Decentralizing Knowledge in Public Health Education, One Course at a Time
We can see structural determinants of health all around us, like when we see factories and truck routes constructed[...]
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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 & Emerging Opportunities for Community-Based Healthcare
As the largest system for primary care in the United States, federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) (and other[...]
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Health Equity & Reproductive Justice: Transforming Perinatal Care Now
Drug-involved fatal poisonings for 2020 are expected to reach over 100,000 in the United States—a 40% increase from[...]
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From Redlining to Gentrification: The Policy of the Past that Affects Health Outcomes Today
In the 1980s, a set of historical city maps resurfaced to reveal a hidden facet of our neighborhoods—the redlined[...]
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Homelessness Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: How the Perry Street Recovery Center Reminds Us to Prioritize Community Partnerships
In January 2020, Tom was 61 years old when he was evicted from his home. In the following months, an already[...]
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Sex Ed Isn’t Actually About Sex
As a teen in rural Appalachia, I didn’t know what I was missing when it came to my abstinence-only sex education. It[...]
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Spirituality and Health
When a person becomes a patient, their sense of innate humanity has a way of being negated—their clothes are[...]
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