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Helping Birthing People Access Prenatal Vitamins Across the World
The first 1,000 days of a child’s life — the period from pregnancy to 2 years of age — is a critical window of time that has a profound impact on a child’s ability to grow, learn, and thrive. Ensuring good nutrition starting in pregnancy is essential for building healthier futures for parents and their…
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Equitable Healthcare is a Human Right
Offering ‘health and healing services for the whole family,’ may not be surprising for a local health clinic; however, providing ‘culturally humble integrative primary care’ makes Casa de Salud unique. The organization is actively engaged in efforts to make their approach the norm, “Any clinic, any organization, any policy change that just make healthcare more…
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Medium: Food Deserts – Howard Schiffer of Vitamin Angels On How They Are Helping To Address The Problem of People Having Limited Access to Healthy & Affordable Food Options
In many parts of the United States, there is a crisis caused by people having limited access to healthy & affordable food options. This in turn is creating a host of health and social problems. What exactly is a food desert? What causes a food desert? What are the secondary and tertiary problems that are…