All Posts: health equity
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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…
June 5, 2020
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New Georgetown Report Highlights Health Disparities and Calls for Racial Equity in the District of Columbia
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June 2, 2020
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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.…
May 20, 2020
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NHS Alumnae Begin New Nonprofit to Support Doctorally Prepared Nurses of Color
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May 11, 2020
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Medical Student Presentations Cap Health Justice Week Events
(April 18, 2020) — Georgetown University School of Medicine students in the Health Justice Scholar (HJS) Track celebrated Health Justice Week 2020 from April 6 to 8 with…
April 18, 2020
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Fighting Racial Stigma Through Shared Experiences at ‘Melanin in Medicine’
(February 28, 2020) — In honor of Black History Month, Georgetown University School of Medicine’s Student National Medical Association (SNMA) hosted its second-annual…
February 28, 2020
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Minority Health Initiative Council at School of Nursing & Health Studies Celebrates 10th Anniversary
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February 4, 2020
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HOYA Clinic Serves DC Residents in New Location
(January 3, 2020) — The lobby of The Triumph, Community of Hope’s new temporary housing site in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington, DC, was buzzing with…
January 3, 2020
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Telenovela Empowers At-Risk Latina Women to Seek Genetic Counseling Services
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October 4, 2019