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A partnership for good

WEBGrady and Fauci were married in 1985 in Dahlgren Chapel, and they celebrated the births of their three children at Georgetown’s hospital. Grady, an …

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Health on the Move

WEBThe Georgetown Global Health Initiative (GHI) is a university-wide platform for collaboration—linking people across schools including the Medical Center, the Law Center, the School of Foreign …

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Bridging health care and the environment

WEBThe U.S. health care sector contributes an estimated 8.5 percent of carbon emissions through energy use, toxic chemicals, and waste. And according to a report by the nonprofit Health Care Without Harm, “The global …

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How Culture Shapes Mental Health

WEBExamples include integrating mental health into primary care, and task-sharing among a range of health-care workers—such as midwives, nurses, or community health workers—so that patients are …

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Community health in the nation’s capital

WEBThe HOYA (Health Outreach for Youth and Adults) Clinic, for example, is one of the most coveted real-world experiences for Georgetown medical students to take part in. For nearly 15 years, the …

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Focusing on health equity for men

WEBFocusing on health equity for men. By Bhriana Smith. December 1, 2022. Photo: Lisa Helfert. The lack of research surrounding policies and programs to achieve health equity for Black and brown …

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New cancer prevention center tackles health disparities in DC

WEBThe facility, located in Ward 8, focuses on reducing disparities in health care affecting the city’s underserved communities through patient navigation—or …

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Georgetown names inaugural director of new Global Health …

WEBGeorgetown has appointed renowned global health scholar Deus Bazira as the inaugural director of the Global Health Institute, which is dedicated to advancing …

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Community Health

WEBGeorgetown’s M.S. in Biotechnology celebrates 25 years. The field of biotechnology has advanced rapidly over the past 46 years, with significant applications in health care, …

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The Mouth and the Microbes

WEBThe team at the Office of Minority Health continues to search for answers on how the oral microbiome develops, especially around lifestyle, social determinants of …

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‘Thinking outside the box’ with integrative medicine

WEBTaking care of patients starts with medical students learning self-care, explains program director Hakima Amri, professor of biochemistry and physiology, co …

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Georgetown’s Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health …

WEBAs the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the country in 2020, health centers saw a dramatic drop-off in children’s wellness check-ups. Telemedicine offered …

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Two new schools, one common thread

WEBBoth schools officially launched July 1 of this year with a renewed focus on health equity. “Having two schools launched at the same time really speaks to the …

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Children's Health

WEBChildren’s health is complicated business, and Georgetown is involved at multiple intersections within the field. From racial and socioeconomic health disparities to …

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Being an agent of change

WEBThe Health and Public Interest master’s program, or HAPI, is a recently launched degree track led by Georgetown University Medical Center faculty that focuses …

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Q&A with Global Health Institute founders

WEBQ&A with Global Health Institute founders. In July 2022, Georgetown began announcing plans for the launch of the Global Health Institute. We spoke with two of its …

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Fauci joins Georgetown faculty

WEBIn June 2022, the university launched the Global Health Institute to apply research, teaching, and service of the university’s many global health centers and …

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