Rahmatu Kassimu

Rahmatu Kassimu is an educator, researcher, public health consultant, and change agent. She has spent the last nine years educating students and training teachers to advocate for themselves in their educational trajectories. Her degrees in Sociology, Public Health, Health Studies, and Educational Leadership have allowed her to combine her passion for education, increasing the quality of life, and increasing health equity into her labor of love, Dr. K.’s Health Minute, which provides easily accessible and digestible health and wellness information on a variety of topics with concentrations on mental health, Black maternal health, and health inequities.

Publications

Major Depressive Disorder Among African-Americans
Major Depressive Disorder Among African-Americans
Elizabeth Wachira, Priscilla W. Wachira, Rahmatu Kassimu. © 2023. 19 pages.
Major depressive depression is a common but serious mood disorder, and the leading cause of disability globally. It is associated with poorer physical health and higher rates of...