… were meeting with the kids and working with the teachers,” recounted Gonzalez. “I was really lucky to be in an ELA class where the kids were predominantly Spanish … School in Dorchester, and she was able to use the materials there.  “During my placement, my students were learning English and for some of them, I did all the therapy in … School in Dorchester, and she was able to use the materials there.  “During my placement, my students were learning English and for some of them, I did all the …

… subjects but when it comes to health professions, it is vital to know both. That was the central message of this year’s E. Lorraine Baugh Visiting Faculty Lecture … for healthcare professionals to be aware of that influence.  “The whole purpose of my presentation is to … get them to connect the dots to why people are desperately … Its War on Povery, which tells the story of the Tufts-Delta Health Center, which was the first rural community health center in the United States when it opened in …

… at an urgent care facility, she is treated differently than white patients.  “It was a chance for people to talk about why people with different skin colors aren’t … of health,” says Lisa Walker, the department chair. “But when we started, it was a one-and-done class.” So, the department formed a committee of faculty and … Naidoo says. “They think, ‘I’m not a politician. How am I going to make changes in my patient’s life?’ So we introduce structural competencies, asking them to start at …