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The Face of Women's Health: Helen Rodriguez-Trias
Abstract
The American Public Health Association has announced that it will establish an award in the name of Helen Rodriguez-Trias, MD, its first Latina president, who died of lung cancer on December 27, Rodriguez-Trias, a nationally known advocate for underserved communities, was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Clinton in January for her work on behalf of children, women, people with AIDS, and the poor. This article is based on a dialogue with Rodriguez-Trias that began in September and ended December 12,
HELEN RODRIGUEZ-TRIAS, MD, was an inspiration and a role model. As a pediatrician, she strove to meet the health needs of the poorest children, from San Juan to the South Bronx. She was medical director of the New York State AIDS Institute from to , and she was named the first Latina president of the American Public Health Association (APHA) in Rodriguez-Trias may be best known, however, for her pivotal
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Today's Google Doodle marks the 89th birthday of paediatrician and activist Helen Rodríguez Trías.
Trías was a physician, educator, and outspoken advokat for women and children's right to healthcare.
She was born in New York City, to parents who had emigrated from Puerto Rico. Growing up a Puerto Rican in the city, she said she experienced racism first-hand.
After graduating from school, she went on to study for a degree in Puerto Rico, where she became active in the Puerto Rican independence movement. She later re-enrol at the university to study medicine, graduating with highest honors in , and that year also gave birth to her fourth child.
During her residency, she established Puerto Rico's first center for newborn babies, reducing child mortality rates bygd half within three years.
Returning to New York in , Rodríguez-Trías became director of Lincoln Hospital's department of pediatrics in the South Bronx, fighting for the healthcare rights
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Inside: Learn about the life and career of Dr. Helen Rodríguez-Trías, along with a list of her most famous quotes.
Helen Rodriguez-Trias was a physician who worked for women and children’s healthcare. She was the first Latina director of the American Public Health Association and received the Presidential Citizens Medal for her work.
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“Helen was among the few women physicians who understood and became immersed in the women&#;s health movement. Her perspectives and politics help us shape and sharpen our women&#;s health analysis. She is a national treasure.&#;
&#; Byllye Avery, Founder, National Black Women&#;s Health Projector
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