HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL PRIMARY CARE REVIEW

Advocacy

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

April 13th, 2023

By: William Zhuo-Ming Li

 

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[...]

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Advocacy

P is for Period and P is for Power: Attending to Menstrual Hygiene in Rural India

December 13th, 2022

By: Garima Vats, MBBS

 

“Can I take a bath during my period?” comes a feeble voice from one corner of the classroom. I struggle to put the[...]

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Stories

The Various Faces of Trauma

July 1st, 2022

By: Samra Zafar

 

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

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Advocacy

The Conflict of Culture and Sexuality Among Arab American Women

April 19th, 2022

By: Mira Kheil, MD and Rouba Ali-Fehmi, MD

 

As Arab American women studying public health at National Arab American Medical Association Next Generation (NAAMA[...]

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Advocacy

Black Birthing Persons Matter—All of Them

April 14th, 2022

By: Zahada (Kiersten) Gillette-Pierce

 

 A Black trans dad, Kayden Coleman shares his clinical experience during his two pregnancies. He recounts horrible[...]

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Advocacy

Centering the Woman in Maternity Care

April 12th, 2022

By: Ketura’h Edwards-Robinson, MSN

 

Few human experiences match the intensity of stress, pain, exertion, and emotional turmoil as labor. The mortality risk[...]

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Stories

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

April 5th, 2022

By: Ayah Hamdan, BS

 

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

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Advocacy

The Divinity of Doula Care: A Framework for Understanding the Essential Care Providers Shaping Perinatal Outcomes

March 9th, 2022

By: Nicole Taylor Morris, MTS

 

The term “doula” is the latest buzzword appearing everywhere, from social media and podcasts to federal and statewide[...]

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Stories

Trauma-Informed, Holistic Health Care: A Journey from Patient to Advocate

February 24th, 2022

By: Keisha Walcott

 

PurpLE Health Foundation is a non-profit organization in New York City, which invests in the physical, mental, and[...]

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Advocacy

Menstrual Justice Is a Matter of Health Equity: How to Fight Period Poverty and Stigma

February 23rd, 2022

By: Anusha Singh, BS

 

While assisting patients in the Emergency Department (ED) one morning, I met a patient I’ll refer to as Mary. When I[...]

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