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What Is a Global Health Professional?

Tulane Public Health Blog

Quality health care should not have borders. While healthcare organizations around the globe work to improve access to quality care, global health professionals work to bring together national and international efforts to address health inequity. The fields differ, however, in their area of focus.

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Political climate linked with Georgia women’s mental health outcomes, Emory study finds

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free Atlanta newsletter here. While politicians can make decisions that have direct effects on keeping the public healthy , new research from Emory University highlights how policymakers may also have indirect impacts on their constituents wellbeing.

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Honoring the 2025 AMCHP Annual Award Recipients

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 AMCHP Annual Awards. This combination of skills enables her to provide holistic support, addressing not only the physical aspects of maternal health but also the emotional and mental well-being of her clients.

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Emerging federal priorities on substance use policy remain unclear

Association of Health Care Journalists

The post Emerging federal priorities on substance use policy remain unclear appeared first on Association of Health Care Journalists. Otherwise, you’re just doing a one-off that gets you some good press and doesn’t really make a difference in the end,” LaBelle said.

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Hit Hard by Opioid Crisis, Black Patients Further Hurt by Barriers to Care

KFF Health News

per 100,000 residents in 2021 more than double the rate in 2019, according to North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services data. Terica Carter, founder of Hajee House Harm Reduction, a Charlotte-based nonprofit that co-organized the event with the county’s public health office, has been working to change that statistic.

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The U.S. withdrawal from the WHO

Your Local Epidemiologist

More than 10 years ago, I moved to Geneva to work at the World Health Organization (WHO). In fact, the Ministry of Health was pocketing the surplus, ultimately taking advantage of helpless parents for wanting to save their child’s life. To promote health, keep people safe, and serve vulnerable populations worldwide.