News
Op-eds
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10. Heard-Garris, N., & Quinlan, K. (2019, July 25).
Commentary: Sudden unexpected infant death: An invisible killer. Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-sudden-infant-death-mortality-rate-20190725-mzbgwednmbcljbrsvswnzscrau-story.html
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9. Heard-Garris, N. (2019, June 18).
Old Town Road: A Story of Black Life and Allyship in America. Psychology Today, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-margins/201906/old-town-road-story-black-life-and-allyship-in-america
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8. Heard-Garris, N. (2019, April 5).
Commentary: The Long, Harmful Reach of Vicarious Racism and Violence. U.S. News, https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2019-04-05/commentary-how-vicarious-racism-and-violence-lingers-and-harms
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7. Heard-Garris, N., & Bignall II, O.N.R. (2019, February 13).
Ralph Northam’s Yearbook Photo Is A Symptom of Racism in Medicine. Truth Out, https://truthout.org/articles/ralph-northams-yearbook-photo-is-a-symptom-of-racism-in-medicine/
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6. Heard-Garris, N., & Paquette, E. (2018, November 23).
Vaccines have recently become just as political as gun violence. The Hill, https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/418029-vaccines-have-recently-become-just-as-political-as-gun-violence
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5. Heard-Garris, N., Heard, N. (2018, November 21).
Who isn’t coming to Thanksgiving dinner? The Hill, https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/417847-who-is-not-coming-to-thanksgiving-dinner
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4. Heard-Garris, N., & Boyd, R. (2017, September 11).
The Most Important Question We Won’t Answer For You. AAP Voices, https://www.aap.org/en-us/aap-voices/Pages/Important-Questions-We-Won't-Answer-for-You.aspx
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3. Heard-Garris, N. (2017, April 14).
Lest we forget: Children are watching this racism, violence and our reaction. The Conversation, http://theconversation.com/lest-we-forget-children-are-watching-this-racism-violence-and-our-reactions-82482
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2. Heard-Garris, N., & Erkoboni, D. (2017, January 12).
To honor Dr. King, pediatricians offer four tips to teach kindness to kids. The Conversation, http://theconversation.com/to-honor-dr-king-pediatricians-offer-four-tips-to-teach-kindness-to-kids-70620
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1. Heard-Garris, N. (2016, July 20).
Protecting our children after the wounds of racism divide us even more. The Conversation, http://theconversation.com/protecting-our-children-after-the-wounds-of-racism-divide-us-even-more-62471
Media Coverage
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Mass Incarceration Of Parents Affects Kids' Health Into Adulthood
Interview by Ben Schamisso. Newsy. July 12, 2018. Available at: https://www.newsy.com/stories/mass-incarceration-of-parents-affects-kids-health/.
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Parental Incarceration and Health
Parental Incarceration Impacts Children’s Health into Adulthood.” Written by Kristen Thometz. Chicago Tonight. July 10, 2018. Available at: https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/07/10/study-parental-incarceration-impacts-children-s-health-adulthood.
Media Appearances
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Mom, Can We Send the Baby Back?
Written by Zuzana Boehmová, New York Times. June 30, 2020. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/30/parenting/introduce-new-baby-sibling.html?login=email&auth=login-email
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The Impact of Disparities on Children’s Health.
Written by Perri Klass, MD, New York Times. June 15, 2020. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/well/family/the-impact-of-disparities-on-childrens-health.html
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How to raise anti-racist kids.
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CNN/Sesame Street Racism Town Hall
How to explain racism to kids.” June 6, 2020. Available at: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/06/app-news-section/cnn-sesame-street-race-town-hall-app-june-6-2020-app/index.html
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How to Talk to Your Children About the Protests
Advice for parents from pediatricians, educators and other experts on conversations about race and violence surrounding the demonstrations.” Written by Nancy Keates, The Wall Street Journal. June 5, 2020. Available at: https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-talk-to-your-children-about-the-protests-11591387738
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Racism Is A Public Health Crisis.
Ohio Wants To Declare It A Statewide Emergency.” Written by Nylah Burton, HuffPost. June 4, 2020. Available at: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/racism-public-health-crisis-ohio-emergency_n_5ed8a931c5b6dfbd777f8072
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Talking to Kids About Racism, Early and Often.
Written by Jessica Grose, New York Times. June 3, 2020. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/parenting/kids-books-racism.html
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How To Talk To Kids About Racism, Police Violence And George Floyd’s Death.
Written by Stephanie Kim, WBEZ. June 2, 2020. Available at: https://www.wbez.org/stories/talking-to-kids-about-racism-police-violence-and-george-floyds-death/043a74a1-ceff-4039-acf0-82454936ff07
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How to talk to kids about racism.
TV interview, LA Today NBC 4. June 2, 2020. Available at: https://video.snapstream.net/Play/33hVVBNoEnwQAogUA520Tn?accessToken=j46lgt6k3z4h.
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How to speak to children about protests and racism in the US.
TV interview, CBS News with Elise Preston. June 2, 2020.
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How to talk to your children about protests and racism.
Written by Sandee LaMotte, CNN Health. June 1, 2020. Available at: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/01/health/protests-racism-talk-to-children-wellness/index.html
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Vicarious racism: You don’t have to be the target to be harmed.
Written by Sandee LaMotte, CNN Health. May 31, 2020. Available at: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/31/health/vicarious-racism-wellness/index.html
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Scholar Story
Nia Heard-Garris” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oB0wADYYmc
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In a Warning Against Spanking, Some Pediatricians See an Attack on Black Families
Written by Stacey Patton, New York Times. August 27, 2019. Available at: https://parenting.nytimes.com/childrens-health/stacey-patton-spanking.
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The Impact of Racism on Children’s Health
Written by Perri Klass, MD , New York Times. August 12, 2019. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/12/well/family/the-impact-of-racism-on-childrens-health.html.
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Managing Fear After Mass Violence
Written by Jessica Grose, New York Times. August 6, 2019. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/06/parenting/parents-mass-shootings-anxiety.html.
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Racism has devastating effects on children’s health
By William Wan, Washington Post. August 2, 2019. Available at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/racism-has-devastating-effects-on-childrens-health-pediatricians-warn/2019/08/02/ce5fc96a-b313-11e9-8f6c-7828e68cb15f_story.html.
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How to Discipline Without Yelling or Spanking
Written by Jessica Grose, New York Times. April 2, 2019. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/parenting/child-discipline.html.
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Dr Nia Heard-Garris Speaks Out Against Gun Violence
American Academy of Pediatrics. Campaign against gun violence. March 23, 2018. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ETWU96Lu4c
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How kids feel racism through the media, and why it’s our job to help them understand
Interview by Cynthia Canty on Stateside. Michigan Radio (NPR affiliate). August 29, 2016.
