In Detroit, lack of transportation leaves patients vulnerable, but new initiatives aim to bridge the gap.
Health Equity & Social Justice
A son’s mission to transform his mom’s health turned into Peace Runners 773, a running and walking group around Garfield Park. It’s part of a broader effort to help people live longer.
Una investigación expone las “deportaciones médicas”: hospitales trasladan a pacientes migrantes graves fuera de EE. UU. para evitar costos, vulnerando derechos y poniendo vidas en riesgo.
A Sun-Times investigation found the state’s new prison health care provider comes with a disturbing track record.
Many families with unstable housing describe the process of qualifying for housing support ins San Francisco as opaque and emotionally exhausting.
In Thai Town, massage students are being taught to fight back — with their voices and their bodies — as harassment fueled by sexualized stereotypes shadows their work. Advocates say the danger is compounded by immigration barriers and uneven workplace protections.
A Thai trafficking survivor’s recovery shows how stigma, language barriers and lack of Thai-speaking providers delay care, while community-based support can restore hope and stability.
Strategies include involving families in treatment, addressing basic needs first and incorporating Buddhist mindfulness practices within community contexts.
In L.A.’s Thai community, silence often surrounds mental illness, deepened by stigma, language barriers and fear over immigration and health care access.
This popular body-enhancement surgery can turn deadly. For women of color, the risks are made worse by intense beauty pressures and long-standing stereotypes.