Hector Garcia Jr. shared his story as a cautionary tale. Severely obese, he did not want others to suffer the same pain and isolation he had experienced throughout his too-short life. He didn’t want others to be mocked, as he was as a kid...
Intead of an apple, could a hug-a-day keep the doctor away? According to new research from Carnegie Mellon University, that may not be that far-fetched of an idea. Led by Sheldon Cohen, the Robert E. Doherty University Professor of Psychology...
When I was 15, I attended a writing workshop with a girl who had been sexually abused by a family member, trauma that she explored in her poetry. She said she was offended when people told her: “I’m really sorry that happened to...
Melissa Mahler of Pro Player Insiders and Andrew Willis of the Stop Abuse Campaign tackle the topic of child sexual abuse with the creator of the ACE study Dr. Felitti , survivor and advocate Matt Sandusky , survivor and...
A leading Tennessee lawmaker —concerned that kids have been shackled and improperly jailed—is drafting legislation to ensure that accused truants receive prompt appointment of legal counsel when facing prosecution in the...
My earliest memories of my father’s racism are rooted in the family dinners of my childhood. Dad sat to my left, always. My mother sat across from me, with my little brother seated to her right. My two younger sisters sat at opposite...
“Shima (my mother) needs roofing repairs,” Kirby Smith says one morning while visiting Jolene Peralta and other elders at the senior center recently. Smith is one of three community health representatives (CHR’s) providing...
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Washington Post Publishes ACEs Op-Ed by ASTHO Staffer The Washington Post has published an editorial article by ASTHO Senior Editor of Communications and Social Media Virgie Townsend. In the op-ed, Townsend discusses growing up with...
Business Engagement in Building Healthy Communities is the summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Population Health Improvement in July 2014 to consider the role of business in improving population health...
Tiffany Martinez was in a freshman history class at the University of Southern Maine when she was startled by a female voice. She whipped around to see who it was. No one was there. Martinez was just 17 and away from home for...
2014 was a year, as many are, of modest steps forward and a few steps back in criminal justice reform. But the national focus on flaws in our criminal justice system could lead to stronger reforms in 2015. The year proved to be a victory for...
The residents of Humboldt and Mendocino counties are affected by a higher number of “Adverse Childhood Experiences” than any other county across the state, according to a study that surveyed occurrences of abuse, neglect and...
On August 1st, 5 Black students in satiny green and red robes and mortar boards waited inside an elementary school classroom, listening for their names to be called as graduates of Normandy High School. The ceremony was held months after...
One hundred years ago, “Colored” was the typical way of referring to Americans of African descent. Twenty years later, in the time of W.E.B. Du Bois, it was purposefully dropped to make way for “Negro.” By the late...