Covid-19 has had a deep impact across the country, but is impacting some communities more than others. In particular, people of color, those living in poverty, and those with other chronic conditions are at a higher risk of being hospitalized…
A summary of important health news from the past week Judge Blocks Trump Officials’ Attempt to End Transgender Health Protections By: Margot Sanger-Katz and Noah Weiland A US District Court judge found a mid-June rule by the Department of Health…
Editor’s Note: Over the past month, Destination HealthEU has featured student pieces from the 4th level track of Emory’s Health 1, 2, 3 Program within the Center for the Study of Human Health. You can access the 4th level series…
Image by: Nice4What Editor’s Note: This piece is the third student essay about Human Health students’ experiences participating in Health 1, 2, 3’s classroom to community 4th level component. See here to learn more about this new program. By: Egan Kattenberg…
By: Yeeun Lee Moral injury can be defined as “the damage done to one’s conscience or moral compass when that person perpetrates, witnesses, or fails to prevent acts that transgress one’s own moral beliefs, values, or ethical codes of conduct.”…
By: Yeeun Lee People all around the world are panicking due to COVID-19 and this is evident simply by looking at our grocery stores. It started with people hoarding hand sanitizer. Then toilet paper. Now, it’s any food item people…
By: Dynasti deGouville Since the coronavirus outbreak sparked late in 2019, it has infected an unprecedented percentage of the population, causing officials on every continent to federally mandate social distancing practices. For those who test positive for the virus and…
By: Deanna Altomara Editor’s Note: This is the second in a three part series. Read the first part here and the second part here. Quarantine has a long and complicated history, but that history has been instrumental in teaching modern-day public…
Editor's Note: This is the second in a three part series. Read the first part here. By: Deanna Altomara During medieval times, disease control techniques were a patchwork of quarantine stations, sanitary barriers, hidden observation posts, laws restricting the movements…