Randevyn Pierre discusses “Black Healthcare Stigma and Its Impact: Fowlkes’ 40-Year Fight for Health Equity in HIV”
“Imagine working in an office where you know that everyone who comes through the doors is gonna die.
I remember telling one of my clients who was dying that I didn’t know if I could continue doing the work anymore, because I wasn’t making a difference and I couldn’t keep watching people die.
He told me I had an obligation to help everyone I saw, even if I only saved one life in all the time I worked in HIV/AIDS. That was over 30 years ago.” – Earl Fowlkes
Dr. Quinn M. Gentry discusses the importance of controlling images in advancing black feminism in public health
Dr. Quinn discusses the significance of respecting individuals’ right to self-define/value in advancing black feminism in public health
Naina Qayyum Discusses Food Safety and Why Urgent Action is Needed
In this blog post, Naina Qayyum reflects on food safety challenges and why it is time it takes a front seat in the food and public health discourse.
Yves Zuñiga takes a closer look at mental health and resilience within our homes
Unboxed By Yves Miel H. Zuñiga, FRSPH, AFCHSM, CHM, CPH Resilience starts at home: A closer look at mothers and mental health “Taking care of you and your mental health is not selfish. A healthy mom is a gift to a child.” — Anonymous Tweet Now more than ever, we’ve seen how mental health is […]
Dr. Quinn M. Gentry discusses the significance of respecting individuals’ right to self-definition/self valuation in advancing black feminism in public health
Dr. Quinn discusses the significance of respecting individuals’ right to self-define/value in advancing black feminism in public health
The role of Primary Healthcare in Nigeria: a way forward
On today’s episode of the ‘‘Without Health we have nothing’’ series with HPHR Fellow Gabriel Oke, Dr Ifeanyi Nsofor the CEO of EpiAfric describes the state of primary health care in Nigeria. He also describes the functions of the Primary Healthcare system and gave recommendations on what can be done differently to improve primary healthcare in the country.
Dr. Isioma Okolo explores young people’s mental health during the pandemic with Victor Ugo in “Adults in Essence but not in Mind”
Adolescents make up 16% of the population and straddle the sometimes uncomfortable gap between childhood and adulthood. Seeking out information on the internet makes sense but at what cost?
Yves Zuñiga unpacks vaccine equity and mental health
Unboxed By Yves Miel H. Zuñiga, FRSPH, AFCHSM, CHM, CPH No one left behind: A roundtable discussion on the Philippine experience on vaccine equity and mental health More than a year has passed since the onset of COVID-19, and the world has mobilized efforts to mitigate the pandemic’s impact, such as mass vaccination to reach […]
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 […]
Sherry Wu and Co-Fellows celebrate International Day of Older Persons
International Day of Older Persons
