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Akilah Wise

Atlanta
As seen in: Health Affairs, Medium, MSN, Wiley Online Library, Aol, NPR, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Finance Singapore, Fortune, Vox, The Boston Globe and
Covers:  public health, race and health, gender inequity, healthcare access, maternal and child health, mental health, poverty and inequality
Doesn't Cover: sports
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Teens: Manage your stress during COVID-19!

Teens: Manage your stress during COVID-19!

Because the COVID-19 pandemic can be traumatic, young people need to set self-care plans to manage stress and…

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Why Is COVID-19 Hitting Black Communities Harder? Residential Segregation Is a Key Factor.

Why Is COVID-19 Hitting Black Communities Harder? Residential Segregation Is a Key Factor.

But this was not a victory, as Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, professor of human development and social policy at Br…

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Why self-care is important during COVID-19 - especially for health care workers

Why self-care is important during COVID-19 - especially for health care workers

The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented crisis that requires us to develop critical stress-coping mechanism…

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Abortion Providers Fight to Keep Working During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Abortion Providers Fight to Keep Working During the Coronavirus Pandemic

As the country faces the COVID-19 pandemic, abortion providers in the United States are fighting to continue …

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We Are Facing a Resurgence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Amid the Pandemic

We Are Facing a Resurgence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Amid the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the critical importance of a robust and prepared public health infrastructur…

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What does 'unintended' pregnancy really mean? - Lady Science

What does 'unintended' pregnancy really mean? - Lady Science

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) 6|18 Initiative targets unintended pregn…

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The hidden cost of 'stop-and-frisk' - The Boston Globe

The hidden cost of 'stop-and-frisk' - The Boston Globe

Combining New York City health survey data with a police database of stops, Sewell and co-author Kevin Jeffer…

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Trauma can be addressed in schools. Some are trying.

Trauma can be addressed in schools. Some are trying.

Millions of U.S. children experience trauma that can affect their behavior and life prospects. Now, some scho…

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Structural Racism in Medicine Worsens the Health of Black Women and Infants - Rewire.News

Structural Racism in Medicine Worsens the Health of Black Women and Infants - Rewire.News

The United States has one of the most abysmal maternal health records among industrialized nations, and Black…

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Access to birth control is about more than where you live

Access to birth control is about more than where you live

Access to birth control information and services is key to ensuring that everyone has the ability to make dec…

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What We Risk When We Fail to Protect Black Girls - Rewire.News

What We Risk When We Fail to Protect Black Girls - Rewire.News

Last month, the Lifetime docuseries Surviving R. Kelly elevated the claims against the R&B singer as a serial…

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This Is How Racial Health Inequities Undermine Democracy

This Is How Racial Health Inequities Undermine Democracy

The United States touts a "free and fair" democracy, yet health inequities that stem from deeply entrenched s…

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