Claire Bunn Discusses A Word on Statistics and Public Health in the American South

Public health encompasses more than statistics; it is the lived experiences of individuals, families, and communities.
HPHR Fellows Fall 2021
HPHR Fellows Cohort 2 HPHR Fellows – Fall 2021 Below are the HPHR Fellows who participated in the Fall 2021 Cohort. Dr. Quinn M. Gentry Dr. Quinn M. Gentry • November 8, 2022 Dr Quinn M. Gentry is President and CEO of Messages of Empowerment Productions, LLC. Isioma Dianne Okolo Isioma Dianne Okolo • […]
HPHR Fellows Summer 2021
HPHR Fellows Cohort 1 HPHR Fellows – Summer 2021 Below are the HPHR Fellows who participated in the Inaugural Cohort in Summer 2021. Naomi Fukuda Naomi Fukuda • June 14, 2021 Naomi Fukuda is a pre-dental student at Haverford College. Penny Sun Penny Sun • June 14, 2021 Penny Sun just finished her MPH student […]
Brian Shim shares an overview of lung cancer, screening, and disparities

Screen the Lungs! By Brian Shim Introduction to Lung Cancer, Disparities, and Screening Introduction to Lung Cancer Health and Disparity Despite striding progress in cancer research and care, lethality in lung cancer persists as the disease continues to evade control efforts nationwide. The prevalence of smoking, the leading risk factor for lung cancer, has declined […]
Ife discusses The Role of Public Health Law in State Health Outcomes in the US

The life expectancy and mortality rates of certain states are so disparate that it raises many questions, the most important being – why are some states healthier than others?
Gabriel Oke discusses the impact of COVID-19 on medical tourism

Gabriel Oke in this blog discussed how COVID19 forcefully reduced medical tourism and made gaps in our healthcare system even more glaring and also lessons for epidemic preparedness and strengthening of Nigeria health system.
Naina Qayyum Discusses the Link Between Public Health and Food Systems

In her first blog, Naina Qayyum, makes the case for why public health and food systems need to break silos and work together to achieve better population health outcomes.
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Screen the Lungs By Brian Shim Screen the Lungs At the center of health justice lies the answer of equity. Rasheera Dopson Tweet The Age of Health Equity In the past year of many buzz words, we’ve have been hearing about the concept of equity in healthcare. When looking at the most basic definition […]
Yves Zuñiga and Roy Dahildahil share a glimpse of mental health advocacy in the Philippines

Unboxed By Yves Miel H. Zuñiga, FRSPH, AFCHSM, CHM, CPH Making Ripples of Change Through the 3S and 3Os Framework in Mental Health Advocacy: A Case in the Philippines All authors contributed equally to this publication (Yves Miel H. Zuñiga, CHM, CPH and Roy O. Dahildahil, RMT, MSc) Everyone deserves to be seen, heard, empowered, […]
Ellen Considine describes the health impacts of wildfire smoke

How does wildfire smoke impact our health, and how can we reduce this harm?