“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America And to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible With Liberty and Justice for all” Throughout all of elementary and middle school, I would blindly recite these words at the beginning of class everyday just because I had to. I never understood the meaning but it was just what everyone had to do everyday before classes began…. It wasn’t until September 11, 2001, that…
This week, Mark and Margaret speak with Dr. Joseph Smith, Chief Science and Medical Officer of the West Health Institute who discusses the Institute’s work to accelerate the development of wireless health technologies to better target solutions to unmet medical needs. Dr. Smith also discusses the Institute’s efforts in driving national policies that will spur reform and innovation in health care.
I want to share with you one of the resources we’ve been using in my “Exceptional Women”, (Living with Chronic Illness) group. There is a wonderful book by J.S. Dorian called “Above and Beyond; 365 Meditations for Transcending Chronic Pain and Illness” ( 2012). What sold me about this book when I first discovered it on amazon.com, was the page for January 1, in which the author writes: “The only journey is the one within.” Rainer Maria Rilke The words healing and curing…
This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Deven McGraw, Director of the Health Privacy Project at the Center for Democracy and Technology. Ms. McGraw discusses strategies to insure patient privacy and security of patient data sharing in the emerging world of Health Information Technology.
The Editors of Connecticut Magazine have selected Vinnie’s Jump & Jive as Connecticut’s “Best Dance Class” The Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) of Middletown’s local dance hall, Vinnie’s Jump & Jive, has been nominated by Connecticut Magazine to be featured in the annual “Best in Connecticut for 2013,” September Issue. Vinnie’s has been given the title of “Best Dance Class” for the entire state of Connecticut which will be featured in the compilation by Connecticut Magazine editors of various awards….
This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Rishi Manchanda, Founder and President of HealthBegins, an online portal to link “upstreamists” – health clinicians working on solving the social and environmental determinants of health. He discusses his new book, The Upstream Doctors, in which he promotes a movement to develop a national force of “upstream” medical professionals dedicated to transforming health care at its source, where patients live, work and play.