2021 Public Health Stories #2

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 2 of 2021. I. A good compilation of most watched blog posts from 2020 focused on public health from Health Affairs blog Native American Communities And COVID-19: How Foundations Can Help 2. How Is Rural Philanthropy Responding To COVID-19? Under The Radar […]

2021 Public Health Stories #1

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 1 of 2021. I. This is a long read, and a heart breaking one at it. But it is an important story that needs to be told and heard. They were pillars of their communities and families, and they are not replaceable. […]

Public health stories #9

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf. I. Swiss cheese metaphor explained in the context of COVID defense. II. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice have this super impressive special edition full of insightful papers on COVID-19 and its impact on public health. Access the entire supplement index here. The […]

Public health stories #8

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf. I. “The coronavirus is amplifying racial, class and other disparities, just as HIV has been doing for decades.” On this World Aid’s Day, we are also reminded why a comprehensive public health strategy to deal with multiple pandemics. This Scientific American opinion piece lays […]

Public health stories #1

Curated public health reads for the week: I. “When public-health programs are successful, they are invisible, and what is invisible is almost always taken for granted.” The New Yorker The Coronavirus and the Gutting of America’s Public-Health System When public-health programs are successful, they are invisible, and what is invisible is almost always taken for […]