Selected Resources: Health Conditions and Art

This data publication from the World Health Organization, on behalf of the United Nations Inter-Agency Working Group on Violence Against Women Estimation and Data, provides the most up-to-date estimates of two of the most common forms of violence against women: intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence. Intimate partner violence is described in this report as violence by a husband or male intimate partner (physical, sexual or psychological) and is the most widespread form of…

This article in The Lancet evaluates the status of, progress in, and key determinants of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health in Muslim-majority countries (MMCs). The authors examined data from 1990 to 2015, from 47 MMCs, 26 of which were among the “Countdown to 2015” countries with the highest burden of child and maternal deaths. They compared those high-burden MMCs to non-Muslim Countdown countries, and also examined the characteristics of the best-performing MMCs with…

This webcast seminar from The Forum at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health examines the alarming increase in mental health issues among U.S. college students of color and the current gaps in campus responses to these trends. According to recent data, students of color feel both more isolated and overwhelmed than their white classmates, but are simultaneously less likely to seek counseling services on campus. In light of this troubling data, experts will explore…