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Children In Need: Pediatrician Kim Mukerjee '06 Finds Her Calling Treating Immigrant Community In New Orleans, Helen Freund Oct 2017

Children In Need: Pediatrician Kim Mukerjee '06 Finds Her Calling Treating Immigrant Community In New Orleans, Helen Freund

Colby Magazine

Despite soaring summer temperatures and a rickety Winnebago doubling as a mobile health clinic, Dr. Kimberly Mukerjee ’06 knew she had fallen hard for the city of New Orleans.


Prenatal Ecology: Two Alumni Join Forces To Keep Alcohol Away From Unborn Babies, Mareisa Weil Oct 2017

Prenatal Ecology: Two Alumni Join Forces To Keep Alcohol Away From Unborn Babies, Mareisa Weil

Colby Magazine

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is a preventable disorder that affects an estimated one in 20 children in the United States. It can be difficult to diagnose, and while widespread in the general population, is often only identified in in adopted children or those in the foster care system. Doug Waite '84 and Diane Smith Howard '86 are on the front lines of the battle against it.


For The Children: Kids In Maine May Have Healthier Lives Thanks In Part To Celeste Murtha '17, Christina Dong Oct 2017

For The Children: Kids In Maine May Have Healthier Lives Thanks In Part To Celeste Murtha '17, Christina Dong

Colby Magazine

Real life problems don't get any more real than these: babies exposed in utero to drugs or alcohol; kids at risk of lifelong vision problems because they don't have access to eye care; children exposed to potentially fatal sleeping situations.


The Process Of Reclaiming Tribal Sovereignty Through Healthcare Autonomy, Karolina A. Serhan Jan 2017

The Process Of Reclaiming Tribal Sovereignty Through Healthcare Autonomy, Karolina A. Serhan

Honors Theses

This honors thesis explores the complex interplay between health status, healthcare, and tribal sovereignty among native communities in the United States. These relationships are explored through analyzing the paradoxical and condescending nature of the Federal Trust Responsibility in relation to government-organized healthcare programs for natives. In establishing this relationship, the thesis goes on to illustrate how native communities have effectively fought to regain sovereignty through reclaiming autonomy of their healthcare systems through the use of the 1975 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. The impact of tribal-led healthcare systems is further explored through an in-depth case study conducted regarding the …