Emily Mendenhall

About The Author

Emily Mendenhall is an assistant professor of global health at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.

Books by Emily Mendenhall

Community Health Narratives

A Reader

Edited by Emily Mendenhall / Foreword by Bechara Choucair / Illustrated by Hannah Adams Burque
Mark struggled at school and became depressed because he was bullied. Ana Maria feared leaving her home after dark due to gun violence. Mario and his family benefited from an intervention to prevent the spread of avian flu in his village.

Health problems like these affect not only individu...
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Environmental Health Narratives

A Reader for Youth

Edited by Emily Mendenhall / Illustrated by Hannah Adams Burque
Andrew woke up with a guinea worm coming out of his foot as a result of drinking unsafe water a year previously.

Anjali awoke with a cough because smoke from kilns filled her dilapidated home.

Tyler stayed home from school because he had a stomachache from eating bad beef.
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