My parents met in the romantic setting of a fish packing camp in Togiak, Alaska, where they toiled through 20-hour days during the summer wearing rubber overalls and smelling like fish guts.
Social Determinants of Health
Right now, factors like race, income, and ZIP code determine a person's access to and opportunities for health. Read more about how we're changing that.
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.
The “No-Casserole” Disease
“Riders on the Storm” is Natasha Gardner’s 5280 investigation of Colorado’s mental health system. The information she presents is timeless in helping to understand mental illness.
The Evidence for Empathy
One of the most commonly asked questions we get at CCMU is how we define “medically underserved.” Our answer is that the medically underserved are those who are vulnerable to poor health. A person’s health is shaped by countless things, but our life circumstances are a major determining factor. These
Reading, Writing, and a Year in Review
Every week we publish a new blog post written by one of our CCMU staff or board members. We write from the heart, and we draw from our own experiences to help share our perspective on the issues.