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Negative Encounters With Police Have Mental Health Consequences for Black Men

Adversarial encounters with police have a powerful negative effect on black men’s mental health, as do efforts to avoid such encounters, according to a study from a team at the George Washington University. “These types of negative encounters exist on a spectrum, from police violence to racial profiling and casual disrespect,” said lead author Lisa […]

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Opinion: Diverse Mental Health Services Give Voice to Specific Needs

There’s a growing need for mental health services on college campuses. A new environment combined with the daily demands of jobs and a rigorous class load can cause debilitating anxiety and stress. A 2019 survey by the American College Health Association found that 65.7% of students reported they “felt overwhelming anxiety” and 45.1% said they […]

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Minority Patients Benefit From Having Minority Doctors

In today’s America, minority patients still have markedly worse health outcomes than white patients. The differences are greatest for black Americans: Compared to white patients, they are two to three times as likely to die of preventable heart disease and stroke. They also have higher rates of cancer, asthma, influenza, pneumonia, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and homicide. […]

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Institute of Politics Students Explore Mental Health Stigma

At a roundtable discussion entitled “The Politics of Mental Health,” held by Leaders of Color at the Institute of Politics (IOP) on Tuesday, February 11, students explored how mental health stigma and common misunderstandings perpetuate mental illness, globally and on campus. The discussion explored the rhetoric and development of self-care in the modern, capitalist age, as well as […]

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Oakland U Med School Starts New Diversity Initiative

Anyone in a class or breakout room at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine can now see firsthand that the school is intent on leading the way in implementation of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that benefit students and educators alike. Officials recently installed posters detailing “Learning Environment Guidelines” that are aimed at “promoting […]

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Howard University Receives Grant to Focus on Sickle Cell Disease Education

Howard University is furthering its efforts to conduct research and combat health disparities that disproportionately affect the Black community. The Washington, D.C.-based HBCU recently received a grant to focus on sickle cell disease education and outreach. The $42,000 endowment—gifted by the Walter Brownley Trust Bank of America, N.A.—will go towards Howard University’s Department of Pediatrics […]

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U of Florida Tells Professors Not to Order Sick Students to be Tested for Coronavirus

GAINESVILLE – Florida’s flagship university is warning its professors to stop requiring students who may be visibly sick to leave class and be tested for the new coronavirus. The orders from the University of Florida reflect rising anxieties about the illness on a campus with more than 6,000 international students amid the virus’s rapid global […]

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At Department of Medicine’s Diversity and Inclusion Week, Challenging Conventional Wisdom

“Great minds think differently.” If there was a unifying idea expressed by speakers at the Department of Medicine’s first diversity and inclusion week, it was probably that. Hannah Valantine, MD, of the National Institutes of Health, said it first, when she opened the Jan. 29 sessions with her grand rounds presentation. Sonia Aranza, a global […]

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Racism as a Public Health Crisis

At the close of 2019, Pittsburgh declared embedded racism “a public health crisis affecting our entire city.” This was an act of recognition by the city’s leaders of the profound impact of racial inequities on the health of its black and brown residents. It is easy to understand the threats to neighborhoods made proximate to […]

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Sandy Hicks, 79: First Recipient of MLK Award in 1987, Longtime Community Activist

MANCHESTER, NH — Sandra “Sandy” Toryeanea Hicks died peacefully January 22, 2020, at home in Manchester at the age of 79 after a long illness. Sandy is known for being the first recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr.Award in 1987 and also, in the same year, the recipient of the New Hampshire Unsung Heroine Award. […]

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UH Graduate Honored Alongside Madam Curie and Florence Nightingale

Alice Augusta Ball, University of Hawaiʻi’s first female and first African-American graduate, was honored alongside Marie Skłodowska-Curie (a.k.a. Madam Curie) and Florence Nightingale, with their names etched on the façade of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). The school celebrated its 120th anniversary in 2019. Ball, who passed away at the age of 24, was […]

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Opinion: Don’t Blame Students for Requesting Better Access to Mental Healthcare

I like to compare my anxiety disorder to a spiral. It coils around my heart, and on a good day, it’s relaxed, hanging loosely around it. There are other days, though, when the coil winds itself tight around my chest, making it hard to breathe and work and do any of the countless other activities […]

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