Community Safety, Criminal Legal SystemGuest UserSeptember 23, 2020Statement

Transforming Community Safety: Looking Beyond Reforms

I began my 2020 summer internship at The Praxis Project in the wake of mass mobilizations across the country and around the world demanding structural change and justice for the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Nina Pop, Tony McDade, and so many more…

Community Safety, Criminal Legal System, Socioeconomic ConditionsKourtney NhamSeptember 3, 2020Blog

Black Lives Matter ALWAYS—today, tomorrow, and forever.

Community Safety, Criminal Legal System, Hope and EfficacyGuest UserAugust 27, 2020Statement

Bet on Organic Public Health

The truth of the matter is that the job of redefining public health and bridging the gap between organic and traditional public health must fall on the shoulders of public health practitioners and advocates. WE are the publicists responsible for communicating public health and its importance to the general public as well as defining it for future generations.

Julian JohnsonAugust 17, 2020Blog

Changing the Face

Public health is still in need of a publicist. We are already aware that, pre-COVID 19, the general public perception around agencies like the CDC, Department of Health & Human Services, and state/local health departments was negative. Thus, I am calling for public health to be redefined and expanded; we must “change the face.”

Pepsico’s $7 Million Donation in Communities of Color for COVID-19 Relief: Paying for a Health Halo to Hide the Devil’s Fork?

Marketing & Retail Environment, SSB, Food SystemsXavier MoralesJuly 22, 2020Blog

Public Health Needs a New Publicist

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing the general public put U.S. public health institutions under the microscope with intense scrutiny—and, in my perspective, rightfully so.

HealthcareJulian JohnsonJuly 22, 2020Blog