This website has a large amount of multi-lingual information and flyers for those who work with Refugees, Immigrants and Migrants.
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Beyond the White Coat is a podcast dedicated to discussing different issues and topics affecting American medicine and academic medicine. Racism Under the Microscopes summarize the past season of the podcast in which they discuss systemic racism and its implications for the health of BIPOC. This is an informative starting point for health care workers looking to learn about systemic racism in medicine.
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Senior Citizens are a vulnerable population with specific health care needs.
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In addition to vaccines, these mobile clinics have also been effective in providing other health care needs.
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This week we would like to celebrate the efforts of The Night Ministry’s Street Medicine team of health care providers, social workers, and outreach professionals that bring care directly to medically underserved areas throughout Chicago. The struggles of the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in a sharp uptick in opioid-related overdoses and deaths, especially amongst Chicago’s local homeless populations.
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As COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts continue, older adults and individuals with disabilities may still face challenges to accessing the vaccine or reaching vaccination sites. These resources from the CDC outline key considerations and examples to ensure more equitable and accessible distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, especially for populations of older adults and people with disabilities.
Read MoreA tough conversation that we've been having throughout the pandemic has been how it disproportionally affects people of color. As the vaccines rolled out, we also saw more difficulty in access for lower-income and minority groups
Read MoreMobile health clinics have been considered a model of healthcare to help decrease disparities and increase health equity. This has been especially true during COVID-19 and the vaccine distribution efforts.
Read MoreAs health advocates, we have the opportunity to affect health policy change for the better of the communities that we serve. However, the complexities of the legal process may make it difficult to understand where you can fit in
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated health disparities across the public health sector. Significant vaccine mistrust and inequitable distribution has lead to growing gaps in vaccine uptake in certain populations.
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