Access to healthcare isn’t enough, we must build community trust
Mobile health clinics are particularly effective in facilitating access to health care for marginalized groups. Not only do they advance health equity, but they also […]
Community Health
Community Health Centers’ Big Profits Raise Questions About Federal Oversight
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Just off the deserted town square, with its many boarded-up businesses, people lined up at the walk-up pharmacy window at Genesis Health […]
Community Health Centers’ Big Profits Raise Questions About Federal Oversight
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Just off the deserted town square, with its many boarded-up businesses, people lined up at the walk-up pharmacy window at Genesis Health […]
Climate change is endangering the health of communities living near chemical facilities
Climate change poses a huge threat to the chemical industry, as many facilities are located in low‐lying coastal areas such as the U.S. Gulf Coast, […]
Downsized City Sees Its Health Care Downsized as Hospital Awaits Demolition
HAMMOND, Ind. — In 1898, three nuns took a train to this city along the south shore of Lake Michigan to start a hospital. They […]
Trabajadores comunitarios de salud se están quedando sin fondos para ayudar a los más vulnerables
GRANITE CITY, Illinois.- Como trabajadora de salud comunitaria, Christina Scott, de 46 años, es experta en trámites burocráticos, una mano siempre disponible, un hombro para […]
Pandemic Funding Is Running Out for Community Health Workers
GRANITE CITY, Ill. — As a community health worker, 46-year-old Christina Scott is a professional red-tape cutter, hand-holder, shoulder to cry on, and personal safety […]
Despite Seniors’ Strong Desire to Age in Place, the Village Model Remains a Boutique Option
Twenty years ago, a group of pioneering older adults in Boston created an innovative organization for people committed to aging in place: Beacon Hill Village, […]
INVEST Conference Video: How health systems and payers are seeking to remove systemic racism
Learn how health systems and health plans are addressing care gaps with minorities and what strategies are being utilized to close those gaps.
Beating the Pavement to Vaccinate the Underrepresented — And Protect Everyone
Leonor Garcia held her clipboard close to her chest and rapped on the car window with her knuckles. The driver was in one of dozens […]
Can Community Be a Medicine?
By ARAS TOKER Analysis on peer accountability focused community building efforts in making lifestyle changes through digital therapeutic programs Before we jump ahead to the medicine piece, […]
‘It’s About Love and Solidarity’: Mutual Aid Unites NYC Neighbors Facing COVID
NEW YORK CITY — Nancy Perez, a 45-year-old resident of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, contracted COVID-19 in March. She stayed quarantined in her room […]
