Episode 26: Navigating the Healthcare System – An Immigrant’s Perspective

Get Savvy...Demystifying Healthcare · Apr 17, 2023 · 44m

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What are the basic human rights of healthcare? Health Equity is defined as reaching “the highest level of health for all people.” It means giving everyone the support they need to access the same level of medical care and education regardless of status.

This could mean:

A vaccine is available to at-risk people.

An organization provides free clinics for people in low income neighborhoods without judgment.

A clinic has a translator available for people with a different first language.

A doctor alters treatment for someone who does not have regular access to nutritious food.

Yet…