Spring 2021 | The Public Health Advocate

Reducing Maternal Mortality Rates through Patient-Centered Care

Patient-centered and culturally-sensitive partum care offers attractive solutions to rising maternity care costs and maternal deaths in the U.S.

The True Cost of Calorie Counting: Eating Disorders in College

Surrounded by harmful student norms surrounding diet culture, college students are especially vulnerable to eating disorders, which can have dire consequences.

A Lack of Trust and Access

Vaccine trust is a growing issue among marginalized communities of color throughout the U.S. who are disproportionately affected by a lack of access to COVID-19 resources.

Baby Food Companies are Poisoning our Kids

The Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 offers a solution to the political lack of regulation surrounding baby food companies that release toxic products.

An illustration of a screenshot of Engracia Figueroa taken from Disability Rights California’s January 28 press conference. Elena is pictured with dark red braids wearing a dark green shirt and a multi-colored bandana against a blue background. On the top left corner is a vaccine needle. On the right is an ASL interpreter mid-sign.

High-Risk CA Residents May Be Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine

After pushback from disabled activists, high-risk Californians may be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting mid-March, depending on various restrictions.