Engagement and Access to Special Education (EASE) Clinic Improves Access to Special Education Support for Families
Primary care clinic provides support and advocacy for underserved communities.
Read MoreFor Immigrant Mothers, WIC Nutrition Program Led to Healthier Infant Birth Weights
Researchers say access to the federal program must be supported through culturally sensitive outreach and streamlined processes.
Read MoreMonthly Child Tax Credit Payments Linked to Decline in Food Insufficiency
Temporary changes to the benefit softened the impact of economic hardship on low-income families, including harm to children’s health, researchers say.
Read MoreStreetCred Has Advice for New Parents: Open a 529 Plan
Boston Medical Center’s tax-prep program explains the broader benefits of opening a college savings account and will help families do it.
Read MoreWhat Are Social Determinants of Health?
“We recognize that until we can reduce the negative impact of a person’s environment, we can’t get them healthy,” says David Henderson.
Read MoreHow a Shared Language Can Jumpstart Cultural Transformation in a Teaching Hospital
BMC, BUSM, and BUMG’s collaborative effort hopes that using inclusive language will be the foundation to build a safe, welcoming environment for patients and staff.
Read MoreHealth Equity vs. Health Equality: What’s the Difference?
BMC’s Elena Mendez-Escobar and Thea James explain health equity vs. health equality and what they each mean in a medical setting.
Read MoreOne Patient’s Journey Underscored Inequities in Ear, Nose, and Throat Health
BMC resident Joseph Sabra, who treated the patient, says otolaryngologists must study social determinants of health that create barriers to care.
Read MoreGun Violence Is Higher in Boston Areas that Were Redlined in the 1930s
New data from BMC highlights the enduring harm the racist housing policy had on Boston’s devalued neighborhoods.
Read MoreFamilies Take the Driver’s Seat in BMC’s Holistic Pediatric Care Program
BMC’s Center for the Urban Child and Healthy family tailors pediatric primary care to address their families’ needs, like financial counseling, to transform their health.
Healthcare Needs to Make Reparations to People of Color
Medical researchers helped create a racial taxonomy that justified oppression and inequitable healthcare. To restore trust and achieve justice, healthcare reparations are needed.
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Black Girls Who Experience Abuse Are at Risk for Sleep Disorders as Women
A new study shows that as the severity of childhood abuse increases among Black girls, so do sleep disorders as adult women—which affect physical and mental health.