FaithHealth

A Shared Mission of Healing

Entrepreneurial Spirit in Yadkin Valley

Entrepreneurial Spirit in Yadkin Valley

        The Yadkin Valley (Wilkes) FaithHealth Team continues to lead the way in organizing and supporting FaithHealth opportunities in this region. Its growth is evident by the decision to expand its name from Wilkes FaithHealth to Yadkin Valley...
Navigating the Dragons

Navigating the Dragons

      By Gary Gunderson Hospitals are finding our way out the door and across the sidewalk where our patients live. This is the key to moving from World One, where we sell discrete episodes and bits of treatment, to World Two, where healthcare...
Community Navigation Links

Community Navigation Links

Compiled by Alison Hutchings Suggested Articles Hector Balcazar et al (2011), “Community Health Workers Can Be a Public Health Force for Change in the United States: Three Actions for a New Paradigm,” American Journal of Public Health 101.2. The authors discuss ways...
Mapping Childhood Trauma

Mapping Childhood Trauma

      National Public Radio’s Laura Starecheski reports on an unlikely partnership. Dr. Nancy Hardt (above right) joined with Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell (left) to decrease childhood trauma in Gainesville, Florida. Starecheski says that...
Mother’s Day Offering 2015

Mother’s Day Offering 2015

The gifts to the Mother’s Day Offering and the care of Wake Forest Baptist Health had a tremendous impact on the road to healing for Betsy Simpson and Rev. Victor Church. Betsy’s financial burden after cancer surgery and chemotherapy, was relived because of the...