Community-Driven Solutions for Health: Lessons from the Matahari Women Workers’ Center Healing Justice Initiative

By Juliana Morris, MD, and Angella Foster

“I just know I need to leave the job,” Bruna (whose name has been changed to[...]

Advancing Health Equity and Value-Based Care: A Mobile Approach

Mobile clinics in the US health system A major task of the U.S. health system is how to provide high-value care that is[...]

“Is the Lawyer in?”: Accessing Health Care in America

Jamal was a young, promising athlete whose coordination suddenly deteriorated, at only 12-years-old, with the onset of[...]

The Various Faces of Trauma

Trigger warning: Parts of this piece may be triggering. Please take the time and space to look after yourself and seek[...]

A Poem: No Name

I called a third time.

Housing Vouchers as the New Golden Ticket

Meet Sandra. Sandra is a former resident of Columbia Heights, a neighborhood in Washington, D.C. that used to be an[...]

Inspire: Helping Families with Asthma Catch Their Breath

“I did whatever I needed to for my child to get the proper services… you are the professionals, but I’m the mom.”

Refugee Agency and Mobile Health Solutions: The Story of Fatima Connect

Refugee, asylum-seeking, and migrant women often experience adverse reproductive health outcomes, and 60% of the[...]

Food Rx: A Prescription for Health Systems and Medical Education

It’s an overcast Tuesday morning in Scranton, Pennsylvania, as Mary walks into the outpatient clinic for her groceries.[...]

Vaccine Rollout and the Great Divide: Communities of Color Deserve More from Our Health Care System

I remember getting this phone call from a friend and feeling helpless:

I want my grandmother who lives in Boston to get[...]