Mental Health as An Important Aspect of Urban Health in the West Indian & Caribbean Context
Does the built environment alter our mental health?
Design for Sustainable Urban Health and Wellbeing
Is there a blueprint for a healthy lifestyle? A way to design the world’s communities to promote sustainable urban health and wellbeing no matter the location?
Addressing the Environmental Sensitivity that Surrounds Menstrual Absorbents
Cities across the globe require better infrastructures that provides affordable housing and supports healthy and thriving cities. The United Nations statistics state that approximately 1.6 billion people worldwide reside in substandard housing, and another 100...
The Africa Human Capital Plan: Why Investing in Women & Girls Matters Now More Than Ever
It is estimated that 2.6 million African girls are at risk of not returning to school due to the pandemic. These girls are at risk of being married off against their will and are predisposed...
Cities investing in healthy and sustainable food environments for all children.
COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of children having daily access to nutritious foods not just because it’s good for them, but because it can decrease their chances of contracting the virus and falling detrimentally ill.
Childhood Experiences of Sexual Violence, Pregnancy, and Marriage Associated with Child Sex Trafficking Among Female Sex Workers in Two US-Mexico Border Cities
In the 2018 AJPH study, of the girls trafficked along the US-Mexico border, 54.3% were pregnant before age 16, 60.2% were married before they turned 16, and 55.2% experienced sexual violence before the age of...
Global Strategy for Public Health → chapters 4 & 8
Migration plays a vital role in the systems of our world today. Be it voluntary or forced, migration has placed extra strain on the healthcare systems of many nations. The number of international migrants has...
The Inclusion of Gender in Health
Women and girls are just as vulnerable to other health conditions that are not related to reproductive health, however, if you do a simple google search on women’s health, the top results shown are always...