what does advocacy look like in COVID time?
At a recent staff meeting, we were informed that Paxlovid, a new oral medication for COVID-19, is only available in 3 pharmacies in Allegheny County.… Read More »what does advocacy look like in COVID time?
At a recent staff meeting, we were informed that Paxlovid, a new oral medication for COVID-19, is only available in 3 pharmacies in Allegheny County.… Read More »what does advocacy look like in COVID time?
In a recent Health Affairs blog, Castrucci and Auerbach suggest that meeting individual social needs falls short of addressing social determinants of health. Physicians’ public… Read More »Meeting individual social needs vs. addressing social determinants of health
You might have heard of ideas and social movements such as social medicine, structural competency, Declaration of Alma Ata, primary health care, health equity, social… Read More »On racial equity…
Are there miracles in healthcare? Miracles in healthcare probably follow the same Swiss cheese model of medical errors but in the opposite spectrum. When opportunities,… Read More »Social medicine case study as teaching and learning tool