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 17 May 2019
17 May 2019 Dear Interested Readers, States’ Rights, Really? My wife enjoys scanning Facebook where there are many people with no reluctance to speak their mind on any issue under the sun. Over the last couple of days she has observed that there has been...
Thinking About the Experiences of Poverty
If you are a close reader of these notes, you’ve probably figured out that my career was as a physician first and then secondarily as a healthcare administrator who was fascinated by the many facets of healthcare management and policy. Put into the...
The Community Approach To Poverty And The Triple Aim
In last Friday’s Healthcare Musings letter I spent some time reviewing a recent David Brooks’ column entitled “Winning the War on Poverty: The Canadians are doing it; we’re not. I was drawn to his analysis because I have become very involved in efforts to address...
Healthcare Musings For 12 April 2019
12 April 2019 Dear Interested Readers, What Can We Do About The Poverty Where We Live? I am reading a new book, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will To Survive by Stephanie Land. Over the past two years I have searched for books in my...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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