Category: Policy & Equity

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events impacting children from birth to 18, affecting their psychological and physical well-being. ACEs lead to heightened risks for numerous health issues later in life. Current research is expanding the understanding of adversity to include systemic factors that affect marginalized communities, promoting a more inclusive approach to healing. Read more

There is a different kind of honesty that shows up when I put pen to paper. Typing feels quick, efficient, and productive, but handwriting feels like truth. When I write by hand, I say things I would not say out loud or even think to type. There is no backspace. There is no red underline.… Read more

Public health has never been something distant or theoretical to me. It has always been woven into the fabric of my life and the lives of people in the communities I come from. Before I studied public health or policy, I lived it. I saw how access, culture, and systems decided who received care and… Read more