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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...

The opioid epidemic has hit urban centers hard, particularly my native San Francisco. Drug use disorders have risen to the third leading cause of DALYs in 2019, and the 15th cause of death in 2019 in California. On average, there are 76.3 overdose-related...

Second-hand smoke (SHS) poses a significant global health challenge, particularly impacting children's health due to their developing bodies and the involuntary nature of their exposure. In China, the world's largest consumer and producer of tobacco, this...

In Eritrea, HIV/AIDS is the second leading cause of death for those aged 15-49 and contributes to 5 percent of the deaths of girls and boys aged 15 to 19. Condom use is one important intervention for reducing sexually transmitted infections such as HIV...

According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), sexual assault is very heavily prominent in present day society. In a 2015 NISVS report provided by the NSVRC, 25.5 million women, which accounts for 21.3 % of the female population in the...

Almost three-quarters of all American adults use at least one form of social media, including 90 percent of adults ages 18–29. For women and teenage girls especially, social media can contribute to negative self-images by amplifying impossible standards...

In the United States, abortion has increasingly become a politicized issue, with Republican-led states seeking to limit access to abortion. Sex-selective abortion bans are one type of restriction that prevents doctors from performing abortions if they...

India is the third-largest and fastest growing market for alcoholic beverages. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the consumption of alcohol doubled from 2005 to 2016, going from 2.4 liters of pure alcohol per year to 5.7 liters. While this...

Solving global health issues requires international awareness, coordination, and cooperation. The left side of the drawing depicts a big bold “ME” encircled by a pair of arms in the shape of a heart. On the right, the word “YOU” is barely visible. The...

Maternal health is an important predictor for a society’s health overall. In Zimbabwe, a major cause of maternal mortality is loss of blood due to hemorrhage. This charcoal drawing creates a visceral impact of the word hemorrhage to symbolize issues in...