Microplastics and Health
Microplastics are an increasingly pervasive environmental and health concern, infiltrating ecosystems, food supplies, and even the human body, with far-reaching consequences for global sustainability and…
Category: Community Health
Mindful Intimate Relationships
Mindful intimate relationships involve being present, aware, and paying attention to the individuals in our relationships in a kind, gentle, accepting, nonjudgmental way. They involve…
Fast Fashion and the Environment
Fast fashion, which is the practice of replicating recent fashion trends and mass producing them cheaply and quickly, is causing an environmental crisis. Fast fashion…
Food Insecurity
Food insecurity is the inability to access reliable, sufficient, affordable, nutritious food. Almost 800 million people in the world are suffering from hunger and malnutrition…
Climate Change – Taking Action
Most of us already know about the consequences of climate change. Globally, we are experiencing the effects in our daily lives—melting ice caps, frequent fires,…
Heat-Related Illnesses and Extreme Heat
Heat-related illnesses during times of extreme heat are responsible for more weather-related deaths in the United States during an average year than any other hazard.…
Seeking Truth—Why Science Matters
We live in interesting times when “experts” provide us with information about virtually every aspect of our lives—the foods we eat, how we should sleep,…
Stay Safe, Be Kind, Flatten The Curve
Since the first signs of the new respiratory virus called 2019 Novel Coronavirus (which causes COVID-19) made headlines in December 2019, the world has experienced…
Bullying
Have you ever been bullied? Have you ever stood by and watched someone else get bullied? What did you do? How did it make you…
World Hepatitis Day – July 28
World Hepatitis Day is July 28th. It provides an opportunity to learn the global burden of this disease, understand the different types of hepatitis, and…
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