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“We engaged Cynthia Kemp, of K3 Strategies, to conduct an organizational assessment of our Foundation and to make recommendations to improve our performance. I highly recommend Cynthia for her expertise, insights, and analytical skills, especially to any organization that has begun to realize that change is needed. The objective and constructive analysis that Cynthia can […]

Trump, the WHO, and Accountability

Why would you ever reduce the flow of water in a fire hose while you are trying to gain control of the fire? Only a year ago, I was debating the merits of the World Health Organization (WHO) in my Global Health Governance course at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.  Now living through […]

COVID-19 Blog: “The Case of the Beds That Were Not There”

By Cynthia Ayris Kemp April 2, 2020 “In the state of Rhode Island, we do not have enough hospital beds. That’s a fact. That’s a brutal fact, it’s a fact.”  Gov. Gina Raimondo Let me say upfront – I am neither an expert on COVID-19 nor the hospital industry, but I am curious.  As I […]

COVID-19 Blog – Typhoid Mary: A Lesson from Public Health History

  By Cynthia Ayris Kemp   March 16, 2020   The quizzical looks I received when announcing that I was returning to graduate school in 2018 to earn a Master in Public Health stemmed partly from my “almost 60” age.  The oft-asked question – “Are you crazy?” – was usually followed by the “What exactly […]

Health outcomes in the US – is it all about access?

By Taruni Roy Khurana and Cynthia Ayris Kemp For anyone following the Presidential election primary debates, there is no doubt that healthcare resides at the forefront of these discussions. Though they differ on the specifics, all candidates want to improve access to healthcare. The spectrum of policy solutions ranges from abolishing all private insurance and […]

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