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What makes mentorship matter?
Crystal Lipsey is a doctoral student at Morehouse School of Medicine who studies the biological relationship between cancer and obesity.
Despite adversity, she has excelled in her program and was awarded fellowships at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
We sat down to interview Crystal and managed an advertorial account to share her story in Diversity in STEAM Magazine’s Fall/Summer 2018 issue.
Read more about the role mentorship played in helping her achieve her research goals (pg. 85).
How is poverty, education, mental health, & residential segregation related to health outcomes?
For the Sake of All was a collaboration between scholars at Washington University and Saint Louis University to report on the health and well-being of African Americans in the St. Louis region. The research team produced five policy briefs in 2013 on topics including poverty, education, mental health, residential segregation, and chronic disease.
We translated and synthesized research from the For the Sake of All Project into news features for institutional publications and local media.
A Description and Evaluation of the Concussion Education Application HEADS UP Rocket Blades.
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How can health departments engage pharmacy partners to enhance team-based care?
Pharmacists have been recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as health care “extenders” in the community who can help improve chronic disease self-management. They may also be well-positioned to deliver patient care services and referrals for additional clinical services. But how do health departments begin to engage pharmacies as partners when traditionally they have not worked together?
We collaborated with CDC fellows and the American Pharmacists Association to contribute to the development of action guides with steps for health departments to begin partnering with pharmacies to improve care management for patients.
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