and fate itself. For Dr. Anne Bagenholm, a surgical assistant at the Narvik Hospital, Norway, it was the day she […]
Black Lives Matter – Part 2: Health inequities between black men and women
Studies have shown that even though the Tuskegee study took place decades ago—the mistrust primarily among black men has become a barrier to accessing health services.
Javaid Iqbal discusses the role of machine learning in healthcare
The i-value By Javaid Iqbal Role of Machine Learning in Healthcare Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning have emerged as one of the most important technologies of Industrial Revolution 4.0. The use of AI and ML will transform and disrupt healthcare as large quantities of data will be transformed into insights for improving the diagnosis of […]
The Value of Volunteers: How Volunteering Improves Health Outcomes
Elizana-Marie Joseph discusses how volunteering positively impacts individual and community health outcomes.
Dr. Heather Tillewein discusses body modification and gender violence
This blog will focus on the realities of how traditional/cultural body modification reinforces gender violence due to cultural norms.
Thriving Beyond COVID Series-Sasha K.
Local independent school teacher, Sasha K. shares her story about pregnancy in a global pandemic
Edition 2 – The Key to Changing Individual Health Behaviors: Change the Environments That Give Rise to Them
The Key to Changing Individual Health Behaviors: Change the Environments That Give Rise to Them By Brad Stulberg Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Citation Stulberg B. The key to changing individual health behaviors: change the environments that give rise to them. Harvard Public Health Review. 2014;2. 10.54111/0001/B2 The Key to Changing Individual Health Behaviors: Change the Environments That […]
Edition 2 – How America’s Flawed Supplement Law Creates the Mirage of Weight Loss Cures
How America’s Flawed Supplement Law Creates the Mirage of Weight Loss Cures Dr. Pieter Cohen, MD Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Citation Cohen P. How America’s flawed supplement law creates the mirage of weight loss cures. Harvard Public Health Review. 2014;2. 10.54111/0001/B1 How America’s Flawed Supplement Law Creates the Mirage of Weight Loss Cures Dr. Mehmet Oz, “America’s […]
