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A Powerhouse Course in Women’s Health

March 20, 2024

There's no better time than Women's History Month to add a chapter by four GPH graduate students who are dedicated to improving women's health on a global level. They began the new year at beautiful

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Census Director Reflects on What Counts

April 26, 2023
Robert Santos, director of the U.S. Census Bureau, discussed with GPH statistical work is more than just data. In considering your humanity, you gain the benefit of diverse perspectives, engage in inf...
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Culminating the Climate Fellowship Experience

April 26, 2023
GPH William N. Rom Climate Fellows summarize the work they completed in partnership with the HIV and Health team at the United Nations Development Program.
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Ripple Effects of an “Accident”

April 12, 2023
Train derailments are consistently making the media headlines and Jack Caravanos tells us that we as public health professionals all have our part to play in recovering and protecting community health...
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Accelerating Progress Toward Healthcare Equity

April 12, 2023
20 years after the National Academy of Medicine report on unequal treatment, Dr. Brian Smedley tells us much work remains in order to undo the structures and systems that create inequality.
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Behavioral Communication Strategies for Global Epidemics Course Goes to Nairobi, Kenya

April 12, 2023
The BCSE course takes GPH students and public health professional to Nairobi to develop immediately implementable strategies to address public health challenges around the world.
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Menthol Ban Redux: Will This Time Be Different?

March 28, 2023
Donna Shelley explains why it’s time for legislators to safeguard the health of their constituents and stop perpetuating the tobacco industry’s racist marketing infrastructure by banning menthol.
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Halting the Harm: Racialized Drug Policy

March 28, 2023

Our country remains in the throes of an escalating overdose crisis, with over 100,000 recorded fatalities in 2021. Especially troubling are the stark racial disparities emerging as these numbers rise

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What If We Had Listened?

February 21, 2023
Two GPH students show how the documentation of structural racism as a determinant of health is nothing new. Improvements over time have narrowed disparities — but failed to eliminate them.
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Leading the Way to Afro-Latinx Health

February 10, 2023

Black History Month is a time to celebrate and acknowledge the diversity of Black communities, including the often-overlooked experiences of Afro-Latinx people: individuals of African descent who also

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