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Closing Care Gaps: Physician Shortages, Medical Deserts, and Health Disparities

NonProfit Quarterly

However, in the United States, the number of physicians and surgeons—including specific medical and surgical specialties that are vital for vulnerable populations—is in decline. Some of the medical and surgical specialties that treat conditions more common in older Americans…are among those most significantly impacted by potential shortages.

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Dismantling Bias: Toward Ethical and Inclusive Health Innovation

NonProfit Quarterly

Within the context of medical and health innovation, historically marginalized people have largely been left on the periphery. The Depraved History of Medical Innovation Some populations have been deeply exploited by medicine and healthcare systems; consequently, their experiences are tainted by centuries of pain and trauma.

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The Other Maternal Health Crisis: Black Birthing People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing

NonProfit Quarterly

However, recent research has revealed that race is even more important than income when it comes to birth outcomes. Another crucial factor in maternal and infant health: the mental wellbeing of women and birthing people, especially as it intersects with race.

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How to Address the Maternal Mortality Crisis: A Conversation with Dorothy Cilenti

NonProfit Quarterly

For people who are reading the book and looking for suggestions within their area of work, we have a medical-legal chapter. DC: We know that addressing disparities in the South means really focusing on holding the health systems accountable—addressing bias and promoting respectful care—regardless of race, ethnicity, or geography.

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Music: A Prescription for Health and Social Connection

NonProfit Quarterly

7 While dementia can lead to social isolation, the reverse is also true: recent studies suggest social isolation can lead to a 50 percent increase in the risk for dementia and other medical conditions. Dementia mostly impacts older adults across all races and ethnicities, although some forms of dementia do impact younger people as well.

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The Silent Epidemic Killing Black Women

NonProfit Quarterly

A recent report in the Lancet medical journal explores the racial inequities in homicide rates using data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Vital Statistics System to analyze homicide rates of Black women between the ages of 25 and 44 in 30 states across the country. “To

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Preserving Cambodia Town: How A Refugee Community Has Organized Itself

NonProfit Quarterly

Political figures, professionals, teachers, Buddhist monks, and people from various ethnic minority groups were executed. About seven years ago, UCC launched Living Arts , which is open to youth of any culture or race, ages 14 to 24. Phuong started out in the medical field but lost his job during the COVID-19 pandemic.