Tag: healthcare

  • (Podcast) Diabetes, Hmong Communities and the US Healthcare Systems

    (Podcast) Diabetes, Hmong Communities and the US Healthcare Systems

    By Riya Jehangir Stebleton ’28, Lawrence University In this podcast, Riya Stebleton explores the narratives of Hmong communities and theirinteractions with United States health care systems, specifically when managing diabetes. Hmong adults in the U.S. have a significantly higher risk of Type 2 diabetes.But why is this? What are the social determinants that have shaped…

  • (Podcast) Diabetes and Health Disparities in the Hispanic community

    (Podcast) Diabetes and Health Disparities in the Hispanic community

    By Emma DeGroot, ’26, Lawrence University In this podcast episode, Emma DeGroot unpacks the health disparities within the Hispanic community related to diabetes, and how physicians and community health workers are using community strengths to address these barriers. Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases affecting the Hispanic communityin the United States. Further,…

  • Hearing the Community: Addressing Hearing Health Barriers for Hmong Elders in Appleton, Wisconsin

    By Brooke Timmons, ’26, Lawrence University In many Hmong households, conversation is the center of daily life. Elders share stories, families gather around meals, and traditions are passed from general through spoken language. But for some older adults, those conversations are becoming harder to follow. Hearing loss is one of the most common health conditions…