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Posted On December 18, 2020 10:25 pm
Founder/Chief Change Agent Kuumba, LLC FOCUS Dr. Harvey Hinton III’s vision for building a Culture of Health in the Durham, NC community focuses on the importance of healing and restoration as an alternative to traditional trauma-informed approaches. He believes that this approach, centered on the affirmation of “What’s right with you?” rather than “What happened… View Article

Posted On December 18, 2020 10:23 pm
Senior Planner and Urban Designer Asakura Robinson FOCUS Libby’s passionate about understanding and building replicable affordable housing and supportive system models as part of a comprehensive strategy to stabilize families. She will be partnering with Project Row Houses in the Third Ward of Houston for this research. She will connect similar arts-based nonprofits that are… View Article

Posted On December 18, 2020 8:31 pm
Co-Founder and Co-CEO BREAUX Capital FOCUS Derrius’ vision for a Culture of Health is one that leverages the Eight Forms of Capital Model—Human, Intellectual, Spiritual, Cultural, Social, Financial, Experiential, Natural—to promote a philosophy and policy interventions that equitably advance the health and wellness of the global population. His life and professional experience have both led… View Article

Posted On December 18, 2020 8:09 pm
Physician, Psychiatry Howard University FOCUS Danielle Hairston’s area of focus is understanding the impact of systemic issues on mental health, especially in Black communities. Her work seeks to highlight the connection between racism, bias, and psychiatry. She envisions a culture that values equity of mental health care and treatment for marginalized populations. She plans to… View Article

Posted On December 18, 2020 8:09 pm
Director, Content/Communications St. Luke’s Health System FOCUS Leading content and communications for St. Luke’s Health System in Boise, Idaho, Daniel believes in a world where people are valued, included, supported, respected and celebrated — a world where people have access to everything they need to be healthy and connected. His vision for a Culture of… View Article

Posted On December 18, 2020 8:08 pm
Network Strategy Lead Cityblock Health FOCUS Brandon Batiste’s vision for a Culture of Health is an inclusive, patient-centered, and community-focused integrated system of care that is built on evidence-based practice, wellness, and recovery. He aims to build economic and health care delivery systems that create access to behavioral health, substance abuse, and associated therapies for… View Article

Posted On November 20, 2020 1:00 am
Founder + Chief Strategist &Access FOCUS Imagine the focal point of your favorite neighborhood. For Bobby, it’s Sweet Auburn Curb Market, located in the historic African-American neighborhood Martin Luther King, Jr. called home. Here you find all of Atlanta represented in the food, the people, and the boisterous experience. It is these kinds of memories… View Article

Posted On November 20, 2020 12:54 am
Farmer Amar(t)anto Herbal Farm Coop FOCUS Amara (they/them/elle) is a queer immigrant farmer and educator. Amara focuses on restoring a sacred relationship with the land by cultivating growing and learning spaces that highlight Afro-Indigenous agricultural traditions technologies and foodways. Amara has been farming in New York City for seven years and is transitioning to working… View Article

Posted On November 20, 2020 12:24 am
FOCUS Despite the money and proliferation of institutional, entrepreneurial, nonprofit, and philanthropic players, social change efforts have wielded little systemic change. And those most impacted continue to suffer under oppressive systems despite the overabundance of “programming.” In response to these conditions, along with other residents of East Durham, N.C., in 2012 Aliyah co-founded Communities In… View Article

Posted On March 5, 2020 10:47 pm
Program Director, Cultural Resilience Enterprise Community Partners FOCUS Meghan’s vision for a Culture of Health begins where people spend most of their time living and creating, in homes and communities. She supports equitable community investment by creating environments for healing-centered approaches, collaboration, lifting residents’ voices, and building social cohesion. Her vision is one where people… View Article