Social Science

The H.U.N.G.E.R. Initiative (Helping Underserved Neighborhoods Generate Equitable Resources)

Medicine, Social Science / By

This publication is in proud partnership with Project UNITY’s Catalyst Academy 2023 Summer Program. Source: Siggfried Poepperl Abstract Background: Since the 1900s, food insecurity (FI) has been a significant public health concern in Illinois, especially Chicago. There is an urgent need for community-focused intervention within Chicagoland and adjacent underserved communities. Objectives: The objective of this literature review …

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Addressing Medical Inequities in Healthcare Professional Deserts

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This publication is in proud partnership with Project UNITY’s Catalyst Academy 2023 Summer Program. Source: Unsplash, Ashkan Forouzani As of 2023, almost 1.9 billion people around the world live in impoverished conditions –24% of the global population1. In the US, poverty is especially concentrated in more rural areas. Based on census data from November 2022, the poverty …

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The Growing Prevalence of Anxiety as a Public Health Issue

Psychology, Social Science / By

This publication is in proud partnership with Project UNITY’s Catalyst Academy 2023 Summer Program. Source: Alberto Andrei Rosu Anxiety is all consuming. It bleeds into your daily life, fills your head, controls you, enough to tell you what you can do, and cannot do. It keeps you up at night but keeps you in bed in …

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The Effects of Affirmative Action on Healthcare Diversity

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This publication is in proud partnership with Project UNITY’s Catalyst Academy 2023 Summer Program. Source: Rawpixal On June 29th, 2023, the Supreme Court rejected affirmative action in U.S. colleges, marking the end of granting special consideration to minority students and women in college admissions1. This rejection also banned race-based consideration in medical school admissions. In …

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Health Literacy in the United States

Medicine, Social Science / By

This publication is in proud partnership with Project UNITY’s Catalyst Academy 2023 Summer Program. Source: Hush Naidoo Jade Photography Abstract Background: Health literacy is the ability of an individual to find, understand, and use health-related services and information to maneuver the complex healthcare system in the U.S., and to advocate for themselves and their own …

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The Role of Biometrics in Healthcare

Computer Science, Medicine, Social Science / By

This publication is in proud partnership with Project UNITY’s Catalyst Academy 2023 Summer Program. Source: George Prentzas Anytime we use our phones, we likely unlock them with our fingerprint or face ID. But rarely does anyone truly consider the technology behind these biometric identification tools and their infinite uses in many fields and everyday activities. …

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The Public Health Crisis of Alzheimer’s Disease in African American and Hispanic Populations

Medicine, Neuroscience, Social Science / By

This publication is in proud partnership with Project UNITY’s Catalyst Academy 2023 Summer Program. Source: Robina Meermeijer Introduction We as humans have a thirst for connection. Connecting with other humans, connecting with ourselves, or connecting through information. Our capacity for connection, however, is a delicate fabric, dependent on our mental state. Alzheimer’s Disease damages one’s …

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Antimicrobial Resistance in Underprivileged Communities

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This publication is in proud partnership with Project UNITY’s Catalyst Academy 2023 Summer Program. Source: NIAID Since the 1930s, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has steadily been on the rise. Affecting over two million people every year1, AMR is especially devastating for low-income and underfunded communities. Families in these regions are 1.5 times more likely to die …

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Intergenerational Trauma: How a history of pain brings biological costs

Biology, Psychology, Social Science / By

Source: Nicolas Raymond, CC BY 2.0 A few years ago, the world was celebrating the end of a decade and preparing to welcome the new ‘roaring 20s’. But just a few months later, the world had shut down in efforts to curb the widespread transmission of the novel coronavirus. Now, a little more than three …

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