Profiles in Public Health
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I believe the effect of societal stigma is an incredible issue in public health.
So much of what influences our health occurs outside our interactions with medical professionals.
The public health issue that I see as most pressing right now is that im/migration is not explicitly viewed nor treated by our government as a public health issue, but rather as a "national security threat".
Public health is bridging the gaps between health disparities to provide equitable healthcare for all.
My interest in public health was initially sparked by the various racial inequities that are found throughout the United States.
My research interests primarily revolve around infectious diseases and emergency preparedness, which kind of tie into what I believe to be one of the biggest public health threats.
I was fortunate enough to study both biology and Spanish during my undergraduate career. The intersection of health and culture has always been of interest to me. Public health was the perfect field to study acculturation and all the other factors that influence health.
I read "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston in high school and realized that I was fascinated by epidemiology and how researchers work to track down the sources of disease and how they use that knowledge to implement future prevention strategies.
Public health is a universal umbrella--a crucial component needed to protect all things living and the environment safe from dangerous effects of disease, disasters and ultimately human actions.
Public health is the advancement of social, political, and economic structures that support the health and well-being of all populations equitably.