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October 31, 2019

Mobilizing Public Health for Environmental Justice

This year’s APHA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia will be an important opportunity to mobilize public health for environmental justice. I’m […]

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October 24, 2019

Inclusive Public Health Data Can Change Narratives, Save Lives

Public health can be a powerful catalyst for social justice when it is used to give voice to otherwise silenced […]

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October 5, 2019

Achieving Cultural Proficiency: The Intersection of Health and Culture

Improving health among diverse populations is only possible with effective communications, tailored messaging, and careful consideration of communications methods. In […]

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January 16, 2019

Health Affairs: Meeting Individual Social Needs Falls Short Of Addressing Social Determinants Of Health

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September 26, 2018

Video: 10 Things We Should Talk about When We Talk about Health

At the annual meeting of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials on Sept. 26, Sandro Galea, dean of […]

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July 11, 2018

Health Starts in the Community, Not the Clinic

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April 27, 2016

The Privilege of Choice

At the age of 41 years, I was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes, hypertension, and elevated blood cholesterol. Not exactly […]

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July 2, 2015

Prevention in the Shadows: America’s Quick Fix Culture

Photo courtesy ep_jhu (CC BY-NC 2.0) There is an 1895 poem by Joseph Malins titled “A Fence or an Ambulance.” […]

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