What Can Mr Rogers Teach Us About Population Health, Patient Centeredness, And Practice?
I am not a movie critic. This will be the first “review of a movie” that I have written. Many movies these days are not worth the time one must invest to watch them, but I can look back with great fondness on many movies. I connect some of them to important...
The Challenge Is Still To Deliver on “These Truths”
I was quite gratified that in his recent sixteen hour panorama of Country Music, Ken Burns spent a disproportionate amount of time in episode six on Kris Kristofferson. Kristofferson has always been a favorite of mine. He was an exceptional athlete at Pomona...
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics About Poverty: A Personal Perspective From Recent Experience
Samuel Langhorne Clemons, a.k.a. MarkTwain, is famous for his ability to express a profound truth in a few pithy words. I frequently am reminded of his wisdom when I try to write. He is famous for saying “I apologize for such a long letter – I didn’t have...
What Could You Do About the Social Determinants of Health?
Every Monday morning I am part of a small group that meets to discuss a few chapters of a book that we have been reading together. The books that we read are theological in nature, but related to an ongoing exploration of social justice. As I mentioned a few...
Healthcare Musings For 28 June 2019
28 June 2019 Dear Interested Readers, The Democrats, Healthcare, and More: It’s Complicated For the past two nights we have had our first look at the twenty highest polling contenders for the nomination of the Democratic Party for president....Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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