Is it the existence of the Higgs boson? (sometimes). Is it the physics behind the death of Spiderman’s girlfriend Gwen Stacy? (this is the case for many nerds, but not for me). No, it’s the July Atlantic article on governmental use (or non-use) of program evaluation findings in program funding. 

"Character is the result of a system of stereotyped principals"     -David Hume In June 1993 I was hired for a part time job with a carefully selected group of teens at a community health center in California’s San Fernando Valley. The program accepted a small group of youth and taught them

Conversations regarding Hispanic health often suggest perpetual negative outcomes.  It seems to be conventional wisdom that populations with lower educational and socio-economic levels are predestined to have high mortality rates.  Therefore, Hispanics (stereotypically regarded as poor and uneducated) must have high mortality rates, right?  Well…it turns out this is not

Near the Cruise Ship Port in Nassau, there were a series of HIV/AIDS Awareness and testing campaign ads. What are your thoughts about the campaign? Where are the ads in your community located? Miriam Y. Vega, PhD  @miriamyvega