Maya Thirkill

Maya Thirkill, MPH, is a 2021 Public Health Post fellow and graduated from the Boston University School of Public Health with a certificate in epidemiology and biostatistics. She currently serves as an ORISE Fellow at the U.S. Human Resources and Services Administration in the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Maya’s experience volunteering with community health organizations in underserved communities has shaped her interest in reproductive and social epidemiology. She is fascinated by storytelling as a tool for health literacy and constructing a culture of health. Maya spends her leisure time hiking, writing, and watching documentaries. She plans to merge her passion for storytelling and health education in health-oriented films and literature in the future.
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Viewpoint

Atlanta Rorschach

In the wake of the Atlanta spa shootings, our staff grieve the losses, identify problems we want to work on, and resume the quest for the health of all. 

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Research

Entitled to the Environment

If environmental stewardship is to be viewed as the responsibility of some, as opposed to all, polluters are entitled to pollute regardless of how it may affect others.

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Research

Beyond Birthing Babies

Birthing healthy babies begins with healthy people, and a healthy nation requires equity to reach reproductive justice.

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Profile

Lori T. Freeman and Elizabeth Peralta

Lori T. Freeman, CEO of the National Association of Country & City Health Officials, and Elizabeth Peralta, former Executive Director of the National Supermarket Association, discuss the treatment, perception, and concerns of frontline workers during Covid-19.

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Databyte

The Hues of Heroism

Health care workers of color are over five times likelier to develop Covid-19 than the general public—and their households face worse health outcomes.

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