By: Zoreed Mukhtar 2019—2020 Global Health Policy Coordinator & Health Care for All Steering Committee Member As a child growing up in the 1990’s, no one really talked about getting vaccinated; it was just a routine part of a doctor’s visit. As science and technology have progressed, children around the world have been getting vaccinated…
By Hanna Choi, 2019—2020 Global Health Action Committee Programming Coordinator Research comes out on a daily basis on how single-use plastics, the lack of recycling on a global scale, and the improper elimination of plastic waste are harming our health and the health of our children with everything from cancer to lowered IQ points. I…
By: Zoreed Mukhtar 2019—2020 Global Health Policy Coordinator & Health Care for All Steering Committee Member When you hear of maternal mortality, you may think that it is a foreign concept that only occurs in parts of Asia or Africa. The harsh reality is that in the developed world, the United States has the…
By: Ashley Barker, Global Health Chair The disabled population continues to be a population that relies on medicine, but their needs are rarely fully met. Disability can be temporary or permanent. If you break your leg, you are considered temporarily disabled. You would be covered by the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) to receive the…
