by Tom Peterson | Dec 2, 2020 | Faith Communities
Dayton, Ohio, takes care of its own By Melanie Raskin Like a lot of American cities, Dayton, Ohio, has problems that create despair, loneliness and hopelessness. But it is also full of bright and shining people turning good ideas into real solutions that...
by Tom Peterson | Nov 25, 2020 | Community Health, Faith Communities
FaithHealth around America In Buffalo, New York, faith-based, community, government and health care leaders join together to effectively respond to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the African American community. By Tom Peterson Rev. George...
by Tom Peterson | Nov 19, 2020 | Positive Deviance
Maybe there are a few oddballs doing something right. And maybe they can point the way for the rest of us. In facing a tough social challenge positive deviance tells us to look for any outliers who may be like everyone else but who found a solution through their...
by Tom Peterson | Nov 16, 2020 | Community Health, COVID-19
With a computer and basic recording equipment, Enrique Catana started Radio Onda de Amor (Wave of Love) three years ago to reach the local Hispanic/Latino population through their computers, tablets and smartphones. By Tom Peterson In his...
by Tom Peterson | Nov 5, 2020 | Leading Causes of Life, Positive Deviance
Thanks to Arvind Singhal for pointing us to this timely TED talk: Dixon Chibanda is one of 12 psychiatrists in Zimbabwe — for a population of more than 16 million. Realizing that his country would never be able to scale traditional methods of...
