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Policywise

Health equity is imperative for the future of the health of the nation

May 31, 2024 allergy/immunology disorders,  food allergy,  Food insecurity,  health equity,  healthcare disparities,  Inequity,  Social Determinants of Health

In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, I read the National Public Radio report, “African-American deaths from COVID-19 are nearly two times greater than whites.”

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Social Determinants Digest: Promoting health equity through research

October 2, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  Racism,  Research,  Social Determinants Digest,  Social Determinants of Health

How to define social determinants of health and ways that research can better consider sociological constructs to change perception.

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Influencing health: How where we live, learn, work and play matters

September 10, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  Health Disparities,  Racism,  Social Determinants Digest,  Social Determinants of Health

Learn more about our new blog series focused on social determinants of health and their impact on health, quality-of-life, and risks.

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Law and medicine: How providers and lawyers join forces for patients

June 7, 2019 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  lawyers,  Medical Legal Partnerships,  Social Determinants of Health,  University of Houston

Across the United States, an unlikely alliance is happening in medical settings: lawyers and healthcare professionals are joining forces to improve patients’ health. These so-called

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From the Labs: Image of the Month

Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlNiMWHUhbc

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