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Tag Archives: health disparities

Disability Health Research Center Webinar: COVID-19 and Disability

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The Johns Hopkins University Disability Health Research Center discusses how COVID-19 has affected people with disabilities.

Posted byannamoyerAugust 27, 2020August 29, 2020Posted inDisability Health Research Center, Hopkins, WebinarTags:COVID-19, Disability Health Research Center, health disparities, public health, WebinarLeave a comment on Disability Health Research Center Webinar: COVID-19 and Disability

Disability Health Research Center Webinar: 30 Years of ADA

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The Johns Hopkins University Disability Health Research Center discusses the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Posted byannamoyerAugust 19, 2020August 29, 2020Posted inDisability Health Research Center, Hopkins, WebinarTags:ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Disability Health Research Center, education, health disparities, WebinarLeave a comment on Disability Health Research Center Webinar: 30 Years of ADA

School of Nursing Receives $4.3M Grant to Launch Disability Center

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The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing recently received a $4.3M grant to launch a national center to improve care for people with disabilities. Read the full announcement here.

Posted byannamoyerMay 26, 2020August 29, 2020Posted inHopkins, news, Research, School of NursingTags:award, health disparities, healthcare, honor roll, School of NursingLeave a comment on School of Nursing Receives $4.3M Grant to Launch Disability Center

COVID-19 poses unique challenges for people with disabilities

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Q&A with Johns Hopkins professor Dr. Bonnielin Swenor about the challenges people with disabilities face during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Posted byannamoyerApril 23, 2020August 29, 2020Posted inHopkins, newsTags:accessibility, COVID-19, Disability Health Research Center, health disparities, healthcare, technologyLeave a comment on COVID-19 poses unique challenges for people with disabilities

Clearly a Better Mask

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Alums Allysa Dittmar and Aaron Hsu are reinventing the surgical mask to make quality health care accessible. Read the Johns Hopkins magazine article here.

Posted byannamoyerOctober 3, 2018September 3, 2020Posted inHopkins, newsTags:accessibility, Deaf, health disparities, healthcare, hearing loss, Johns Hopkins, technologyLeave a comment on Clearly a Better Mask

Novelist Porochista Khakpour explores a lifetime of feeling unwell in her debut memoir ‘Sick’

Portrait of Porochista Khakpour

Read the Johns Hopkins Magazine article here.

Posted byannamoyerJune 29, 2018August 29, 2020Posted inHopkins, newsTags:alum, English, health disparities, healthcare, literature, Lyme disease, mental health, novel, writingLeave a comment on Novelist Porochista Khakpour explores a lifetime of feeling unwell in her debut memoir ‘Sick’

I Use a Wheelchair. And Yes, I’m Your Doctor.

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Cheri A. Blauwet (@CheriBlauwetMD), an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, discusses her experience as a disabled doctor in this New York Times Opinion.

Posted byannamoyerDecember 16, 2017September 10, 2020Posted inmedical school, PersonalTags:accessibility, advocacy, disability, docs with disabilities, health disparities, healthcare, representationLeave a comment on I Use a Wheelchair. And Yes, I’m Your Doctor.
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