🎧 Underbelly with Dr. Rachel Hall Clifford
Tune in to our latest episode featuring Dr. Rachel Hall Clifford discussing the challenges & solutions around diarrheal diseases & health equity. An important listen for all health advocates!
Access to clean water is a luxury that many of us take for granted. Without it, the most vulnerable among us—especially children—are at risk of life-threatening diarrheal disease and stunted development due to the cycle of malnutrition and infection. Our guest this week is medical anthropologist, Dr. Rachel Hall Clifford, author of the new book, “Underbelly: Childhood Diarrhea and the Hidden Local Realities of Global Health” available via open access at MIT Press. Rachel shares insights on the challenges of accessing clean water, effective rehydration therapies, and the complex social dynamics affecting health care in rural communities. Discover the importance of low-cost, community-driven solutions and the vital role of women in global health.
About Rachel
Rachel Hall-Clifford (PhD, MPH, MSc) is Associate Professor in the Center for the Study of Human Health and the Departments of Sociology and Global Health at Emory University. She is a medical anthropologist who applies social science approaches to global health research and implementation. Dr. Hall-Clifford has conducted fieldwork in the central highlands of Guatemala on the delivery of health services for more than 15 years. Dr. Hall-Clifford leads the Emory Co-Design Lab for Health Equity, which centers community-led design and implementation of global health programs. She is winner of the 2023 Jeffrey P. Koplan Global Health Award. Dr. Hall-Clifford is author of Underbelly: Childhood Diarrhea and the Hidden Local Realities of Global Health (MIT Press 2024), an exploration of the hidden power dynamics of global health.
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Yours in health, Dr. Quave
Cassandra L. Quave, Ph.D. is a Guggenheim Fellow, CNN Champion for Change, Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, recipient of The National Academies Award for Excellence in Science Communication, and award-winning author of The Plant Hunter. Her day job is as professor and herbarium curator at Emory University School of Medicine, where she leads a group of research scientists studying medicinal plants to find new life-saving drugs from nature. She hosts the Foodie Pharmacology podcast and writes the Nature’s Pharmacy newsletter to share the science behind natural medicines. To support her effort, consider a paid or founding subscription to Nature’s Pharmacy or donation to her lab research.
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