Staying Masks Up, Even With a Vaccine
By Elodie Nonguierma, MPh, Health Education Coordinator, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research The year 2020 has proven to be, hard and full of turmoil. As we know, […]
Black Maternal Deaths Amid Pandemic
By Morgan Whaley, Research Assistant, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research Early in the pandemic, it became evident that access to reproductive and sexual health services was in […]
COVID-19 & Flu season: The Importance of Flu Vaccination During a Pandemic
By Elodie Nonguierma, Research Assistant, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research Fall is here and now it is the time to get our flu shots. Unlike previous years […]
Addiction Driven by Poverty, Not Race
By Patrick Bailey, Professional Writer (Administrator note: This entry was submitted by a guest writer. If you would like to learn more about the author you can view his bio […]
Back to School in a Pandemic World
By Elodie Nonguierma, Research Assistant, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research This time of the year (end of August- early September) has always been a bittersweet moment for […]
Passing of an Icon and Preventing Repeat Cases: How Chadwick Boseman’s Death can Impact Colon Cancer Survival
By Joshua Beltran, Research Assistant, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research Over this past weekend I, along with millions of people around the world, learned of the tragic […]
Pandemic Leaves Millions Uninsured
By Joshua Beltran, Research Assistant, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research The pandemic continues to impact the lives of millions of Americans every day, with the amount of […]
Health Concerns Grow as Rates of Lead Testing Fall
By Kelley Kauffman, MSN, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research (Admin Note: This entry can be viewed as a sort of follow-up to a post from […]
Recent Spike in New Coronavirus Cases in Cleveland: What happened?
By Elodie Nonguierma, Research Assistant, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research Not too long ago, we were optimistic that we were off to a good start to flatten […]
Lead Exposure Sets More Cleveland Children on a Path to Prison
By Kelley Kauffman, MSN, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research A recent Case Western Reserve University study confirmed that “exposure to high levels of lead at […]