CHEEER Takes ON D.C.
Erika Hood, M.Ed., Program Development Manager, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research
Expiration of Expanded Child Tax Credit
By Josh Beltran, Research Assistant Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research On January 15, 2022 the Expanded Child Tax Credit officially expired, after Congress failed to renew the […]
Gender Disparities Among Researchers
By J. Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH, Co-director Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research
The Dickey Amendment: A Detriment to Public Health Research
By Morgan Whaley, Research Assistant, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research In the early 1990s, the CDC Center for Injury Prevention and Control focused research on how to […]
Life is for the Living
By Dawn Glasco, Manager of Engagement and Social Innovation (Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood), CHEEER Community Journal Reviewer This summer I helped run a day camp for teenagers and adults at […]
Putting Public Health First
By Joshua Beltran, Research Assistant, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research A recent article in The New Yorker, titled “Costa Ricans Live Longer Than We Do. What’s the […]
Telehealth: Prospective Barriers and Benefits Post-Pandemic
By Joshua Beltran, Research Assistant, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research One significant thing the pandemic has proven is that the ability to transition to remote work without […]
Bridging Nutrition Disparity via Food Assistance Programs and Farmers’ Markets
By Joshua Beltran, Research Assistant, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research During this pandemic many businesses have had to make crucial decisions on whether to stay in business […]
Health Equity Tracker: A New Way to Track Health Disparities
By Joshua Beltran, Research Assistant, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research A recent article from STAT, reported on a new tool to help track health disparities. The tool, […]
COVID-19 Virus, Vaccine, and Health Disparities
By Joshua Beltran, Research Assistant, Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research As the number of people vaccinated for COVID-19 increases there still exist multiple levels of health disparities […]