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Rev. Willie Bodrick II speaking at the opening of the Boston Medical Center community COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Dr. Thea James and then-Acting Mayor Kim Janey are also in attendance.

Community & Social Health

'Community Leaders Have More Impact on Neighbors Than Celebrities' In COVID-19 Vaccine Trust

February 21st, 2023

| HealthCity Editors

family of haitian migrants cross the Rio Grande holding children

Community & Social Health

Haitian Migrants Face Unique Challenges Finding U.S. Housing

January 17th, 2023

| Allison Bovell-Ammon

Photo of Lucy Marcil with 'Free Tax Prep' poster about antipoverty medicine

Community & Social Health

What Is Antipoverty Medicine?

January 10th, 2023

| Lucy Marcil, MD

a woman with long, dark hair and dark eyes looks at the camera and smiles

Community & Social Health

Parental Incarceration Leaves an Estimated 2.2 Million Children Without Medical Care

December 15th, 2022

| HealthCity Editors

A photo collage of the images: A Black male speaker wearing a beanie looking to his right; a Black female doctor with short hair and glasses stands between her colleagues, two white women with their hair tied back into buns look at one another in front of a view of the ocean; a Black woman with short dark hair looks at the camera; a white female doctor with long brown hair is wearing a doctor's coat smiles at the camera while she is at her desk at work.

Community & Social Health

Community-Driven Food Systems Are Key in Tackling Food Insecurity

December 6th, 2022

| Katie Dillon

Street doctor Jim O'Connell communicates with a homeless patient

Community & Social Health

What Is a Street Doctor?

November 22nd, 2022

| Katie Dillon

at home COVID treatment Paxlovid packaging, antiviral drug

Community & Social Health

Paxlovid Works — So Why Has Uptake Been So Slow?

November 15th, 2022

| Katie Dillon

Three children with child tax credit chalk art on the pavement

Community & Social Health

Extending Advance Child Tax Credit Payments Is Imperative for Health Equity

October 27th, 2022

| HealthCity Editors

A collage of 3 photos, on the left are four women holding an award. On the the top right, a man and a woman look at poster presentations; on the bottom right, a group of health care providers smile while holding their awards.

Community & Social Health

Clean Socks Are Simple Way to Reach Patients Experiencing Homelessness

October 18th, 2022

| Isabella Bellini

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Community & Social Health

One NICU Patient's Rocky Discharge Amid the Infant Formula Shortage: Case Study

October 5th, 2022

| Neha S. Anand, MD MPH

Bare baby formula shelves in store during shortage

Community & Social Health

U.S. Formula Shortage Exposes Deep-Rooted Injustices Across Industries

September 29th, 2022

| Neha S. Anand, MD MPH

doctor changing gloves for monkeypox in clinic

Community & Social Health

What's the Risk of Mpox to Healthcare Workers?

September 15th, 2022

| Glory Ruiz, MD

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