by Tom Peterson | Nov 14, 2016 | FaithHealth Community, FaithHealth Reflection
By Gary Gunderson An institution dedicated to healing is naturally nice to people when they are patients. And a leading academic research institution such as Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is smart about the diseases of its patients. But...
by Tom Peterson | Nov 7, 2016 | FaithHealth Community, FaithHealth Stories
Although Mary West is normally confident maneuvering her walker, the thick gravel on the driveway outside her Lexington home makes her hesitate. But before “Miss Mary’’ can even turn around for help, June Britt is at her side, gently grasping her elbow and...
by Tom Peterson | Oct 26, 2016 | FaithHealth Community, FaithHealth Stories
FaithHealth Connector Tembila Covington wears many hats — including a big one for gardening. By Les Gura Born in California but raised in Burkina Faso in West Africa before returning to the United States for college, Covington worked for Walmart in management...
by Tom Peterson | Oct 24, 2016 | FaithHealth Community, FaithHealth Stories
“I see a lot of what we call ‘social isolation.'” When he retired after working for 30 years in the corporate oil world in Texas, Tommy Cole returned to his native North Carolina and immediately began helping folks. He became the...
by Tom Peterson | Oct 12, 2016 | FaithHealth Community, FaithHealth Reflection
By Gary Gunderson FaithHealth is a young movement that brings the strengths of 21st century health science into relationship with the power and intelligence of the social structures of faith. For that matter, all of health science is a...
by Tom Peterson | Sep 16, 2016 | FaithHealth Community, FaithHealth Reflection, FaithHealth Stories
Emergency Department staff remembers “Robin” By Les Gura Staff members of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s Emergency Department were hit hard in July when they learned about the death of a man they knew as “Robin.” Robin, who was homeless, lived...