Health Equity

Public health values and respect for human rights will continue to guide us as we partner with diverse communities.

First-generation American Daisy Zapata originally planned to pursue  a career medicine. However, minoring in public health as an undergraduate led her to shift her focus to health inequities in Black and immigrant communities, and pursue her MSPH at the Bloomberg School. 

In New Orleans’ urban heat islands, too few green spaces, poverty, and inadequate cooling options make residents vulnerable to heat’s health risks.

A trio of authors from VillageReach address what’s needed to address the digital divide and design health programs informed by community needs—drawing on help tech tools that help under-reached communities share feedback. 

Protesting coal dust and half-burned medical waste, South Baltimore residents lead the way on environmental health research.