Author Archives: Sarah Buckius

I ran across this article, Mental health in Nigeria: A Neglected issue in Public Health, that discusses mental health care in Nigeria. The study connects to a forthcoming story we will share about a mother who has experienced the high cost of mental health care in Nigeria. The study states “n Nigeria, the disparity between available healthcareContinue reading “Mental Health In Nigeria [Barriers: Cost of Care, Access, Shortage of Medical Staff, etc.]”

An article on NPR called The Doctor Will Skype You Now: Virtual Checkups Reach Bangladesh’s Isolated Islands, discusses the barrier to public health of location/access in Bangladesh’s remote islands. The article discusses the health care situation on Chars — “low-lying, temporary sand islands that are continuously formed and destroyed through silt deposition and erosion. They’reContinue reading “Virtual Checkups for Patients in Remote Islands in Bangladesh [Barrier: Location/Access]”

In an article entitled How Michelle and Barack Obama dealt with daughter’s very difficult health diagnosis, Michelle Obama discusses when her daughter was 3 months old and was diagnosed with spinal meningitis. She says “She turned out – obviously, as this story ends, she is fine, she’s healthy, she’s a beautiful young lady, but ifContinue reading “Michelle Obama expresses gratitude for health insurance [Barrier: Cost of Care/Financial Barrier]”

Today, an article in The Washington Post, entitled Why are nurses quitting? Ask the nurse no hospital will hire., brings attention to the shortage of nurses in the United States. It discusses the fact that while “Nursing is the nation’s largest healthcare profession, with nearly 4.2 million registered nurses (RNs) nationwide. ” they are devalued andContinue reading “Nurse Shortage & Burnout [Barrier: Medical Staff Shortage & Burnout]”

Vivek discovered another organization that is working on similar issues! It is called Our Health Stories and here are two screenshots of their website’s organization. Check out their website for more information.

A recent article in the New York Times, Childbirth Is Deadlier for Black Families Even When They’re Rich, Expansive Study Finds, is just one more example of the Barriers people face to public health. In this case, the article points to a study about how race impacts childbirth. “Research has repeatedly shown that Black mothers and babiesContinue reading “Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health”

Here is another recent article that highlights the inequities in public health. The article is on USA Today and is entitled “Heart defect diagnosis often comes too late – or not at all – for Latino infants, study finds”. It makes reference to this study The Impact of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status, Race and Ethnicity, andContinue reading “Inequity in Congenital Heart Disease Diagnosis”

An article in the LA Times today discusses a new study by the California Health Care Foundation that finds that “More than half of Black Californians said there was a time in the last few years when they thought they would have received better healthcare if they had belonged to a different racial or ethnicContinue reading “Health inequities continue to affect Black Californians the most”