Health inequity
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Your Zip Code Does Affect Your Health. Part 1
Can where you live, employment status and social networks – social determinants of health – affect how healthy you are and how long you live? They absolutely can. Some people may say…
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Black Maternal Health Week and The Jamaa Birth Village
Pregnancy for most is a time of incredible joy and amazement. However, for some it is a terrifying time as they anxiously await the birth of their child — worried that they…
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Food Desert or Food Apartheid?
It may be startling to see or hear the term “food apartheid.” I know it was for me the first time I heard it, but let me explain. I recently attended the…
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Finding Primary Care Providers Can Be Hard – Part 2 of 2
In part 1 of this series, we discussed why there is a shortage of family doctors or primary care providers and physicians. In part 2, we talk about some solutions. Physician, nurse practitioner,…
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Finding a Healthcare Provider Can Be Hard – Part 1 of 2
It’s not your imagination. Finding a healthcare provider, particularly a family physician or primary care physician, is not as easy as it used to be. Whether you need to switch because your doctor…
