Staging Mental Health
Since 2016, DE-CRUIT has used Shakespeare to help military veterans work through their war trauma and adjustment back to civilian life.
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The Unsung Intersection of Ballroom and Public Health
PHPod sat down with Jennifer Barnes-Balenciaga, director of the Crystal LaBeija Organizing Fellowship and Commissioner for Gender Equity in New York City, to discuss her work with health policy and the ballroom community.
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Queering Is Caring
Access to gender-affirming treatments and care decreased the odds of both depression and suicide in transgender and non-binary youth.
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The Cost of Waiting
The typical wait between applying for disability services and a response is 150 to 550 days. These long wait times can cause tremendous mental and physical harm to people living with disabilities.
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PHPod sits down with Abbie Green, the founder of EveryBODY Gymnastics, a gymnastics incubator focused on teaching the sport to anyone wanting to learn.
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PHPod Goes to APHA, Part II
At the APHA Annual Meeting & Expo in November, PHPod discussed putting public health into action with Michael Curry, CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers; Nicole Huberfeld, Edward R. Utley Professor of Health Law at Boston University School of Public Health; and Christina Dantam and Rhea Manocha, members of the Grassroots Maternal and Child Health Initiative at Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health.
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Sharon Lavigne
Sharon Lavigne, an environmental justice activist from St. James Parish in Louisiana, founded Rise St. James, an organization focused on combating petrochemical companies in Cancer Alley.
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Storm Surge
Hurricanes are causing worse and more expensive damage than ever before. High rates of coastal urbanization may be to blame.
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Stormy Weather
Bankruptcies and rate increases among housing insurers leave many residents without a safety net in the face of environmental disaster.
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