Grant Activity: Current Activity Impacting Communities
By: Monica Zack, MPH Candidate at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health
In 1946, when addressing the public about the polio epidemic President Truman said “If we fail to recognize the inherent danger of this disease, we overlook a threat to the people of the United...
By Sam Klossner, MPH Candidate at Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health
One of the most impactful quotes I love is by the infamous Dr. Seuss: “Today You are You, that is truer than true! There is no one alive who is You-er than You!” I love this quote, not only for its message of encouragement, but because I truly am I, you are truly you, and we are truly we. We are told...
By Nina Figueroa, MPH Candidate at Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health
Whether it is the holiday shopping season or not, I often find myself running to the mall to indulge in some retail therapy and eat a nice meal at one of my favorite restaurants after a long day filled with unexpected, unpleasant surprises at work and school in addition to an ongoing argument with my...
By: Cara King, MPH Candidate, Drexel University, Dornsife School of Public Health
Every day I’m surrounded by people that are in a hurry. They’re speeding by in their cars, they’re pushing the time of the yellow light, they’re walking when the light is red, they’re talking on the phone gesticulating wildly, while run-walking to their next meeting. Please, don’t get me wrong. I am in...
By Caitlin O'Brien
The scope of public health has grown tremendously over the past century. With the emergence of germ theory, the sanitation revolution, rise of chronic disease and new understandings of health disparities, the field has seeped into many aspects of society that affect our health. Despite this ongoing expansion, there is a serious threat to our health that is...
This past Sunday, Dr. Ted Corbin spoke with Rachel Martin, host of NPR's Weekend Edition, about hospital-focused efforts to help victims of urban violence. Dr. Corbin spoke about how individuals in his field of Emergency Medicine can sieze on what he refers to as the "golden moment," when a victim of violent injury comes to the Emergency Room and is ready to make a change in his/her life, to...
By Alex Kotlowitz
Published on 2/23/13
EVERY year, the Chicago Police Department issues a report with the macabre title “Chicago Murder Analysis.” It’s a short but eye-opening document. Do the calculations and you realize that in the past 15 years, 8,083 people have been killed, most of them in a concentrated part of the city. There’s one particularly startling revelation that...
Social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter are used by millions of individuals everyday to communicate and keep in contact with family, friends and acquaintances. Because of the millions of people who use these sites everyday, social media can also be of great use to businesses and organizations within the private, public or social sectors as such sites can help increase an...
Philly Magazine has recently featured a story about Violence, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and how indviduals deal with trauma in Philadelphia communities. Dr. Theodore Corbin, Dr. John Rich, and Dr. Sandra Bloom of the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice discuss PTSD, the effects of trauma, and help to share inspirational stories of individuals surviving violence and making a...
