The "SOME PEOPLE" Essays

How Do You Define Health? The Voices of Do No Harm | Edited by Kimberly J. Soenen

(Nahiris M. Bahamón Fernádez, MD. 2019, Pilsen/Chicago. Photo by Kimberly J. Soenen)

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“Health is not just the absence of disease, health is the assurance that if something were to happen, the individual would have access to high-quality, prompt healthcare regardless of their income, the color of their skin, where they were born, who they love, or their physical abilities. Unfortunately, very few people enjoy true health.”

-Nahiris M. Bahamón Fernández, MD

• Board Certified Pediatrician at Lowell Community Health Center in Massachusetts

• Board of Directors at Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP)

• Founding Member, Residents for a National Health Program (RNHP)

• Active advocate for immigrants and social determinants of health with the American Academy of Pediatrics

• LUCENT Scholar at the University of Chicago (Leadership for Urban Primary Care Education and Transformation.)

• Number of years practicing medicine: 6

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