by Tom Peterson | Dec 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
FaithHealthNC helps ease the journey to health and healing for people and the communities in which they live by connecting the caring strengths of congregations, the clinical expertise of providers and a network of community resources. Join with FaithHealthNC to...
by Tom Peterson | Dec 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
An article in Sunday’s Charlotte Observer describes a large segment of North Carolinians who fall into a gap of fear about their health coverage. Talking about coverage from the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, the article says, “In general, lower income means...
by Tom Peterson | Dec 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Here’s another video from the folks at the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement. Sanne Magnan, ICSI’s president and CEO describes it: “In a somewhat humorous way, it illustrates the social determinants of health (SDH) and shows how rising health care costs...
by Tom Peterson | Nov 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
City Health Works—African-inspired Experiment in NYC While in South Africa, Manmeet Kaur was working with people with HIV/AIDS and diabetes through a network of “peer health educators,” ordinary people who lived in the community who could help out. When...
by Tom Peterson | Nov 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
Here’s a great new video from the folks at The Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) in Minnesota. Read more at Stakeholder Health.
by Tom Peterson | Nov 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
This summer the people of Buncombe County were recognized for their “innovative efforts to improve health.” The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) named the county a winner of the 2014 “Culture of Health Prize.” The county, along with five...