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Engaging With New Haven
Yale School of Medicine held its second annual New Haven Voices conversation with community leaders, creating a platform for health professional trainees to better understand the context of the community in which they serve.
12 Oct 2023
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Panel Addresses Disability Rights, Health Care, and Incarceration
The Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy hosted “Disability Rights, Health Care, and Incarceration” with panelists Pardiss Kebriaei, Lisa Puglisi, and Margo Schlanger on Oct. 10. The discussion centered on the role of laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in promoting health for people impacted by mass incarceration and disability.
Source: Yale Law School Today News
11 Oct 2023
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SEICHE Center for Health and Justice Targets Disease Education Through New Initiative with World Health Organization
Identifying innovative solutions to improve the health of people impacted by incarceration is part of the mission of Yale’s SEICHE Center for Health and Justice. On Monday, September 25, the Center announced its latest initiative to assist this historically underserved population, new programs to educate correctional health care workers on providing care for both non-communicable diseases such as high blood pressure or diabetes, and infectious diseases like hepatitis C.
27 Sep 2023
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Department of Internal Medicine Promotions and Appointments
Congratulations to the following associate professors who were recently promoted, appointed, or reappointed.
7 Jun 2023
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Yale Internal Medicine Faculty Partner with Formerly Incarcerated Leaders to Obtain R01
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on many people in underserved communities, including those who are incarcerated or work in our nation’s prison systems. Infections across this community have been five times higher than in the general U.S. population. Surrounding communities have also been disproportionately affected.
18 Dec 2022
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New Haven Voices
“You have to understand the community you serve.” New Haven’s director of public health, Maritza Bond, MPH, made this point during the two-part panel discussion series for the Yale health professional schools community, New Haven Voices, held on September 8 and 29.
19 Oct 2022
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Drs. Wijesekera, Puglisi, and Soares Celebrated at Commencement
Three internal medicine faculty were honored at Yale School of Medicine’s (YSM) commencement ceremony on Monday, May 23.
14 Jun 2022
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MD Class of 2022 Graduates With Pomp and Circumstance
Family, friends, faculty, and staff gathered on May 23 in Amistad Park, near the campus of Yale School of Medicine (YSM), to celebrate the 98 new graduates of the school’s MD program.
24 May 2022
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Yale GIM Fall Retreat Develops CHAMPions to Care for Patients Who Use Substances
Yale GIM Fall Retreat Develops CHAMPions to Care for Patients Who Use Substances
23 Nov 2020
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NIH Supports Two Yale-based Projects to Address COVID-19 Population Disparities
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has provided research support to two members of the Yale School of Medicine faculty through its Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative, which seeks to speed innovation in the development, commercialization, and implementation of technologies for COVID-19 testing.
1 Oct 2020
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COVID-19 Spread In American Prisons
COVID-19 Spread In American Prisons
Source: Science Blog
28 Sep 2020
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COVID-19 spreads faster in American jails than on cruise ships
COVID-19 spreads faster in American jails than on cruise ships
Source: Medical Xpress
25 Sep 2020
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Yale to Launch Center Focused on Health and Mass Incarceration
Yale to Launch Center Focused on Health and Mass Incarceration
29 Jun 2020
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Wang and Team Awarded Grant Through NIH HEAL Initiative
Emily Wang, MD, MAS, associate professor of medicine (general internal medicine) and co-founder of the Transitions Clinic, and team were recently awarded a grant through The Helping to End Addiction Long-term, or the NIH HEAL Initiative.
16 Oct 2019
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Novel Health Care Program for Former Prisoners Reduces Recidivism
A healthcare program tailored to the needs of recently released prisoners can significantly reduce recidivism, according to a new study led by a Yale researcher. The findings show how an approach that provides community-based primary care can play a role in the nationwide effort to decrease prison populations.
2 May 2019
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Helping Ex-Inmates Stay Out of the ER Brings Multiple Benefits
Transitions Clinic helps inmates access health care after their release from prison.
Source: National Public Radio
4 Dec 2016