About this Journal

The Undergraduate Journal of Public Health is a student run publication at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor that works to increase students' awareness of and involvement in public health debates, highlighting local, national, and global public health issues through data- and practice-driven scholarship. ​

Volume 8 • 2024

Frontmatter

Letter from the Editors

Shichi Dhar and Christopher Giang

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Article

Narcan Access: The Ins and Outs of The Expanding Policy in Ohio

Harley Okenyi

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A Call to Improve Breastfeeding Education and Counseling in South Africa

Maya Wolock

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From the Middle East to America: Examining Acculturative Factors of Adolescent Immigration

Maariyah Kharal and Jennah Abdellatif

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The Impact of Race and Socioeconomic Status on Transplant Accessibility and Outcomes: A Literature Review

Arulvel Rajeswaran

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Perinatally Acquired HIV: Viral Evolution and its Implications for Adolescents

Isabella Bonnewit

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Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS); a Literature Review

David Safta

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The Overarching Cost of Beauty in Mauritania

Melanie Konin

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Exploring the Effects of COVID-19 on the Racial Disparities and Inequities of Maternal Health: A Survey-Based Study

Trishya Pagadala and Mabry Smyer

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Homelessness: A Public Health Perspective on a Present Crisis

Margaret Martin

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Breathless in the Motor City: Unveiling the Legacy, Challenges, and Mitigation Strategies of Air Pollution in Detroit

David Safta

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Global Medical Supply Inequities

Shruthi Sunilkumar, Helen Hicks and Smriti Suresh

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The Effect of Socioeconomic Barriers on Health Outcomes in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Joanna Chait

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Biosocial Analysis of the DREAMS Program in Tanzania

Sydney Hastings-Wilkins

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A Desert Mirage, Myth of Detroit’s Food Desert

David Safta

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Special Section: Mental Health and Wellbeing

Malnutrition Role to the Risk of Developing Schizophrenia A Literature Review

Emma Spring

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Nurse Burnout

Daisey Yu

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Keeping Color in Mind: Racial Disparities within Mental Health Care

Laura Lee

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Lifestyle Medicine as a Public Health Solution for Treatment–Resistant Depression (TRD)

ZM Sabra and Ponn Mahayosnand

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The Effects of Stigma Against HIV and Tuberculosis on Healthcare-Seeking Behavior Among Tibetan Refugees in Dharamshala, India

Isabel Powell, Abid Siraj and Chris Kurian

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