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Improving health literacy

in Boston's Chinatown

community and beyond

ABOUT

Tufts Community Wellness Initiative (TCWI) was started in 2015 by students at the Tufts University Health Science Campus in Boston, MA. Our mission is to improve health literacy and disease prevention through interactive seminars on health and disease topics that particularly affect our surrounding Chinatown community. Students at the Schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine, and Nutrition collaborate and deliver comprehensive presentations on the epidemiology, risk factors, pathophysiology, and symptoms of a given disease. Each presentation concludes with practical, evidence-based, and culturally relevant recommendations on disease prevention and management that participants are encouraged to discuss with their health care provider. We aim to reconstruct the health concerns of our community as opportunities to educate, empower, and make more informed decisions about one's own health. 

ABOUT

LATEST PRESENTATIONS

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Learn about latest epidemiology data regarding COVID-19 infections, what a virus variant is, and emerging research on symptoms and management of long COVID-19, 

Learn about latest epidemiology data regarding COVID-19 infections, what a virus variant is, and emerging research on symptoms and management of long COVID-19, 

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Learn about common eye diseases, including age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts, and diabetic retinopathy as well as how to keep your eyes healthy.

PRESENTATIONS
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