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  • Published On: May 6, 2024
    Angela Rose David

    Empowering the Filipino-American Community Through Informed Caregiving

    The scent of antiseptic and tapioca pudding wafted through the air. Placing the empty food tray on my borrowed cot, I glanced around my grandparents' shared room. Clunky metal beds, a suitcase full of clothes, and a bulletin board on the wall filled with doctor notes and medication lists.

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  • Published On: May 6, 2024
    Health Equity Challenge Finalist - Jose Segura Bermudez

    The Embers of My Life: The Path to the Radiate Health Initiative

    Radiate Health is my UCLA Health Equity Challenge project that centers around an HIV self-testing kit tailored to the Latinx community that hopes to increase frequent testing, reduce the negative stigma around HIV, and increase HIV education.

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  • Published On: May 6, 2024
    Bethlehem Michael

    Growing Together: Cultivating Health for Older Adults Through Community Gardens

    Grandma Lul and Grandpa Ghebreab first came to live with my family when I was three years old. They were my mother's parents and traveled the same long path that brought my mother and father to the U.S. from a small country in the Horn of Africa, called Eritrea. I didn’t know it then, but over the years, my grandparents and I would form an unbreakable bond.

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  • Published On: May 6, 2024
    michelle ko

    Peaks and Valleys in the San Gabriel Valley: Addressing Mental Health Disparities in Asian American Youth

    Steaming, juicy soup dumplings, spicy tender beef soup with thick knife-cut noodles, and refreshing iced boba milk tea with sugar adjusted so it’s not-too-sweet. These are some of the imagery that often pop into one’s mind when speaking about the San Gabriel Valley.

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  • Published On: May 6, 2024
    monika shankar

    Living, Studying and Playing Near Industry: The Imperative of Planning for Healthier Communities

    On a Monday morning in December 2002, the improper dismantling of a mortar shell by workers at a local metal recycler in Watts sent a 40-pound cannon round 1,000 feet into the air. On descent, it landed in the baseball field of David Starr Jordan High School, which stands directly adjacent to the facility. At the time, no students were present on the field (luckily).

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  • Published On: May 6, 2024
    zurisadai inzunza

    Equi-T: A Vision for Prideful Pathways to Wellness and Supporting Trans Youth

    When reflecting upon this quote, I pondered on the meaning of thrive. In various interpretations, thrive was defined as growth, prosperity, and bloom. For many communities, past, present, and evolving barriers make it challenging to thrive in systems that were not built with everyone in mind.

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  • Published On: May 6, 2024
    Katie Fruin

    The Veteran’s Garden

    During my fourth year of medical school, someone I loved passed away from suicide. While I cycled through different stages of grief, I realized I had to stop asking myself, “What could I have done differently?” and instead start asking, “What can I do differently?”

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  • Published On: May 6, 2024
    Samantha Garcia

    From Parfaits to Prenatal Care: My Journey in Health Education

    I serendipitously ventured into the world of health education in 2014 as a sophomore at the University of Southern California (USC). As I walked through a sea of students during a campus club and student organizations fair, I was handed a flyer for the student organization Peer Health Exchange (PHE).

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  • Published On: May 6, 2024
    salmaan kamal

    This Solution to the Homelessness Crisis Starts in Jail

    As a primary care doctor, I learned early in medical training that a small fraction of health is determined by clinic visits and hospital stays. Pills only work if you can afford them.

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  • Published On: May 6, 2024
    mohammad khorgamphar

    The Path to Progress: How You Can Shape a Better and Brighter Tomorrow

    Remember, never give up — your voice resonates with power, and you possess the capability to make the world a better place and create a brighter tomorrow.

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