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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…
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Access to Care in Zimbabwe
Located over 150 miles from a major city, Karanda Mission Hospital sits at the heart of various Zimbabwe communities near the town of Mount Darwin. “Our hospital work has remained open during the second surge of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe…” reported Dr. Paul Thistle, Medical Director at Karanda Mission Hospital. As many are aware, a crisis…