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Planetary Health: Foundations and Key Concepts

WEBMarch 3, 2023. 11 minutes. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. The field of planetary health explores the connections between human health

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"The Public Health" in 1840

WEBA pamphlet published in 1840 advocates a four-pronged approach to public healthcare that sounds remarkably like our own. By: The Editors. March 30, 2020. 2 …

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The Idea of “Good Nutrition” Has Changed Over Time

WEBAs political scientist Tripp Rebrovick writes, views of these issues in European and white American society have shifted over time, from a framework based on bodily …

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John Snow and the Birth of Epidemiology

WEBBy: Matthew Wills. May 28, 2018. 3 minutes. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. An 1854 cholera outbreak in London confounded those who …

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The Man Who Invented Modern Infection Control

WEB5 minutes. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. Ignaz Semmelweis is known as the nineteenth-century doctor who discovered the cause …

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The False Promises of Wellness Culture

WEBDunn’s ideas have gained a steady following, approaching near-ubiquity in the 21st century—in 2015, the global wellness industry was valued at $3.7 trillion. But …

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The Origins of the CDC

WEBWhen the war ended, the MCWA staff and their bosses quickly developed the idea of the CDC—which then stood for Communicable Disease Center. A month …

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The Black Church and Mental Health Support

WEBBlack counselors Keith Dempsey, S. Kent Butler, and LaTrece Gaither suggest that churches could play a role in helping Black people access mental health …

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The Health Risks of Living in Ancient Rome

WEBFrom parasites to malaria, the health risks facing ancient Rome were numerous. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. Ancient …

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"The Yellow Wallpaper" and Women's Pain

WEBThe tale, which follows its protagonist’s slow descent into madness as she gradually discerns a woman trapped inside the yellow wallpaper of her sickroom, has …

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Bioethics: Key Concepts and Research

WEB9 minutes. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. Bioethics is a field of inquiry centered around the uses and moral implications of …

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A Glimpse at Women’s Periods in the Roaring Twenties

WEBThe report contains details of the types of commercial pads available in the late 1920s. All had their downsides. Women complained that the washable “Mi Ladi …

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When Do We Have Empathy For People Living with Mental Illness

WEBThat’s one reason why efforts to encourage empathy for people with depression, anxiety, or other mental disorders often focus on the biological basis of the …

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Why Facebook Can Be Good For Your Health

WEBAmong the most common allegations is that they cause us to forgo our real life relationships for our virtual ones, to our emotional detriment. Facebook, in full PR …

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The Genetics of Cousin Marriage

WEBIn 2005, Owen Dyer reported in BMJ that “A Labour MP has called for a public debate on the genetic risks of marriages between first cousins in Britain’s …

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Art Is Good for Your Brain

WEBIn a painting, the brain searches for order and objects. Even when an artist is painting, the brain aims to represent or paint objects as the painter sees them. Zeki …

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Better Living Through Nudity

WEBBetter Living Through Nudity. In England in the 1920s and ‘30s, nudism was ideological and utopian. Then the Nazis coopted the concept for their eugenicist …

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