Right now, congressional offices are making decisions on supporting funding for federal programs for fiscal year 2024, and you can make a difference. Contact your representative today to advocate for funding to combat AMR and strengthen the ID and HIV workforce: Urge your House Representative to sign on to a letter by March 23 in…
Read MoreWe cannot use “blood minerals” to mitigate climate change: Statement from Collegium Ramazzini
Artisanal Small-Scale Mining (ASM) is one of the world’s most dangerous occupations. The World Bank estimates that 100 million children, women and men work in ASM worldwide, mostly in remote rural areas of Low-income and Lower-middle-income countries. ASM is increasing rapidly. Paradoxically, a key driver of this growth is climate change mitigation. However, “We cannot…
Read MoreJohns Hopkins University Facebook Live Discuss Family Separation at the Border
Dr. Nancy Glass, Dr. Carmen Alvarez, Dr. Paul Spiegel (JHSPH) and Dr. Kathryn Laughon (UVA) discuss family separation at the border and its impact in Facebook Live titled, “The Border is Here, The Crisis is Real for Our Children and the Time is Now.” About the event: https://bit.ly/2TNJKEu Carmen Alvarez, PHD, CRNP, CNM, RN, FAAN…
Read MorePEGASUS Virtual Event – Environmental Racism
Join PEGASUS on October 29th from 5:00-6:00 PM ET for a virtual event, with Dr. Ingrid Waldron on the topic of Race, Place & Geographies of Disease in Indigenous & Black Communities. In this virtual event, Dr. Waldron will examine the larger socio-spatial processes that create disproportionate exposure and vulnerability to the harmful social, economic, and health impacts…
Read MoreOp-ed from Dr. Berggren & Dr. Jumper: “Voting is good for your health, so long as you do it safely”
In this op-ed, Doctors Jumper and Berggren give tips and guidance on how to vote safely during the upcoming election. They recognize that voting during a pandemic is a difficult task and seek to make it as easy as possible for citizens to exercise their rights. Not only is it important to vote safely during…
Read MoreUniversity of Illinois Center for Global Health Condemns Forcible Sterilization at ICE Facility
The University of Illinois College of Medicine’s Center for Global Health has issued a statement condemning the sterilization of women being held at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia. These serious allegations add to the growing list of human rights abuses that have been reported in ICE detention centers across the United States. The…
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