Importance of Mentorship for Black Medical Students
By Morgan Whaley, Research Assistant, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, only 5% of doctors are African American. Black medical […]
Stop Asian Hate Reflection and Addressing the Model Minority Myth
By Joshua Beltran, Research Assistant, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research A year ago, I wrote a blog relating to the long history and myth that immigrants harbor […]
Addressing Vaccine Misinformation
By Morgan Whaley, Research Assistant, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research Around this time a year ago, I checked the John Hopkins COVID-19 tracker daily. Every day I […]
The Excluded: A Reflection on the COVID-19 Vaccination
By Marquisha Marbury, Research Coordinator, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research According to the CDC, 1 out of 6 Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but a […]
The Historical Invisibility of Quilombolas During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Adriana Abreu, Sam Schramski and Cícero Pedrosa Neto, Guest Writers* *Learn more about the authors at the bottom of the post Reporting for this post was funded by the […]
The Outdoors are for Everyone
Erika Hood, M.Ed., Program Development Manager, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research The year 2020 brought along the typical excitement and optimism that any new year brings, but […]
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 […]