The Next Step in SDOH Education – Training Health Professionals to be Change Agents
After witnessing and experiencing the trauma of dual pandemics on ourselves and on communities of color, it has become apparent that simply teaching our learners […]
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Mental Health and the Battle Children Face with Coronavirus
Research shows that the stress and anxiety children are experiencing during coronavirus can have an impact on their health later on in life. –Elizabeth Schilling […]
Making social and structural determinants of health visible to learners at the bedside
How do we teach social determinants of health—and related skills, like cultural humility and structural competence—to health professions learners at the bedside? How do we […]
The Politicization of the COVID Pandemic Further Widens the Racial Divide
I was in a small grocery store in my area (Westchester County, NY) and overheard two store workers arguing about whether the COVID pandemic was […]
What happens when a pandemic coincides with a catastrophe in the community? A firsthand account of events in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.
As faculty in the Hennepin Healthcare Family Medicine residency training program, I have the great fortune to work in the most diverse program at the […]
New life during the COVID-19 pandemic: Nursing Perspective
We are privileged as nurses to have a birds’ eye view of some of the most intimate moments of people’s lives. We are there at […]
Health Equity in the Time of Coronavirus
As Dr. Campbell wrote in last month’s NCEAS blog, the SARS2/CoV-2 pandemic is expected to exacerbate health inequities in communities across the United States for […]
SDOH Education & the COVID-19 Pandemic
Currently, the U.S. and the world at large is in the midst of a pandemic caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). The virus is believed […]
Fitz Mullan: Remembering a pioneer in Social Mission in Health Professions Education
Fitz and I met in 2016 when I came to George Washington University, and I immediately felt at ease. I looked around his office and […]
Moving Beyond Individual to Collective Responsibility for Behavior Change
The search for the “American dream” compelled my parents to leave their homeland to come to the United States with few resources, money or support. […]