Category Archives: Overheard

Thy will knows no end in me.

Posted on April 15, 2019 by

“I thought that my voyage had come to its end at the last limit of my power – that the path before me was closed, that provisions were exhausted and the time come to take refuge in silent obscurity. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Booknote, Overheard, Photo essay, Reflection

Webcast on Religion & Public Health Partnerships! April 3, 2019

Posted on April 2, 2019 by

Free webcast on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 to celebrate and discuss the March 2019 American Journal of Public Health special section on “Faith-based organizations and Public Health Practice.”  The  webcast,”Finding Common Ground:  Partnerships  in  Religion  and Public Health,” will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference, Educational resource, Overheard, Upcoming Event, Web resource

Community Health Course Free Online

Posted on March 27, 2019 by

 Community Health Academy  Reimagining the education of community health workers and leaders for the digital age. Registration is now open for the Community Health Academy’s first free, online course through HarvardX and edX, Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs to Deliver … Continue reading →

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Climate change for children, 1924: Revisited

Posted on March 26, 2019 by

  A driller named Doyle made a fortune in oil And built a great mansion so high That sparks flying bright from his chimney at night Burned a hole in the top of the sky Frederick J. Forster, On the … Continue reading →

Posted in Overheard, Reflection

Islam and Refuge: Podcast

Posted on March 25, 2019 by

The University of Oxford’s Refugee Studies Centre offers reports, free podcasts, and more related to refugee issues around the world today, including regular attention to religion. This podcast, “Islamic Traditions of Refuge in the Crisis of Iraq and Syria,” is … Continue reading →

Posted in Educational resource, Overheard, Web resource

Moving across borders is bad for health – but doesn’t need to be

Posted on March 21, 2019 by

“Restrictive entry and integration policies are linked to poor migrant health outcomes in high-income countries. Efforts to improve the health of migrants would benefit from adopting a Health in All Policies perspective.” Lancet Global Health report, March 2019; read here In … Continue reading →

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Countenancing Hunger

Posted on March 7, 2019 by

This week revisiting “old” news–which in media alas means published ten years ago or more–still worth hearing, I stumble again across this wonderful interview from 2007 with Sara Miles, author of Take This Bread, and founder of an altar-based food pantry … Continue reading →

Posted in Booknote, Educational resource, Overheard, Web resource