Addressing Global Period Poverty
Members of the Arcatao community, partners of the Institute of Clinical Bioethics, in El Salvador
Pre-Dental Student Reflects on the International Health Promoter Program
Junior Pre-Dental student Jessica Haddad’s reflection featured in the Philadelphia County Dental Society Newsletter An informal village called La Carpio is located about 10 kilometers from the downtown of San José, Costa Rica. Due to its separation from the neighboring areas and its bordering Virilla and Torres rivers, it is rather isolated. As a result, …
Blood Pressure Buddies Program: Advancing Community Health Initiatives
A New Approach to Blood Pressure Diagnosis According to a 2021 study, 37.3 percent of patients had undiagnosed hypertension with 27 percent of patients having diagnosed yet unmedicated hypertension from the years 2012 to 2017. However, post-Affordable Care Act, those who gained insurance were more likely to be diagnosed and medicated for hypertension. This has …
Serving with Compassion: Fellows’ Reflections on the Jesuit Migration Center
The Jesuit Migration Center plays an essential role in helping migrants who are going through indescribable adversity by offering them care and assistance. Our team worked together to train the center’s employees critical first aid skills, including manual blood pressure monitoring, wound treatment, preventing severe bleeding, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and handling choking situations, in an attempt …
International Health Promoter: La Carpio, Costa Rica
An informal village called La Carpio is located about 10 kilometers from the downtown of San José, Costa Rica. Due to its separation from the neighboring areas and its bordering Virilla and Torres rivers, it is rather isolated. As a result, its reputation is one of the most marginalized towns in the nation. Early in …
New Mental Health Station Initiated at Health Promoters
Statistically-speaking, a decline in mental health has pervaded the United States since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, the prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression among adults is estimated to have quadrupled during the pandemic, rising from just 10% in 2019 to 40% in 2021.1 Although the pandemic’s effects had rippled across …
Therapeutic Horticulture Starts at McAuley Convent
The Institute of Clinical Bioethics has started a new Therapeutic Horticulture project at McAuley Convent modeled after our project at Manresa Hall. Fellows volunteered their time over the summer to start this project, including some of our Associate Fellows. Three of our Associate Fellows, Chiarra Mazza, Cole Pizzo, and Amanda Yu, shared reflections on their …
Summer Scholars Present their Research at Bristol Myers Squibb
Bristol Myers Squibb funded Summer Scholars projects for three Fellows (Aidan Fogarty, Caroline Curtin, and Fredy Abboud) in the Institute of Clinical Bioethics. This week, the three Summer Scholars presented their projects at the Bristol Myers Squibb Research Day at their corporate headquarters. This was an amazing experience for our Fellows. Thank you to Bristol …
The Mobile Health Promoter Returns to Hammonton, New Jersey
In June and July, the Mobile Health Promoter and the Institute of Clinical Bioethics held three clinics in the blueberry fields in Hammonton, New Jersey. These clinics are specifically for migrant farm workers in the area. Fellows Danielle Ray, Fredy Abboud, and Jess Haddad reflected on their first time volunteering at the Mobile Health Promoter …
Graduating Fellows Reflect on Their Time in the Institute of Clinical Bioethics
The Institute of Clinical Bioethics is proud to celebrate the graduation of 6 seniors: Joseph Kelly, Alexandra Colman, Nicholas Sanders, Davina Odeh, Isabella Stefanic, and Sarah Oduwole. They will graduate next week from Saint Joseph’s University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Congratulations! Joseph Kelly’s Reflection “Over the last three years, the Institute of Clinical Bioethics …