#GLOBALHEALTHCORNER: Is what I’m reading true? How to Determine the Reliability of Sources.

If there is anything we’ve learned from this year, it’s that in our world, now more than ever, human beings can be connected instantly at anytime with just the touch of our fingertips. In this new global age, with sources like Google within our grasps, information is no longer a hard thing to find. WithinContinue reading #GLOBALHEALTHCORNER: Is what I’m reading true? How to Determine the Reliability of Sources.

The Importance Of Community Health and Community-Led Initiatives

This week, we are going to briefly talk about community-led initiatives and the important role that they play in community health. For the last little while, we have explored the evolution of Guatemala’s healthcare system and the historical contexts that led to the marginalization and continuous poor health outcomes of her Indigenous people. The initialContinue reading The Importance Of Community Health and Community-Led Initiatives

HISTORY, A DETERMINANT OF HEALTH: A FOCUS ON INDIGENOUS GUATEMALA

Hi everybody, welcome to a new month! When we last met, we took a walk through Guatemala’s history and gained some insight into the prevailing historical events that led to the initial marginalization of her Indigenous people. We learned that indigenous Guatemala (most of whom are Mayan) began facing marginalization and oppression after the nationContinue reading HISTORY, A DETERMINANT OF HEALTH: A FOCUS ON INDIGENOUS GUATEMALA

HISTORY, A DETERMINANT OF HEALTH: A Focus on Indigenous Guatemala

Around the world, various indigenous communities face health inequities and experience poor health outcomes due to fractured healthcare systems and inadequate health frameworks. For Guatemala, where an estimated 40 percent of the population is indigenous, access to quality care and resources remains a persistent challenge. From environmental to socioeconomic factors, many confounding variables have madeContinue reading HISTORY, A DETERMINANT OF HEALTH: A Focus on Indigenous Guatemala