This summer, I received a grant from the Social Science Scholars Program at Florida State University to complete a research project, internship, or volunteer project this summer. I had originally intended to use this grant to pursue a research internship in health policy, with a specific interest in the health of underserved women. However, due…
Tag: Healthcare
Do Volunteers Just Have Higher Cognitive Function or Is Volunteering Good For Brain Health?
Volunteers play an important role – they help many of our nations’ non-profits address critical missions and address a variety of unmet needs for under-privileged members of our society. In fact, in 2019, Independent Sector estimated that the average value of volunteer work is worth more than $25/hour, and with an estimated 63 million Americans collectively volunteering…
Social Science Scholar: Florida Department of Health
This summer, I completed an internship with the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) in Tallahassee, Florida, and Sarasota, Florida. The FDOH oversees all matters of public health and is comprised of a state health office in Tallahassee, and 67 local county departments. My internship comprised of serving at the state health office, as well as…
Puerto Rico’s Imminent Medicaid Fiscal Cliff: The Trials and Tribulations of the Oldest U.S. Colony
Puerto Rico has been an unincorporated territory of the United States since July 25, 1898, subject to Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution, more commonly referred to as the “Territorial Clause.” Honest actors who want to avoid euphemisms and not shy away from the truth, however painful and disgraceful as…
Reclaiming Leadership in Public Health and Healthcare Resilience
The Florida Building Resilience Against Climate Effects Program (BRACE), hosted at FSU, works with health departments to adapt to extreme weather. Public health departments are on the front lines of responding to climate threats like extreme heat, hurricanes, and Zika virus.
Women Can’t Win: Ongoing Offensives against Maternal and Reproductive Health
How can we best navigate a political climate that is hostile to maternity care but that simultaneously tends to define women by their maternal capacity?
My summer researching the transmission of the flu and interning at the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital
This summer has certainly given me great clarity about my future steps toward becoming a medical practitioner. Without the Social Science Scholars program, I am sure I would be nowhere near as close to reaching the lofty goals I have set for myself. This program and College have been invaluable. They provided financial and educational…
Wicked Problems, Wicked Solutions 