I'm a budding academic of public health interested in examining the various social determinants of health with the goal of promoting evidence-based policies that serve to eradicate health disparities and improve the status quo for marginalized communities--effectively shaping policy to improve [all] people's lives for the better.

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Corey Howell is an undergrad in the Department of Health Studies at American University, and is currently conducting research on drug policy and race disparities for AU's Center on Health, Risk, and Society .