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Scott Jensen’s unconventional health care views spread beyond COVID-19
“I think there’s actually a problem when people who are experts and aren’t willing to exercise their expertise in ways that benefit both individuals and communities,” - Joel Wu, JD, MPH, MA, HEC-C.
Food Activism: Voices and Action from Ghana, West Africa
About 800 million of the world’s 8 billion people are food insecure; 3.1 billion are unable to afford a healthy diet, and about 2 billion people are obese (FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP, and WHO, 2022). With food scarcity and obesity gripping the…
Cook County organizations receive funding to treat substance abuse and recovery
Laura Palombi, PharmD, MPH, PAT, AE-C serves as the principal investigator on the grant.
Hennepin Healthcare earns national recognition for progress on health equity
Nneka Sederstrom, PhD, MPH, MA, FCCP, FCCM is the system's chief health equity officer.
University of Minnesota to dive into media portrayals of race and health equity
Sarah Gollust, PhD is a co-principal investigator on the grant.
Study shows adolescents with cancer can benefit from advance-care discussions
Jennifer Needle, MD, MPH unpacks the need for young cancer patients and their families to have tough conversations about their end of life.
University of Minnesota researchers: Doctors have 'professional obligation' to protect abortion access
Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH discusses her recent article on how the Dobbs decision is a “direct assault on racial equity in health care.”
Abortion bans could have far-reaching impacts on the Black community in the Midwest
Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH connects health and economic disparities to the policy's consequences.
University of Minnesota public health professors and researchers say abortion access is a racial justice issue
A new article co-authored by Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH connects BIPOC maternal mortality rates to the recent abortion decision by the Supreme Court.
Bioethics & Gender Affirming Care
In 2021, 34 states introduced 147 Anti-Transgender bills. Within this political landscape, gender affirming care for children is getting a lot of attention these days. It is a complicated issue that brings many concerns, questions, and…