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The Ethnicity of Disease

This week’s readings focused on the role of ethnicity in public health, namely the way that a certain people were blamed almost entirely for the spread of disease in an area. It seems expected that this would be a prevalent … Continue reading

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The History of the Influence of Smoking on Women and African Americans – Elizabeth Coluccio

Abstract: Smoking related diseases are the number one cause of death in the United States, killing more people than HIV, alcohol, illicit drugs, suicide and homicide combined each year. From the beginning of the tobacco production industry there have been … Continue reading

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