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Midwife Shortage Across the US
Maternal mortality rates are significantly higher in the United States than any other high-income and developed country. While there is no one cause or solution, access to midwives during birth has been shown to improve birthing outcomes and maternal...
Poster showing midwife shortage across the US.

The Persisting Dangers of Cigarette Smoking in the U.S.
In the United States, the conversation about the dangers of tobacco usage has shifted to a sole focus on e-cigarettes, even though cigarette smoking critically remains the leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States...
A poster with no smoking text in shape of cigarette with smoke.

Access to Menstrual Hygiene & Period Poverty in Rural Punjab
Lack of resources for healthy and safe menstruation is a significant issue in rural Punjab (a region which spans territories in both India and Pakistan). Period poverty is a direct result of root causes including social stigma, low socioeconomic status...
Instagram graphic with text How can you help make change?

Extreme Heat and Environmental Justice in Massachusetts
According to climate change models cited by the state’s department of environmental protection, by 2080 Massachusetts is projected to hit an average of 17-52 days every year where the thermostat will read a number above 90 degrees. Some populations are...
Textured colorful abstract painting.

E-Scooter Injuries at Harvard University
In recent years, electric scooter usage has risen in popularity as a result of how practical and versatile these micromobility devices are, especially in urban settings like college campuses. But along with the increased prevalence of e-scooters has come...
X-ray of hand.

Protect Your Kids From HIV
HIV is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, with 1.3 million people contracting HIV every year and 629,000 people dying of the disease. HIV is both preventable and treatable, and governments and nonprofits have taken significant...
Infographic "protect your kids from HIV."

Black is Beautiful: Learning To Embrace Our Natural Skin Colors
For my final project, I knew that I wanted to focus on a health problem in Jamaica, the country where my parents and family came from, initially choosing to research acral lentiginous melanoma. However, while researching acral lentiginous melanoma, I kept...
Illustration of a dark-skinned woman smiling.

“¡No Estas Solo!”
This project focuses on the problem of HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Mexico. Although HIV prevalence in Mexico is relatively low for a developing country at 0.3%, the prevalence among MSM is 17%, disproportionately higher than...
A red ribbon with people around it.

Maternal Mortality Disparities in the U.S.
Maternal mortality is a growing issue in America, especially within minority populations, such as Black women. In 2021, the overall maternal mortality rate in the U.S. was 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, but for Black women, the rate was much higher...
Infographic - Maternal mortality disparities

Responsible Antibiotic Use in India
Since the invention of antibiotics a little over a century ago, bacteria-killing drugs have become one of the most important tools in healthcare. Infections that were once death sentences are now able to be cured with just a few doses. However, the...
Infographic - Consume antibiotics responsibly.

Re-Imagining Homelessness in Mass. and Cass
Homelessness is a major public health issue in the United States. Homeless individuals are at critically higher risk for health issues such as malnutrition, HIV, violence/rape, substance abuse disorder, and mental illnesses such as anxiety/depression...
Illustration of re-imagined space of Mass, and Cass street.