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Posted On December 18, 2020 11:37 pm
President Institute for Patient-Centered Design, Inc. FOCUS Tammy’s vision for a Culture of Health includes a network of community sanctuaries that would enable the health care system to address the social determinants of health by providing preventive assistance to residents in need. She envisions community gardens located in public spaces, like parks, hospital and clinic… View Article
Posted On December 18, 2020 11:36 pm
Executive Director Operation Restoration FOCUS Syrita’s vision of a Culture of Health is an empathetic and caring community that recognizes trauma and social inequity as the driving forces of crime that require community-based healing and holistic solutions. She believes that communities responding to crime should seek to restore and improve the lives of all people… View Article
Posted On December 18, 2020 11:35 pm
Director, Wellness Urban Promise FOCUS Siomara Wedderburn defines a Culture of Health as a community where children and families can thrive, rather than simply survive. It is holistic, trauma-informed, and accessible. Sio utilizes her experience as a social worker to support a model of youth development that is relational and focused on the whole person-mind,… View Article
Posted On December 18, 2020 11:14 pm
Director of Community Engagement Thrive, Inc. FOCUS Ronneal Mathews is a public health professional with over 20 years of experience. Her primary focus areas are improving maternal health of Black women, advancing reproductive justice, increasing accessibility of doulas, and helping organizations implement comprehensive diversity, equity, and inclusion frameworks. Mrs. Mathews is building connections with professionals… View Article
Posted On December 18, 2020 11:12 pm
Research Programs Manager Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities FOCUS The three main areas that Renee would like to focus on in building a Culture of Health include health communication and information dissemination, aiding in building a pipeline for future Black clinicians and community engagement. She believes that these are areas within her sphere of… View Article
Posted On December 18, 2020 11:10 pm
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry University of Arizona FOCUS Noshene Ranjbar, MD, is originally from Iran and now lives in Tucson, Arizona. She is an assistant professor of psychiatry, training director of the Integrative Psychiatry Fellowship and medical director of the Integrative Psychiatry Clinic at the University of Arizona. Additionally, she serves as faculty with the… View Article
Posted On December 18, 2020 11:05 pm
Healthy Soil Advocate and Founder wurmworks, llc FOCUS Matt is a worm farmer, healthy soil advocate and Founder of wurmworks llc, in Jackson, Miss. He is currently focused on addressing our toxic relationship to organic waste and creating regenerative solutions that bring value to households and communities in the form of food equity and comprehensive… View Article
Posted On December 18, 2020 11:03 pm
Assistant Professor Old Dominion University FOCUS All across our country, life expectancy differences exist among populations within a few miles. Dr. Leslie Hoglund wants to effectively end food apartheid in America. Food apartheid takes into account racism, income, ableism, geography, and other factors when looking at ways to end inequity and discrimination in local food… View Article
Posted On December 18, 2020 10:52 pm
Deputy Director, Strategy and Program Effectiveness Deep Center FOCUS Keith’s vision for a Culture of Health is rooted in the development of healing literacies where reflective art practices and transformational relationships build possibility, agency, and power through arts, performance, play, and everyday intimate conversations. Keith works with artists and communities to develop counter-narratives and cultures… View Article
Posted On December 18, 2020 10:51 pm
Chief of Staff New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency FOCUS Katie envisions a world of silo-breaking, efficient, effective government at the state and national level. Her guiding principal is her belief that housing is health care. Housing is intersectional—integration, environmental justice, school district, access to food and transit, environmental and mental stability. It is… View Article