Barbara Espinosa

Fellow

Barbara Espinosa graduated from Boston University School of Public Health with her MPH in 2023 with a focus on environmental health and global health. As a student, she was a 2022 PHP writing fellow. She is passionate about nutrition and access to clean water and sanitation. She believes in making information accessible to the public and easy to understand.

Barbara's Work:

04.12.2023 a graph of different types of disease

Naloxone Needed

Increasing access to naloxone through community-based programs is key to preventing overdose deaths in the United States.

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04.04.2023 basket of radishes sit on wall of an urban garden

Reaping the Benefits

Urban agriculture brings environmental and social benefits to communities. But challenges related to access and inclusivity still remain.

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03.23.2023 a hand holding a pill and a magnifying glass

The Responsibility We Cannot Share

As women’s reproductive rights are being stripped away, men’s participation in family planning is essential. But long-acting, reversible, and reliable contraceptive options for men do not exist yet.

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03.06.2023 a graph of different temperature and temperature

Heated Tweets

A nation-wide study exploring the connection between aggression and temperature found that the prevalence of hate speech increased as temperatures became more extreme.

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02.27.2023 a graph showing the number of different sizes of data

Sky-high Rents

Rent stabilization not only helps families save money, it also prevents them from becoming rent-burdened, which limits their ability to afford food, transportation, and other essential needs.

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02.24.2023 a woman smiling with a blue background

Caren Solomon

Caren Solomon is a physician and deputy editor at the New England Journal of Medicine, where she oversees a series of review articles for practicing physicians, and handles original articles related to clinical cases, women's health, and most recently, climate change.

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