by Pamela Dahlen | Mar 16, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
HipHop Public Health (website), founded in 2004 by Dr. Olajide Williams uses music as a vehicle for health education. The organization works with leading artists and producers and puts videos out through a social media public service campaigns. Read the Full...
by William Jester | Mar 15, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
Rutgers faculty who see patients are among the first in New Jersey to receive both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine that are required to develop immunity. As the vaccine rollout continues in the state and more people will soon qualify, we asked our...
by William Jester | Mar 14, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
COVID-19 mortality racial disparities in the U.S. are associated with social factors like income, education and internet access, according to a Rutgers study. The study, published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, highlights the need for public...
by William Jester | Mar 13, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
Some jobs prepare you for anything. That’s how Julia Smith felt about working at Petty Island on the Delaware River, where she repaired machinery and loaded freight on and off a giant barge bound for Puerto Rico. At 23, she felt ready to problem-solve her way through...
by William Jester | Mar 13, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
Rutgers Global Health Institute director Richard Marlink discusses the global health consequences and moral implications of wealthy countries hoarding vaccines. The following is an excerpt from the story published by The Daily Targum: With the distribution of the...
