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Dr_Rob July 6, 2020

At the American Public Health Convention in Philadelphia in 2019, the new member meets the long standing leadership.It was with great pleasure that I was able to introduce Omonikhefe Aghomon at her first APHA meeting to the “”Rock Star” legendary physician leaders Dr. Georges Benjamin and Dr. Linda Rae Murray. “O” is authoring a sickle cell anemia set of tutorials for the Force for Health GO app for use with the Advance the Dream initiative we are putting together to address the health disparities highlighted in some of Dr. Martin Luther King’s speeches. She is working as an intern with the Force for Health while she studies public health and premed at SUNY.#APHA #sickle cell # advance the dream

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Alberto Martin: Making the Most of Every Opportunity for Latino Health

As a child in Puerto Rico, Alberto Martin dreamed of playing professional soccer. He knew that becoming a soccer pro meant lots of hard work, practice, and willpower to get better even when you’re tired and want to give up. Today, Martin is using those lessons to become a different kind of pro – a …
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Dorothy Long Parma: Finding Her Career in Gastric Cancer Research While Navigating Mental Health

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More Than Meets the Eye: How Surviving Colon Cancer Transformed Marielle Santos McLeod’s Advocacy Work

Marielle Santos McLeod thought she knew a lot about cancer care. Years as a health professional had given her time to learn about cancer care and gain a closer look at the barriers Latinos face in getting equitable treatment. That’s why, when the mother of four was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 36, she …
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5 Essential Frameworks for Preventing Violent Child Death

The U.S. has a violent child death problem. Developing strategies to prevent violent child deaths death from firearms and traffic crashes is a demanding task that requires consideration of numerous upstream, interrelated, and tangential issues. To help safety advocates develop strategies to prevent violent child death, we compiled five frameworks to help: Understand and explain …
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