Lucky to be Here – An Intern’s View of Working at AmeriCares
I suspect that is what draws everyone here. From the first day I arrived at headquarters, I was instantly blown away by the amount of collaboration and team work in the office. I had only been here...
View ArticleMuch More than Disaster Relief
As a rising senior studying film at the University of Colorado, I was lucky enough to spend my summer as the Multi-Media Intern at AmeriCares. While growing up in Stamford, I had heard about the great...
View ArticleStartling Facts about Maternal Mortality in the U.S.
When one thinks of mothers dying during childbirth, the United States is probably not a country that comes to mind. It’s common knowledge in the international community that a large majority of...
View Article#HealthCareHeroes
The hashtag’s purpose seemed simple: to help spread the word about the heroes we see providing quality health care to others – people like doctors and other medical professionals. Except it then hit...
View Article“Do you have any questions for me?”
By Lindsay O’Brien, Associate Director, U.S. Programs We all know that it’s a good idea to have a list of critical questions ready for our short visits with the doctor in order to maximize those...
View ArticleMeeting the Growing Need for Affordable Dental Care
Although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has helped approximately 22.8 previously uninsured people gain medical coverage, hundreds of thousands in the United States still lack access to critical care....
View ArticleWhen a 10-Minute Drive is an Ocean Away
Last week I paid a visit to the University of Miami’s Pediatric Mobile Clinic (UMPMC). The 40-foot bus was parked outside the Center for Haitian Studies in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood as usual –...
View ArticleProviding Behavioral Health Care in a Primary Care Setting
Extensive barriers to accessing behavioral health care exist in the United States – affordability, access to a behavioral health provider, fear of stigma. Each of these barriers can be eliminated or...
View ArticleHow a New Partnership for Health Began in a Sports Stadium in St. Lucia
By Abigail Schultz, Latin America and Caribbean Programs Two years ago, AmeriCares received an email from Raise Your Voice St. Lucia, an advocacy group that promotes women rights, education and...
View ArticleWhy 107 Hot Showers Matter
In one morning alone, 107 men living outside St. Mary’s Dining Room (a full health and social services agency near San Francisco) had come to take hot showers. And what do showers have to do with...
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