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Contact Information
David R. Buchanan, MD
Section
Head
Section of Social Medicine
1900 W. Polk, 9th Floor
Chicago, IL 60612
david_buchanan@rush.edu
Lisa Stevak, MA, MEd
Section Coordinator
Tel: 312-864-7333
Fax: 312-864-9500
lisa_stevak@rush.edu
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Welcome to the Section of
Social Medicine!
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Located within the Division of General Internal
Medicine at Stroger Hospital of Cook County, section members
work in
coordination with the Cook County Bureau of
Health Services to establish partnerships with community
residents, health professionals, and other individuals and
organizations to reduce health disparities, promote social
justice, and advocate for public policy change.
There are many definitions of social medicine. We think
section
member Marge Cohen summed it up best when she
said,
"Social medicine is an
attempt to address the political, social, and economic issues
that impact health care and health care delivery, more
specifically, racial, class, and gender inequities. Social
medicine provides potential resources for innovative,
community-oriented projects and research on these issues."
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facilitating a diabetes
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Our Mission
The Section of Social Medicine
is dedicated to improving the health status of
underserved populations through health service programs,
community initiatives, research, and education addressing the
social determinants of health.
We invite you to explore this website and learn about our
members, the wonderful projects on which they are working, and
other valuable resources. Please feel free to attend our
meetings on the 3rd Monday of each month at 9:30 am at
Stroger Hospital.
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