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Elizabeth Futrell

The Police Officer Had His Gun on My Face

One of my closest friends recently shared a story with me, in a letter dated March 25, 2021. In the letter, he described his first police…

Apr 12, 2021

The Police Officer Had His Gun on My Face

Apr 12, 2021

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Changing Uganda’s Public Health Landscape One Flash Mob at a Time

In 2011, a group of Ugandan public health students at Kampala’s International Health Sciences University began learning to salsa dance in…

Mar 3, 2017

Changing Uganda’s Public Health Landscape One Flash Mob at a Time

Mar 3, 2017

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Staying Above Water: How One New Orleans Native Is Fighting for Her City in Hurricane Katrina’s…

“New Orleans is literally the land of opportunity now, post-Katrina, but not for the residents of New Orleans. We’ve become the home of…

Aug 29, 2016

Staying Above Water: How One New Orleans Native Is Fighting for Her City in Hurricane Katrina’s…

Aug 29, 2016

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Put Mothers in Charge: Ensure Access to Contraception

Maternal health is fundamental to global health and development. After all, mothers are the source of all life. In order to have healthy…

Jun 17, 2016

Put Mothers in Charge: Ensure Access to Contraception

Jun 17, 2016

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Trail Markers in the Wilderness

Looking Back on my Career Path to Public Health

Apr 8, 2016

Trail Markers in the Wilderness

Apr 8, 2016

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The Changing HIV Landscape: A World AIDS Day Reflection

As a college student, I co-led my university’s AIDS advocacy and service organization and spent one evening a week at a local residence for…

Nov 30, 2015

The Changing HIV Landscape: A World AIDS Day Reflection

Nov 30, 2015

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Making the Case for Reflection at Work

Why After-Action Reviews Are Worth Your Time

Jul 21, 2015

Making the Case for Reflection at Work

Jul 21, 2015

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Four Simple Technologies That Can Facilitate “Brilliance”

We were thousands of miles apart as we collaborated on a short animation about our work. And it was probably better that way.

Mar 10, 2015

Four Simple Technologies That Can Facilitate “Brilliance”

Mar 10, 2015

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KISS (Keep It Simple. Seriously.)

5 Tricks I’ve Learned as a Global Health Technical Writer

Feb 11, 2015

KISS (Keep It Simple. Seriously.)

Feb 11, 2015

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To Click or Not to Click

The Art of a Good Title

Jan 27, 2015

To Click or Not to Click

Jan 27, 2015

Elizabeth Futrell

Elizabeth Futrell

Writer. Asker of questions. Champion of sexual health and reproductive justice. Fueled by love, curiosity, black coffee, empathy, and rage. Views my own.

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