Vaccines help the immune system combat invading disease-causing pathogens. Vaccines are among the most important public health interventions in history, having led to the eradication of smallpox and to significant reductions in the incidence of many other viral and bacterial diseases. People have benefited from vaccines for centuries. Yet the ... Read More »
Jeron Ravin, CEO Swope Health On the occasion of Our Health MattersTM 16th Anniversary Edition, we are proud to feature a conversation with Jeron Ravin, President and CEO of Swope Health which has provided quality healthcare since 1969. Ruth Ramsey, publisher of Our Health MattersTM, had ... Read More »
By Shelley Cooper, Ed.D, MAT, BSBA Diversity Telehealth, LLC Telehealth has been around for a few years but has not received as much attention until now, when Covid-19 disrupted healthcare access. You might be asking, “What is the difference between telehealth and telemedicine?” Telemedicine is characterized as medical services delivered ... Read More »
By Qiana Thomason President and CEO Health Forward Foundation “We believe in the possibilities of a greater democracy where all have equal access to power, money, and the necessary resources to be healthy.” 2020 has been a year like no other. The COVID-19 pandemic, glaring health injustices for people of ... Read More »
By Alexander Boland, Student “Servant leadership may sound contradictory, but in order to lead, you first must serve.” As a senior at Rockhurst University, I’m currently on track to receive my bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a focus in Marketing. During a worldwide pandemic, it has been a struggle ... Read More »
By John W. Bluford, III, MBA, FACHE President, Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute President Emeritus, Truman Medical Centers On several occasions, I have presented a message of leadership incorporating the themes of “Love, Hope and Mission.” My message to various audiences across the country encompassed traditional attributes of integrity, judgement, capability ... Read More »
Melinda L. Estes, MD President and CEO Saint Luke’s Health System Chair, American Hospital Association Board of Trustees It’s easy to see where one might have lost hope in the expansive tragedy that’s been 2020. Too often, the bad news has outweighed the good, leaving us feeling like the window ... Read More »
By Cornell Gorman Co-Founder and Marketing Director G.I.F.T. (Generating Income For Tomorrow) “I didn’t know what was going on, but I knew I was supposed to pursue the thing I was being called to do.” In so many ways, 2020 has been a disaster. A pandemic, deaths, disease and division ... Read More »
Poor Sleep Impacts Health in Many Ways. Do you cut corners when it comes to your sleep, thinking it won’t be a problem? You may think that sleep is merely “downtime” when the brain shuts off and the body rests. Think again. Your brain and body is still active even ... Read More »
By Jeanene Dunn, OHM Staff There’s nothing like a major public health crisis to drive home the need for affordable and accessible healthcare for all Americans. Just as the pandemic has exposed embarrassing disparities in the U.S., people are recognizing that it is time for change. Nationally, African-American deaths from ... Read More »
