All Posts: health equity
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Themes Identified in New National Report Align with Georgetown Nursing’s Commitment to Health Equity
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NHS Senior Contributes to City Planning on Food Security Through Internship
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NHS Programs Build Health Equity Focus Into Curriculum
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NHS Global Health Major Focuses on Improving Health Systems, Advancing Health Equity
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Open Letter Leads to Launch of Racial Justice Committee
(July 19, 2020) — As activists across the country protested against racism and police brutality, a group of Georgetown medical students exchanged text messages about how the university should respond. One of them suggested writing an open letter to university leaders. Seventy-two hours later, more than 500 students had signed the letter, which inspired the […]
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$1M Gift Supports NHS Students Serving Geriatric and Vulnerable Populations
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White Coats for Black Lives
(June 5, 2020) — Members of our Georgetown and MedStar Health communities knelt in solidarity with and support of the Black community during a peaceful nationwide demonstration by health care workers on Friday, June 5.
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New Georgetown Report Highlights Health Disparities and Calls for Racial Equity in the District of Columbia
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Health Justice Alliance Responds to COVID-19
(May 19, 2020) — While COVID-19 exacts its devastating toll across the world, in Washington, DC, the pandemic has deepened the gulf of health disparities and social injustice. For the students and leaders of Georgetown’s Health Justice Alliance, a collaboration between Georgetown Law and the university’s medical center, the havoc created by the crisis makes […]
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NHS Alumnae Begin New Nonprofit to Support Doctorally Prepared Nurses of Color
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