Lucy Marcil: Why doctors are offering free tax prep in their waiting rooms
لوسی مارسیل: چرا پزشکان در سالنهای انتظار تسهیلات رایگان آمادگی مالیاتی را ارائه میدهند
Lucy Marcil is providing fiscal services to low-income families in the doctor’s waiting room. Full bio
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your doctor ask you about sex?
درباره سکس پرسیده است؟
your doctor ask you about money?
درباره پول پرسیده است؟
compared to most high-income countries,
اکثر کشورهای پردرآمد،
in the United States.
stress hormone levels
احتمالی سطوح هورمونهای استرس
times more likely to die
در ایالات متحده یک و نیم برابر بیشتر
از خانوادههای متوسط است.
and I started asking moms about money.
کردیم به پرسیدن درباره پول از مادرها.
what a doctor's visit looks like,
بازدید پزشک را از نو تصور کنیم،
at a healthy life.
تجربه زندگی سالم را فراهم کنیم.
to a surprising solution:
tax credit, or EITC,
we have in the US.
ایالات متحده است.
thousand dollars a year from it.
از آن بهرهمند میشوند.
moms and babies are healthier:
مادرها و نوزادها سالمترند:
who could get it doesn't,
علیرغم مشمول بودن آن را دریافت نمیکند،
lose of hundreds of dollars
چند صد دلاری را بابت
tax-preparation industry.
مالیاتی از دست میدهند.
why we couldn't do her taxes
چرا کار مالیاتی را برای او انجام نمیدهیم
Why not make good use of that time?
اما چرا از وقت استفاده بهینه نکنیم؟
tax preparation in clinics serving kids.
که به کودکان خدمات میدهند.
questioning our sanity.
see a doctor at least once a year.
حداق سالی یکبار نزد پزشک میروند.
to give them a better life.
زندگی بهتری داشته باشند.
could be doing this work, too --
در هر کلینیکی انجام دهند --
as a tax-preparation site,
آمادگی مالیاتی ثبت نام میکند،
students to retirees,
تا بازنشستهها،
after passing an IRS exam.
بعنوان آماده کننده مالیاتی داوطلب شوند.
I would be doing other people's taxes,
کار مالیاتی دیگران را انجام دهم،
1.6 million dollars
تنها ۱/۶ میلیون دلار
to nine sites in four states.
have never heard of the EITC.
اعتبار مالیاتی ناشی از درآمد نشنیدهاند.
you haven't heard of?
که درباره آن نشنیدهاید؟
free tax preparation.
رایگان استفاده نکردهاند.
for a mom and two young kids
برای مادری با دو فرزند کوچک
can eat for five to six months.
آن خانواده ۵ تا ۶ ماه پول غذا دارند.
lack access to care
به مراقبتی که استانداردهای
is only 400 dollars per kid per year.
فقط ۴۰۰ دلار برای هر کودک است.
this access problem.
میتواند این مشکل را حل کند.
for her son to study abroad in Spain.
پسرش را برای تحصیل به اسپانیا فرستاد.
as his shot at a better future.
برای داشتن یک آینده بهتر.
the causes of poor health,
ناخوشی را خطاب قرار میدهد،
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Lucy Marcil - Pediatrician, social entrepreneurLucy Marcil is providing fiscal services to low-income families in the doctor’s waiting room.
Why you should listen
Lucy Marcil, MD MPH, creates innovative solutions buffering kids from the adversity they face growing up with economic stress and poverty. As a pediatrician, she cares for children at Boston Medical Center. She co-founded StreetCred, a nonprofit addressing the health impact of financial stress by providing fiscal services to low-income families in the the doctor’s waiting room. StreetCred increases access to critical anti-poverty tax credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit by integrating tax preparation services into pediatric clinics; it has returned over $3.2 million to 1700 clients at 9 sites in 4 states since its inception in 2016. StreetCred is now bundling tax services with enrollment in other economic mobility services to create greater financial stability.
Internationally, Dr. Marcil has undertaken pediatric health-systems strengthening. As a HIV/AIDS & Community Health Peace Corps volunteer in Namibia, she leveraged public-private partnerships to create a comprehensive orphan care program and girls’ leadership camps. In Bangladesh, she identified community engagement methods to build maternal-child healthcare systems in urban slums. In Kenya, she consulted for Jacaranda Health to transform newborn care systems.
For her work, Dr. Marcil has been recognized with the American Academy of Pediatrics Anne E. Dyson Child Advocacy Award and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Quinn Prize, and has been named a Café 100, Davidson College Game Changer and 2018 TED Fellow.
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