Recognizing Racism in Medicine: A Student-Organized and Community-Engaged Health Professional Conference
Ademide A. Adelekun, Sourik Beltrán, Julia Carney, Lanair A. Lett, Whitney U. Orji, Emily Rider-Longmaid, Daniel C. Stokes, Stephanie Teeple, and Jaya Aysola
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Purpose: This piece details the evaluation and implementation of a student-led educational intervention designed to train health professionals on the impact of racism in health care and provide tools to mitigate it. In addition, this conference, cosponsored by medical, nursing, and social work training programs, facilitates development of networks of
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There’s something unusual happening on patients’ 20th day in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).
Assessing the Acceptability of a Peer Mentor Mother Intervention to Improve Retention in Care of Postpartum Women Living with HIV
Yetunde Akinde, Allison K. Groves, Hervette Nkwihoreze, Erika Aaron, Gregg Alleyne, Charmaine Wright, John Jemmott, Florence M. Momplaisir
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Background: Many women living with HIV (WLWH) experience poor postpartum retention in HIV care. There are limited evidence-based interventions in the United States aimed at increasing retention of WLWH postpartum; however, evidence from low-resource settings suggest that women who receive peer mentoring experience higher retention and viral suppression postpartum.
Methods: We conducted 15 semistructured interviews with pregnant or postpartum women from an urban U.S. clinic to assess factors
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Factors over the life course affect the mental health of urban black men with serious injuries. Childhood adversity, pre-injury physical and mental health conditions, and intentional injury (violence) are risk factors for post-injury depression and posttraumatic stress. Clinicians should expand assessment beyond the acute injury event to identify those patients at risk for poor mental health outcomes.
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At some point in our lives, each of us will need care, or be asked to provide or arrange care for a loved one. Historically, we have relied on unpaid or poorly paid labor, largely delivered by women and minorities, to fill these needs; however, current arrangements are neither fair nor feasible.
What Does It Mean To Make Health Care “Affordable”?
Health care “affordability” is a top concern for most Americans, but it means different things to different people. Affordability can be examined as an economic concept, a policy threshold, or through the decisions made by individuals and families.