Pat Williams

Pat is working on an MPH in Healthcare Management at Boston University. Public health topics he is most fascinated by include the intersections between socioeconomic status and career development, the connections between social support structures and comorbid mental health conditions, and the impacts of health literacy on healthcare decisions.  Pat has experience using his undergraduate degree in Psychology to author for an addiction research blog similar to the Public Health Post.
Research

Multidimensional Masculinity

Valuing toughness and anti-femininity might be risk factors because of the negative connotations associated with seeking treatment for mental health.

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Gambling in the Military

Service members experiencing depression, alcohol dependence, and legal problems were the most likely to experience gambling problems.

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Segregating Access to Care

Black Americans are at a higher risk of failing to receive needed care compared to Hispanics or Latinos and Whites because of distance to trauma centers.

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Katie Swenson

Katie Swenson, Senior Principal at MASS Design Group, outlines the role of cities in creating the conditions for health during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Georges Benjamin

Georges Benjamin of the American Public Health Association discusses how to build the public health system of the future and how Covid-19 changed his work.

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Food Fights

Children in the US who lack nutritious food may suffer from the cumulative effects of a chaotic and sometimes dangerous home environment.

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Emergency Cash for Coverage

The chilling reality faced by millions of Americans with unplanned emergency medical costs remains: Where do I turn for help?

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Fatima Cody Stanford

Pat Williams profiles Dr. Stanford to spotlight her research on weight bias and describe education and policymaking around obesity.

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