https://sfbayareaschweitzerfellowship.org/news/News from SF Bay Area Schweitzer Fellowshiphttps://sfbayareaschweitzerfellowship.org/denti-cal-finally-reimbursing-parents-the-one-hundred-and-eighty-six-mile-drive/https://sfbayareaschweitzerfellowship.org/denti-cal-finally-reimbursing-parents-the-one-hundred-and-eighty-six-mile-drive/Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:00:00 GMTOp-EdsAuthor: Tiff Trat 08.25.23 One-hundred and eighty-six miles. This is the distance I asked a newly-immigrated, single mother of four to drive in order for her heavily disabled son to receive the oral health care solutions he needed. She didn’t speak English, but she gratefully accepted the referral…https://sfbayareaschweitzerfellowship.org/the-argument-for-advocacy/https://sfbayareaschweitzerfellowship.org/the-argument-for-advocacy/Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:00:00 GMTOp-EdsAuthor: Lauren Clarke, BS, MHA, Stanford University, candidate Medical Doctorate/Masters of Arts in Education program Published in: Helen, July, The Journal of Human Exceptionality Link: https://helenjournal.org/blog-1-1/the-argument-for-advocacy Date: Jul 21, 2023 My passion for working with people…https://sfbayareaschweitzerfellowship.org/a-perspective-on-teaching-sexual-health-education-to-middle-schoolers/https://sfbayareaschweitzerfellowship.org/a-perspective-on-teaching-sexual-health-education-to-middle-schoolers/Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:00:00 GMTOp-EdsMichelle Nguyen, MS4 Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, California 06.10.23 Sexual health education often evokes controversy among parents and educators, as misconceptions and differing opinions persist. Even for myself, However, it is crucial to debunk misunderstandings surrounding…https://sfbayareaschweitzerfellowship.org/policies-affecting-pregnant-women-with-substance-use-disorder/https://sfbayareaschweitzerfellowship.org/policies-affecting-pregnant-women-with-substance-use-disorder/Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:00:00 GMTOp-EdsAuthor: Colburn Yu, DO Candidate, Touro University, California Published in: Voices in Bioethics, vol. 9 (2023) Link: https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/bioethics/article/view/10723 Date: Apr 22, 2023 ABSTRACT The US government’s approach to the War on Drugs has created laws to deter…https://sfbayareaschweitzerfellowship.org/we-are-the-ones-weve-been-waiting-for/https://sfbayareaschweitzerfellowship.org/we-are-the-ones-weve-been-waiting-for/Tue, 11 Sep 2018 12:00:00 GMTNewsBernadette Lim is a 2018-19 SF Bay Area Schweitzer Fellow and a graduate student in the UCB/UCSF Joint Medical Program. This past summer, Bernadette created a program for Oakland young women of color called We Are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For. Based at Oakland Chinatown’s Asian Health Services…https://sfbayareaschweitzerfellowship.org/bringing-the-generations-together/https://sfbayareaschweitzerfellowship.org/bringing-the-generations-together/Tue, 11 Sep 2018 12:00:00 GMTNewsTheresa Yao is a 2018-19 SF Bay Area Schweitzer Fellow and a graduate student in Speech Pathology at CSU East Bay. Her project has brought together two generations of people who needed help from each other. One group, adults with aphasia (limited or inability to speak or understand others) often…