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Posted On March 5, 2020 10:27 pm
CEO Texoma Health Foundation FOCUS Michelle envisions a regional culture in which mental health and mental illness are freely discussed with love and support. She is working to help assure that area residents have access to effective tools to care for themselves and those around them, and know when and how to access quality behavioral… View Article
Posted On March 5, 2020 10:26 pm
Chief Operating Officer Good Samaritan Health Center FOCUS The health care system bears daily witness to the physical and psychological impact of health inequity, yet medical care and health behavior change alone can prevent at best only 50 percent of premature deaths in the United States. Health care systems wanting to advance health equity need… View Article
Posted On March 5, 2020 10:18 pm
Pediatric Services Medical Director Hidalgo Medical Services FOCUS Rural pediatrician Brian Etheridge is focused on improving pediatric health in southwest New Mexico, where he grew up. Dr. Etheridge sees firsthand what research tells us: Children living in rural areas often experience worse health outcomes. Rural children are more likely to live in poverty, experience food… View Article
Posted On March 5, 2020 10:08 pm
Owner/Principal Strategist Six Dimensions FOCUS Black women are three to four times more likely to die from birth-related complications than their white counterparts—a crisis that requires a systems approach. Dr. Nakeitra Burse is working to address this issue through building the visibility and capacity of birth workers to serve Black families and ensure that Black… View Article
Posted On March 5, 2020 10:01 pm
Founder Refugee Dream Center; Global Survivor Leadership Institute; Attuned & Inclined LLC FOCUS Omar Bah’s focus area is refugees and their support needs in integrating into American society—for self-sufficiency, for preservation of their life and cultural identities, and for addressing cultural barriers to accessing and seeking health and mental services. MORE ABOUT OMAR Omar is… View Article
Posted On July 23, 2019 2:10 am
Vice President Health Equity Spectrum Health – BHSH System FOCUS Lynn’s vision for a Culture of Health is one in which all communities, regardless of racial or ethnic identity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical and cognitive disability, and neighborhood residence, are able to achieve optimal health. Her vision is one in which all… View Article
Posted On July 23, 2019 2:06 am
Executive Director National Association of Community Health Workers FOCUS I have already completed my three year culture of health leader program. True of health for me is the advancement of the community health worker profession, with equitable policies, that respect, protect, and authentically partner, with community health, workers to address the social drivers of well-being,… View Article
Posted On July 23, 2019 1:57 am
Firefighter/EMT Detroit Fire Department FOCUS Before his employment as a firefighter, Gary Ringer worked as a rough framer carpenter, building houses throughout suburban areas in Metro Detroit. The ability to compare vibrant versus volatile communities spurred the desire to become a catalyst for change in the city and community where he lives, works, and plays…. View Article
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 22, 2019 8:56 pm
Health Promotion Educator PSA-2-PSA: ELIMINATING THE PROSTATE CANCER DISPARITY FOCUS African-American men are experiencing an alarming prostate cancer disparity; having a 60 percent greater likelihood of being diagnosed with the disease than most ethnic groups and dying at a rate 2.5 times greater than white men. I am developing an innovative media project entitled “PSA-2-PSA”… View Article