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La doctora boricua que hizo de la salud una pelea publica
Helen Rodriguez-Trias trained at the University of Puerto Rico, built newborn-care infrastructure, and turned medicine toward public health, informed consent, and underserved communities.
Receipt Spine
- NLM identifies Rodriguez-Trias as a Puerto Rico-trained physician whose career moved through pediatric medicine, public health, social medicine, and teaching.
- During her residency, NLM says she established Puerto Rico's first newborn-care center and the hospital newborn death rate fell 50 percent within three years under her direction.
- NPS and BMJ connect her public-health work to women, children, poor communities, people with HIV/AIDS, informed consent, and sterilization-abuse advocacy.
Sources
National Library of Medicine: Biography, Dr. Helen Rodriguez-TriasNational Library of Medicine exhibit: newborn-care receiptNational Park Service: Dr. Helen Rodriguez TriasBMJ / PubMed Central: Helen Rodriguez-Trias profileLocal source packet: La doctora boricua que hizo de la salud una pelea publicaYouTube Short