Last week I found myself in the waiting room of Inner City Health Center, listening to the clinic’s executive director and medical director explain why community safety net clinics are so special.
Community Partnerships
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Challenging Transportation
Growing up in a densely populated suburban area, I realize that I took for granted my proximity to needed health services. The closest emergency room was only two miles away from my childhood home.
In Search of Local Health Reform Headlines
The headlines tell me that the health care system is constantly changing at the national- and state-level, but my work and my personal interests are rooted in communities.
Pathways to Health Professions
Earlier this week I made a familiar drive up Colorado Highway 85 to Fort Lupton. The trip made me nostalgic, as I was meeting with colleagues at Salud Family Health Centers for the umpteenth time.
Escaping ‘Eyebite Culture’
Online reading is having a direct impact on our ability to concentrate and interpret deeper meanings. The impact of technology on reading got me thinking about working in partnership with communities.