Racism Is a Disease
Racism Is a Disease By Payton Kim Racism Is a Disease When addressing health disparities, it is easy to dismiss racial inequalities as a problem of only society, not of pathology. Yet I would challenge those in public health to not only condemn racism socially, but to also make an effort to analyze racism as […]
Black Lives Matter Protest in Portland, OR, USA
Black Lives Matter Protest in Portland, OR, USA By Tsechu Dolma Black Lives Matter Protest in Portland, OR, USA About the Author Tsechu Dolma Tsechu Dolma spent the first half of her life as a stateless Tibetan refugee in Nepal moving from one refugee camp to another. At eleven, Tsechu fled the civil war in […]
A Tibetan-American Family Dealing with COVID in Queens, NY
A Tibetan-American Family Dealing with COVID-19 in Queens, NY By Tsechu Dolma A Tibetan-American Family Dealing with COVID in Queens, NY In March 2020, I left my graduate study at Oxford and travelled home to Queens, NY. At 3 pm, I opened the door into our living room to find a very quiet home. Like […]
Shifting the Narrative … Subtly
Shifting the Narrative…Subtly Interview by Dr. Yulin Hswen, University of San Francisco, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Edited by Siona Prasad Shifting the Narrative…Subtly In a recent interview with Dr. Yulin Hswen, IDK challenged norms in education, in fashion, and in what is considered a flex in pop culture. Could IDK’s subtle, but unique […]
HPHR Fellows Interview Anthony S. Fauci, MD, Chief Medical Advisor to the President & NIAID Director
Special Interview withAnthony S. Fauci, MD Conducted by HPHR Fellows Alumni Ryan Sutherland, MPH and Javaid Iqbal, MPSS (l-r) HPHR Fellows Interview Anthony S. Fauci, MD, Chief Medical Advisor to the President & NIAID Director HPHR Fellows Ryan Sutherland and Javaid Iqbal recently met with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Advisor to the President and Director […]
Sleep and Mental Health in Students
Sleep and Mental Health in Students By James Davis Sleep and Mental Health in Students Student mental health concerns are on the rise (Chirikov et al., 2020). Schools expanding mental health support do so amid regular questions of efficacy (Chamberlin, 2009). Despite many well-intended initiatives, mental health trends have not changed much over the years. […]
Sleep and Mental Health in Students
The Big Catfish By Jessica Q. Honig, LCSW, EdM The Big Catfish To me, the only thing scarier than my brother is the state of health care. I have woken in night terrors, at a loss of what to do for twenty years. Sharing this point of view cannot be any riskier than the situation […]
Dr. Robert X. Williams: A Luminary Mentor
A Luminary Mentor By June Samuel Dr. Robert X. Williams: A Luminary Mentor The birth of a child is the rebirth of a mother. It is a monumental life event for a woman. He was a legendary doctor who was present at this monumental event with mothers, welcoming new life, only about nine thousand times! […]
Unheard Voices: A Transatlantic Comparison of Refugee and Marginalized Group’s Healthcare Experiences: A Photo Essay
Unheard Voices: A Transatlantic Comparison of Refugee and Marginalized Group’s Healthcare Experiences By Aditya Milun Mittal Unheard Voices: A Transatlantic Comparison of Refugee and Marginalized Group’s Healthcare Experiences As the U.S. healthcare system undergoes reconstruction, refugee voices are not prominent voices in that discussion. New immigrant and refugees are covered under Medicaid yet experience a […]
Frame a Moment for Healing
Frame a Moment for Healing By Jessica Q. Honig, LCSW, EdM Frame a Moment for Healing If you have thought about making art, here is a big endorsement: it’s healthy for you and the world. The product doesn’t have to look pretty. Besides, much of so-called high art closely resembles toddler art. As doors remain […]
