Why Your Doctor Should Care About Social Justice

social justice It seems we’ve all been thinking deeply about race and racism in the United States. My interest in public health stems from a desire to work towards equity and social justice. One of my favorite TEDTalks is by Mary Bassett: Why Your Doctor Should Care About Social Justice.  Dr Bassett is the Health … Read More

Martin Luther King: Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Martin Luther King I “do” public health because of the social justice elements that underpin the work.   During my time at the Community for Creative Non-Violence homeless shelter, I learned important lessons in fairness, right and wrong, and my role is in this movement as a white, privileged woman. I re-read Martin Luther King’s Letter … Read More

OPTIMIZE project

I am thrilled to announce that training materials for health care workers on the introduction of DTG for the treatment of HIV are now online! A global consortium makes up the The OPTIMIZE project. It’s members are improving treatment outcomes for people living with HIV. The Project aims to optimize ARV drugs and formulations and … Read More

Book Report: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

Blink is Malcolm Gladwell’s second book.  It was a provocative read in many ways. It comes down to a nutshell. Blink is about split-second decision making and how decisions made quickly are often just as sound if not more so than decisions made after great deliberation. Gladwell calls this “thin-slicing”. It’s why speed dating works. … Read More

Book Report: Pathologies of Power

I read it so you don’t have to. Pathologies of Power outlines what Partners In Health means when it talks about striving to create a “preferential option for the poor in healthcare.” In its origins, the concept was connected with the the liberation theology movement of the mid-20th century. The option for the poor was first … Read More