Celebrating Women Leading Environmentalism on Global Recycling Day

Celebrating Women Leading Environmentalism on Global Recycling Day

Celebrating Women Leading Environmentalism on Global Recycling Day Author: Allison A. Sakara, NP, MSN, RN, PHRN “At its core, the issue of a clean environment is a matter of public health.”     – Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator of the U.S. EPA and...
Women Leading the One Health, One Nature Movement

Women Leading the One Health, One Nature Movement

Women Leading the One Health, One Nature Movement Author: Allison A. Sakara, NP, MSN, RN, PHRN   “In nature nothing exists alone.” ― Rachel Carson Generally regarded as the mother of the modern environmental movement, Rachael Carson captured the world’s attention...
Distinctions that Make A Difference: Social Entrepreneurism and Philanthropic Entrepreneurism

Distinctions that Make A Difference: Social Entrepreneurism and Philanthropic Entrepreneurism

Distinctions that Make A Difference: Social Entrepreneurism and Philanthropic Entrepreneurism Author: Maurice A. Ramirez, DO, PhD   Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts, instructs us to “Try to leave this world a little better than you found...
Everything That’s Old is New Again:  Preparedness & Playbooks in an AHOHN Framework

Everything That’s Old is New Again: Preparedness & Playbooks in an AHOHN Framework

Everything That’s Old is New Again: Preparedness & Playbooks in an AHOHN Framework Co-Authors: Maurice A. Ramirez, DO, PhD, and Allison Sakara, NP, MSN, RN, PHRN “We are always creating new tools and techniques to help people, but the fundamental framework...
I See You – The Answer to The Mask Mandate Controversy

I See You – The Answer to The Mask Mandate Controversy

I See You – The Answer to The Mask Mandate Controversy Author: Maurice A. Ramirez, DO, PhD As the United States and other nations see surges of influenza and COVID-19 on top of record RSV hospitalization rates, fear of holiday and post-holiday infection spikes...
Tribal, Cultural and Extended Family Factors as Determinants of Health – A Cautionary Tale

Tribal, Cultural and Extended Family Factors as Determinants of Health – A Cautionary Tale

Co-Authors: Elizabeth M. Pepe, DO, FACOFP & Allison A. Sakara, NP, MSN, RN, PHRN  “Nature was not dangerous but hospitable, not forbidding but friendly. Our faith sought the harmony of man with his surroundings. The other sought the dominance of surroundings. For...