by Tom Peterson | Feb 20, 2017 | Health Resources, Stakeholder Health Resources, Stakeholder Health Stories
By Tom Peterson One day in 1967 John van Hengel saw a mother of 10 rummaging for food behind a Phoenix, Arizona, grocery store. Wanting to help people like her, he found a way to get to hungry people the food that could no...
by Tom Peterson | Jan 23, 2017 | Health Resources, Stakeholder Health Stories
By Tom Peterson As we look around our communities for assets to improve health it’s usually not long before we see the hair salons and barbershops. They are often community gathering places, where people connect. The person who cuts your hair may...
by Tom Peterson | Oct 21, 2016 | Health Resources, Stakeholder Health Resources, Stakeholder Health Stories
A news video from PBS in partnership with Kaiser Health News Health coaches in Harlem are applying lessons learned from struggling communities of South Africa. Can the Community Health Worker (CHW) model improve health on a large scale in the complex health system of...
by Tom Peterson | Aug 1, 2016 | Health Resources, Stakeholder Health Resources, Stakeholder Health Stories
By Dominica Rehbein and Nancy Combs, with Nada Dickinson “Serving as a community health worker is being a resource to help ease some of the stressors in people’s lives. We are a bridge of support that brings our clients to the road of their success.” —...
by Tom Peterson | Jul 5, 2016 | Stakeholder Health Stories
A Chicago hospital is testing a simple solution for homeless people who often show up at the emergency room even though they are not sick: a place to live. Often called “frequent flyers,” some come in because they are cold or they need...
by Tom Peterson | Apr 25, 2016 | Stakeholder Health Stories
By Les Gura Like providers nationally, California-based Dignity Health has adapted its care delivery system to adjust to the requirements of the Affordable Care Act. But Dignity Health has done so with an innovative and diverse array of programs...