The DrPH blog site, Student Perspectives, serves as a place for current DrPH students—including those who are working on final doctoral projects and/or a thesis—to exercise thought leadership, and to share viewpoints and reflections as emerging leaders in public health.
Growing up in the Republic of Korea (ROK) during the 90s and 2000s, the narrative surrounding the U.S.-ROK alliance was primarily dominated by the looming specter of North Korea and … Continue reading “Hyung Joon Kim: Global health: The new frontier of the United States and Republic of Korea Alliance”
In early May, as I held my newborn daughter, feelings of immense gratitude and love washed over me, connecting me back to the roots of my journey. Not long ago, … Continue reading “Fatou Wurie: Bridging the Gap in African Women’s Uterine Health: Youterus Health”
Mass & Cass, the community that surrounds the intersection of Massachusetts Ave. and Melnea Cass Blvd. on the border of the South End and Roxbury, has been at the forefront … Continue reading “Oscar Mairena: We Need a Paradigm Shift to Address the Opioid Epidemic in Boston – Overdose Prevention Centers are a Start”
“All politics is local. You can make them aware but you cannot make them care,” says a veteran youth court judge on a hot summer August day in Mississippi. He … Continue reading “Rosanna M. Batista: The time is now to improve behavioral health with innovative value-based payments”
What is mental health care in low-resource, remote, or rural spaces? In conversations with several experts, including patients, caregivers, and community health workers in the rural villages surrounding Kabale, Uganda, … Continue reading “Erin McGuinness: Defining and Demanding Mental Healthcare”
I decided to spend my summer immersion working in Mexico City’s Ministry of Health to learn how the government functions from within, intending to evaluate the possibility of working with … Continue reading “Rodrigo Bazúa Lobato: If you want to be helpful, you need to be flexible and adapt your plans”
After two score years of dancing on the floor of public policy as an Indian public servant, I got an opportunity to be on the balcony to reflect on the … Continue reading “Mrinalini Darswal: Lessons in Inclusive Leadership: Collaboration in the decision process is as vital as the outcome”
The relationship between public health and healthcare has always been essential to the promotion of health. However, this relationship is often simplified into neat dichotomies of individual health versus population … Continue reading “Sarah Tsay: Bridging Public Health and Healthcare: The Path Toward Eliminating Racial Health Disparities”
125 characters. That’s less than the length of this sentence, but is it enough to encourage people to get a vaccine that may help end the deadliest pandemic the world … Continue reading “Elizabeth Perry: 125 Characters”
