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Two people: a young Black boy with dreadlocks and his mother, a light-skinned woman with straight hair are walking on a suburban street on a cloudy day. They are both laughing

Community & Social Health

Boston Medical Center Is Featured in a New Mini Documentary Series About Innovation in Healthcare

April 25th, 2024

| Katie Dillon

a little boy wearing a hat sits on a stoop outside a door on a city street, looking sad

Community & Social Health

New Study Highlights the "Profound Impacts" of Limited Healthcare Access for Children Exposed to Violence

March 29th, 2024

| HealthCity Editors

A Black nurse wearing a blue floral print scrubcap and a navy shirt vaccinates a young Black woman wearing a black t shirt. Both people are wearing masks.

Community & Social Health

How Boston Medical Center's Outreach Built Vaccine Confidence in Underserved Communities

March 7th, 2024

| HealthCity Editors

a post partum mother lays down in a peaceful position, her face soft and eyes closed, her new baby on her chest

Community & Social Health

Neighborhood Birth Center Plans Move Forward in Roxbury

February 15th, 2024

| Sandra Larson

Two Black men are smiling at one another. The man facing the camera is wearing a top hat and carrying a frozen turkey in a bag as he hands it to the other man.

Community & Social Health

"I Believe BMC Is Rewriting the Script of How You Do Healthcare And Community."

January 11th, 2024

| HealthCity Editors

Trina Martin Cherry, a Black woman is smiling softly and looking directly at the camera

Community & Social Health

"Rewriting Healthcare Means Moving From Charity to Equity"

January 4th, 2024

| HealthCity Editors

two students wearing backpacks walk down a school hallway decorated for the start of school. There are signs that say welcome back to school and posters with encouraging words on them.

Community & Social Health

Poor Health Is Driving Chronic Absenteeism Among High Schoolers — Here's How Pediatricians Can Help

September 7th, 2023

| Elizabeth Agneta, MD

A sign and logo that reads "Nubian Markets" in black writing over wood paneling

Community & Social Health

Bringing Healthy Food and a Community Hub to Roxbury

August 3rd, 2023

| Sandra Larson

A male doctor with brown hair and brown eyes stands with his arms folded in front of the Emergency Department at Boston Medical Center.

Community & Social Health

15 Essential Hospitals Try to Answer, "How Can We Have Healthy, Thriving Communities?"

June 29th, 2023

| Caitlin White

Two pictures sit side by side. At the left, you have a depiction of pamphlets and other external materials promoting the work of Everyday Boston and Storytelling to Rebuild Medical Trust; on the right you have a photo of the panelists — the man speaking is Black man, and all other panelists are inclined towards him.

Community & Social Health

"There Is Nothing More Powerful Than a Story": BMC Doc Shares Her Own Legacy of Medical Mistrust

April 25th, 2023

| Katie Dillon

a man is running in an orange outfit, carrying a sign "boston strong"

Community & Social Health

Boston Medical Center Reflects on Boston Marathon Bombing 10-Year Anniversary

April 3rd, 2023

| HealthCity Editors

a Black woman stands in a greenhouse garden holding a plant to discuss food deserts vs food swamps

Community & Social Health

Should We Still Be Saying "Food Desert"?

February 28th, 2023

| Diana Rivera, MSW, MPH

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