HIV and the Deep South
People in the southern U.S. are overrepresented in the total population of people living with HIV, a phenomena that may be due to a number of cultural reasons.
Tag Archives: health disparities
The Undocumented Healthcare Experience
Undocumented U.S. residents face hardship when trying to access healthcare and health resources, often due to public charge rules and language barriers.
Outreach Involving the Unhoused During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has been especially difficult to track and combat in the homeless population in America, many of whom are considered high-risk.
Physician Migration & the Healthcare Crisis in India
Developed countries need more health workers, but this often negatively impacts the developing nations that workers are coming from and being educated in.
The Methamphetamine Epidemic, Locally and Nationally
Methamphetamine use has had a dramatic resurgence in the United States and has a particular impact on marginalized groups in San Francisco. Without the support of the community, these individuals will fall through the cracks and not get the support that they need.
Queer, Here, and Mistreated: LGBTQIA+ Disparities in Health
This article was originally published in our Spring 2019 print issue. In the last few decades, major strides have been taken towards improving the rights of LGBTQIA+ communities. Over 25 countries have legalized same-sex marriage in the past twenty years. University students study the rich
Tackling Childhood Obesity in Alameda County
Schools are an important source of childhood nutrition, but having healthful foods available is only part of the solution to childhood obesity.
Best Babies Zone
“Best Babies Zone” is part two of a two-part series on life course theory. To read part one, click here. Over the last two centuries, the improvement of medicine, nutrition, and childcare resources has drastically reduced the infant mortality rate in the United States. Due