Advancing Health Equity: The Teen Think Tank Project’s 2023 Summer Research Cohort
In the summer of 2023, a group of passionate and driven teenagers came together to form the Teen Think Tank Project’s Health Equity Research Cohort.…
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Nonprofits – A Cog in the Healthcare Delivery System
The Teen Think Tank Project’s third season of its podcast, Here’s the Problem, focused on health equity. Dr. Marc Hurlbert, who has over 20 years…
America’s Health Insurance: Is it really working?
Introduction Throughout U.S. history, America’s healthcare system has been subjected to constant change as it evolved from a simple system of home remedies to a…
The Intersection of Healthcare & Agriculture
The Teen Think Tank Project’s third season of its podcast, Here’s the Problem, focused on health equity. Helen Labun joined the podcast to explore the…
Minimizing Healthcare Disparities
Advancing Health Equity On April 20th, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Health Inequality Data Repository, “the most comprehensive global collection of publicly…
If We Are Spending So Much on Healthcare, Why Are Outcomes So Poor?
How does hospital funding affect treatment? Healthcare is something that is non-negotiable for all people. Whether it be for a cold or for a chronic…
Unconscious Bias in the Medical Field: The “Real” Silent Killer
Personal and systemic biases prevent health equity Becoming a doctor is an extremely long and tiresome process. Four years of pre-med education, four years of…
Is Medicaid Falling Short?
The inadequacies of federal healthcare coverage The United States Medicaid & Medicare programs, first established in 1965, aim to provide medical insurance to low-income populations…
The Prejudice in Our Healthcare System
Unconscious bias is creating a health crisis The healthcare industry in the United States is one of the most consequential industries, proving relevancies from the…
A Conversation with Dr. Carl Latkin of Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Carl Latkin: The Importance of Vaccines in Getting Back to “Normal.” Dr. Carl Latkin, Vice Chair, Department of Health, Behavior, and Society at Johns…