By: Deanna Altomara This past semester, I had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study health in three different countries: Vietnam, South Africa, and Argentina. While I was stunned by many things I learned, I was particularly struck by the history of…
By: Azzairia Jackson-Sherrod Editors’ Note: This post is from a Human Health course titled “Nutrition and Health Mythbusters” taught by Dr. Myra Woodworth-Hobbs. You can read more about the class and assignment here as well as read another student's work…
By: Mimi Xu, Ayana Dickens, and Avani Patel Editor’s Note: This piece is the fourth of four student essays about their experiences participating in Health 1,2,3’s classroom to community 4th level component. See here to learn more about this new program…
Editor’s Note: This piece is the third of four student essays about their experiences participating in Health 1,2,3’s classroom to community 4th level component. See here to learn more about this new program and read the second one here. By: Mimi Xu,…
By: Courtney Henrich Editors' Note: This post is from a Human Health course titled "Nutrition and Health Mythbusters" taught by Dr. Myra Woodworth-Hobbs. Dr. Woodworth-Hobbs briefly describes the course and assignment below: Nutrition is at the center of a cultural…
By: Katie Brousseau Editor’s Note: This piece is the second of four student essays about their experiences participating in Health 1,2,3’s classroom to community 4th level component. See here to learn more about this new program. As a senior studying…
By: Tyler Herrod Editor’s Note: This piece is the first of four student essays about their experiences participating in Health 1,2,3’s classroom to community 4th level component. See here to learn more about this new program. One of the reasons…
Editor’s Note: Over the next several weeks, Destination HealthEU will be featuring pieces from students from the Center for the Study of Human Health. This piece is an introduction to four student essays about their experiences participating in Health 1,2,3’s…
By Katherine Lewis On August 1st, 2018, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri. The outbreak is currently classified…
By: Amanda Freeman Throughout the semester, a course taught by Emory's Dr. Amanda Freemen (Center for the Study of Human Health) and Lisa Paulsen (Theater) titled "Storytelling for Scientists" has examined how storytelling techniques can be used to make presentation…