Haha... alrighty, I got carried away... I am actually here to tell you about some of the smartest kids/(grad/doc)students I know. They are really dedicated students, and, actually pretty cool. Some are students here, others, students at other major universities. So with out an delay, I hereby announce a fairly new site: Health Mongers. Read below to find out what Health Mongers is all about:
Healthmongers.org is the first concrete offspring of the Defining the Future of Public Health progressive student summit that was held at the Boston University School of Public Health in April of 2005.
As graduate students in public health-related fields, we believe that health is a human right which must be protected. Public health offers a unique and multidisciplinary approach with which we can advance the health of local and global communities. As students of this varied and diverse profession, we hope to learn the necessary conceptual and analytical tools that will enable us to be effective advocates of public health and responsible members of the scientific community.
The goals of healthmongers.org are to:
- contribute critically and constructively to the online discussion of public health and related political issues
- provide news and perspective on different schools of public health with an eye to helping prospective students of public health choose a program that is a good fit for their interests
- share resources to students of public health who are heading out into the workforce by identifying progressive public health employers
Currently, the authors of healthmongers.org are working towards degrees at Boston University, Tufts, the University of Minnesota and Johns Hopkins.
Check it out folks... It's a great site by a bunch of wicked-smart kids who have a great vision and concern for the future of public health.
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