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What Is a Global Health Professional?

Tulane Public Health Blog

Such a response is also essential for creating a more equitable global health community. Some areas in which prospective global health professionals may focus include the following. Global Health vs. Public Health There are many overlapping approaches and goals between global health and public health.

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Serving Communities on National Black HIV Awareness Day

Black Health Matters

The Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine is working with Fort Valley State University to prepare, pack, and distribute 200 care packages to students and community members in the area. Research from the SHLI Health Equity Tracker shows that the Fort Valley area constitutes 83.5%

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Legal and Policy Assistance to Address Racial Health Equity

The Network for Public Health Law

Call for Applications for Legal and Policy Assistance to Promote Racial Health Equity Deadline: September 9, 2024 Join us for an informational webinar Thursday, August 29, 2024 | 12 – 1:00 p.m. The Network for Public Health Law supports health and health equity through law and policy.

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Kelly Thompson – Bringing sex and gender differences to the forefront

Frontiers

Having led the Global Women’s Health program at The George Institute as Program Manager, Kelly has more than five years of experience overseeing research on the health of women across the lifespan. Kelly is currently serving as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Global Women’s Health.

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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

To bolster these efforts, BCHC urges the federal government to provide sustained funding, flexible resource allocation, and direct support to local health agencies, ensuring preparedness for future public health emergencies. As the COVID-19 pandemic showed, chronic disease and infectious disease are inextricably linked.

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5 story ideas on migrant health crises facing U.S.-Mexico border

Association of Health Care Journalists

There remains no evidence linking the size of the immigrant population, including illegal immigrants, and the spread of serious communicable diseases. Instead, investigate how poverty, limited access to health care, and the very act of migrating contribute to the spread. as this claim is not supported by evidence.