We humbly present the inaugural release of Intervene Upstream. Throughout this week, we hope to showcase a variety of articles and creative work from our talented and passionate peers. 

In this ongoing series “Why Public Health,” we curate the many distinct and transformational narratives of our peers working in public health alongside us. We recognize everyone came to this point in their lives with their personal experience and individual passions in mind, and we aim to give everyone’s story a spotlight.

As we all know, our population is made up of unique stories and perspectives in life, and as such, our field does as well. In showcasing our colleague’s narratives, we hope to publicize the importance of public health and to broaden our community voice.

We hope that you feel empowered and inspired by reading these stories, and we invite you to share yours with us as well.

The articles you have to look forward to this week include:

August 20:

• Letter from the Editor-in-Chief by Nicky Tettamanti
• Why Public Health: From Personal Experience to Proudest Achievement by Abou Ibrahim-Biangoro
• Why Public Health: The Road Taken by Vaughn Edelson
• Working With West Africa to Contain Ebola: Understanding the Resistance to Initial Containment Measures by Kelli Buchanan

August 21:

• The Intersection of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health by Elizabeth Hines
• Fighting the Normalization of Gendered Violence by Renee Iglesias

August 22:

• Stigma and Mental Health by Sara Atlas
• Why Public Health: Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness by Megan Marziali

August 23:

• Why Public Health: The Foundations of My Personal Journey by Benjamin Schachter
• The Influence of Sexuality Discourse on Federal Sex Education Policy by Alicia Miller

August 25:

• Why Public Health: Disparities in Health by Khaila Prather
• What Can Theater Contribute to Public Health? by Saharra Dixon

Thank you so much for your support and we hope that you share the stories that you identify with or learned from. We encourage you to join our community and to be part of the conversation! 

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Nicky Tettamanti

Editor-in-Chief at Intervene Upstream

I'm the editor-in-chief and founder of Intervene Upstream! My interests include epidemiology, social determinants of health, LGBTQ health, mental wellness, and prevention. I'm an incoming MPH epidemiology student at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health (2019-2021).

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