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Posted On July 23, 2019 1:54 am
Director of Clinical &Quality Improvement National Health Care for the Homeless Council FOCUS Dr. Courtney Pladsen dreams of a world where healthcare and housing are human rights where people have the opportunity to en their healthiest selves. Achieving health and well-being is nearly impossible while sleeping on the street, yet nearly 500,000 people experience homelessness… View Article
Posted On July 23, 2019 1:50 am
Executive Director Priority Spokane FOCUS There are over 500 nonprofits operating in Ryan Oelrich’s home town of Spokane, Washington, and approximately 30,000 across Washington state. There is no formal system for connecting or aligning the efforts of nonprofit organizations doing similar work. As a result, scarce resources and valuable time are too often wasted as… View Article
Posted On July 23, 2019 1:48 am
Executive Director Health Alliance for Violence Intervention FOCUS Fatimah leads the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI) as its first Executive Director. Through innovative community/hospital partnerships, HAVI has expanded health-based, trauma-informed care by cultivating a powerful national alliance of ER doctors, trauma surgeons, researchers, front line interventionalists, and communities impacted by violence. Fatimah’s vision for… View Article
Posted On July 23, 2019 1:46 am
Senior Project Director Cleveland Purpose Built Communities FOCUS The Buckeye and Grenville neighborhoods of Cleveland, Ohio, are located at the intersection of opportunity and challenge. Each community has its own cultural richness, history, and assets, yet both have significant health, economic, and educational disparities. My focus is to listen to the community’s voice to inform… View Article
Posted On July 23, 2019 1:43 am
Director Marquette University Center for Peacemaking FOCUS Patrick believes that the challenges faced by urban neighborhoods and schools can be solved rather than managed. He envisions communities transformed to destinations for families of all incomes; communities where throughout their lives people are successful and healthy; places where businesses thrive, children play without fear, and people… View Article
Posted On July 23, 2019 1:39 am
Chief Dreamer Village of Wisdom FOCUS William imagines a day when parents of black children don’t have to prepare them for the emotional and mental harm that is associated with experiencing racial discrimination. In fact, William imagines a day where the schools black children attend feed and grow their mental and emotional health by affirming… View Article
Posted On July 23, 2019 1:35 am
DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC Eastern Utah Women’s Health, LLC FOCUS Settled by immigrants, Carbon County, Utah, once boasted 54 different nationalities that worked together in coal mines and on the railroads to build our industrial community. Like many rural communities, Carbon County is disproportionally affected by health disparities, economic instability, and inequitable opportunity. In honoring our… View Article
Posted On July 23, 2019 1:18 am
Chief Executive Officer Hartford Community Loan Fund FOCUS Rex lives in Hartford, Connecticut, and works in the field of community development finance. Once the country’s richest city, Hartford is now a city with rich racial and ethnic diversity, but where one-third of its residents live in poverty, despite its status as the capital of the… View Article
Posted On July 23, 2019 1:16 am
Executive Director Austin Asian Community Health Initiative FOCUS With Austin’s Asian population doubling every 12 years, it is the fastest growing demographic group in the city and the fastest growing Asian community out of the nation’s 30 largest cities. Austin’s Asian population is comprised of dozens of ethnic subgroups, each with their own language, social… View Article
Posted On July 23, 2019 1:15 am
Organizing Director Transformative In-Prison Workgroup FOCUS Our society’s response to harm is to put people in cages. Dominant public narratives reinforce the false idea that prisons produce safety. In fact, the criminalization of communities of color breaks apart families, destroys economic stability, and drives health inequities. Mass incarceration itself is a public health crisis. Located… View Article