Lisa Tobe, Khudeja Ilyas, Julie Nelson Ingoglia, Gloria Addo-Ayensu, Christopher Revere, Adam Allston, Mahadere Getachew, Anthony J Mingo, Scott Folks, Andrea Scott, Ivory Velasco
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Abstract
Through a collaboration among Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD), Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), George Mason University College of Public Health, federally qualified health centers, hospital systems, non-profits, and other agencies, this initiative targets underserved high school students as a way to increase diversity among community health professionals, build generational health, and provide participants with tools to enhance their post-secondary educational and career opportunities.
期刊介绍:
The journal has as its goal the dissemination of information on the health of, and health care for, low income and other medically underserved communities to health care practitioners, policy makers, and community leaders who are in a position to effect meaningful change. Issues dealt with include access to, quality of, and cost of health care.