We call upon your understandings, experiences, and reflections about bias in healthcare. We are looking for pieces that address bias in public health, healthcare, social work, etc. Preferential treatment of one group at the expense of another or discrimination based on perceived or actual group characteristics fall into our lens…
We call upon your creativity for this series on Imagination and Art in Public Health! Create something fun for our publication! We are looking for ways that you want to express yourself through many different mediums - whether that's film, sculpture, drawing, graphic design, audio, etc.! Let's see what our…
We call upon our social work and care work colleagues who are interested in the future of care work. How will social work respond, broadly, to climate injustices and political instability? What new perspectives could be incorporated into care work to improve the public's health? Potential Topic Ideas 1.) The…
Intervene Upstream’s 1st issue launches August 2019. Therefore, we are seeking submissions. Join us in cultivating professionalism, critical thinking, and leadership among graduate students. Please download our press release and flyer! [pdf id=1536]
Three Evidence-Based Reasons to support Intervene Upstream 1. We cultivate professionalism through reflective writing: Active, written reflection facilitates technical and problem-solving skills, and cultivates professionalism among MPH students. ((Merzel, C., & Goodman, A. (2016). Becoming a Professional. Pedagogy in Health Promotion, 2(3), 154–160. https://doi.org/10.1177/2373379916656639)) Rogers ((Rogers R., R. (2001). Reflection…
Please feel free to download, share, and print our flyer and press release! Feel free to get involved with us! [pdf id=1524]
With a focus on public health, why did we end up choosing the name Intervene Upstream? After learning more about us and how to get involved, you may be wondering about our name. Public Health education often requires analogies to explain foundational concepts. We take our name from the famous…
