This week, Mark and Margaret speak with Dr. Drew Altman, President and CEO of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on major health care issues facing the nation as well as global health. Kaiser is dedicated to providing non-partisan health information and analysis for policy makers, the media and general public.
Meet Sara Maldonado, a HealthCorps Navigator serving in CHC’s School-Based Health Centers. – Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? I graduated in May 2012 from Tufts University in Medford, MA and majored in Community Health and Latin American Studies. – What about joining CHC most excites you? I’m most excited to be able to work in underserved populations and gain hands on experience working in different communities. – If not seeing patients/serving at CHC you would rather be…
This holiday season, the tune “Up on the Rooftop” kept echoing in my head. Partly because of hearing various high school choruses perform it, but also because of the roof top of CHC’s building on Main Street in Middletown. The rooftop has become an important place in the community, as illustrated in the blog post Up on the Rooftop at CHC. The views from the roof, with its gardens tended by local elementary school students, and space for various gatherings…
Meet Krishna Kothary, a Nurse Practitioner in Residency at CHC, Inc. ! – Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? University of Iowa – Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Global Health Minor; Johns Hopkins University – Masters of Science in Nursing & Masters of Public Health – What about joining CHC most excites you? To be around a group of passionate individuals working for the same cause! – If not seeing patients/serving at CHC you would rather be _____________? I…
This week Mark and Margaret speak with Susannah Fox, Director of Digital Strategy at the Pew Internet and American Life Project. Ms. Fox has been analyzing the intersection of technology and health care for over a decade, focusing on the cultural shifts taking place in health care, specifically in the areas of mobile technology and chronic disease.
Meet Nadine Byers, a HealthCorps Navigator serving in the Early Detection Program at CHC, Inc. ! – Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? I have a bachelors degree in Women’s and Gender Studies from the University of Maine at Farmington. I also took classes at Allegheny College and the University of Southern Maine. – What about joining CHC most excites you? I am overwhelmed by the variety of wellness-related projects in which CHC is involved. I think…