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Improving Maternal Health in New York City
April 30, 2025
A symposium to shed light on the pressing pregnancy-related mortality crisis and identify strategies to mitigate it within the U.S.
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A Rising Pandemic of Stigma: Impacts of Stereotypes & Prejudice
Social And Behavioral Sciences
May 1, 2020
Picture Source: Time Magazine
Because the COVID-19 pandemic originated in China, stigma against Chinese/Asian Americans has escalated. Against a backdrop of historical discrimination against
Resilience in a Pandemic of Isolation
Social And Behavioral Sciences
April 24, 2020
As social distancing takes a toll on most of us, Dr. David Abramson tells us that this as the time where we must activate our resilience to overcome the lonesomeness of this pandemic.
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Go To Your Room
Social And Behavioral Sciences
April 22, 2020
Julia Cartwright reflects on the new circumstances Mother Nature has presented and how this pandemic forces us to isolate, reassess what truly matters, learn from our mistakes, invest in prevention an...
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Understanding Underlying Conditions: COVID-19, HIV and Drug Use
Social And Behavioral Sciences
March 26, 2020
Drs. Don Des Jarlais and Holly Hagan urge us to look at the effects and risks COVID-19 poses to those with one or more severe "underlying conditions."
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(Pro)Social Distancing
Social And Behavioral Sciences
March 19, 2020
With social distancing being the main action to prevent COVID-19 transmission, Dr. Mari Armstrong-Hough encourages us that we must practice prosocial distancing.
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Committed to Health for Black Girls
Social And Behavioral Sciences
February 28, 2020
Dr. LeConté Dill encourages us to recognize and understand the narrative of Black Girl health and Black Girlhood.
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Expanding Outreach to Elderly Minority Communities
Social And Behavioral Sciences
February 21, 2020
As demographic shifts continue in the U.S., Dr. Karyn Faber suggests that we focus on patient disease experience and coping mechanisms for the growing elderly minority communities.
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The Frontlines of the Opioid Crisis
Social And Behavioral Sciences
March 1, 2019
By Holly Hagan, PhD MPH.
You need only read the daily news to understand the grip that the opioid crisis has on our country. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, 130 people die every ...
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Breaking Barriers to Anti-Retroviral Treatment
Social And Behavioral Sciences
February 28, 2019
Discussing the project details of Dr. Lawrence Yang's work to counter HIV stigma and improve ART adherence in Botswana through a two-grant, $275,000 grant (R21TW011084-01) from the National Institute ...
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