All Posts: population health
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Interprofessional Learning Experience Inspires Students to Practice Coordinated Care
Recognizing the importance of coordinated patient care among nurses, doctors and others, students from the School of Medicine and School of Nursing partnered for an interprofessional field trip to focus on caring for the aging.
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Black People in Rural Areas Have Greater Mental Health Resiliency Than White People
Finding in North Carolina is one of the first to explore this relationship and has implications for other areas of the country. WASHINGTON (March 4, 2023) — Black people living in rural areas of North Carolina were found to have better mental health than white people despite their exposure to various forms of racism and […]
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Georgetown’s New Center Prepares Students for Careers Advancing Health Equity
Georgetown has created a new Center for Health Equity to prepare graduate and undergraduate students for careers that prioritize community health and reduce health disparities.
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Improving Population Health Through Hospital Administration
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Latino Medical Students Strive to Increase Health Access and Build a Sense of Community
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Georgetown Faculty, Students Testify in Support of Resolution to Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis in DC
Update: On December 1, 2020 the DC Council voted in favor of a resolution declaring racism as a public health crisis. (November 8, 2020) — Members of the Georgetown University community testified in support of a proposed resolution declaring racism a public health crisis at a recent DC Council Committee on Health public roundtable. Representatives […]
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Food Insecurity Caused by Coronavirus May Have Long-Term Health Consequences
(October 16, 2020) — As a postdoctoral research associate in nephrology and hypertension, Aline de Souza, PhD, studies the long-term impact of drastic weight loss due to severe calorie restriction with Kathryn Sandberg, PhD, professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Medicine. When studying female rats that experienced severe calorie restriction, de […]
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New Georgetown Report Highlights Health Disparities and Calls for Racial Equity in the District of Columbia
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COVID-19 and DC Black Communities: Challenges and Opportunities
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Telenovela Empowers At-Risk Latina Women to Seek Genetic Counseling Services
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