Bending the arc. It is a dreary day today in Seattle. It’s great day to snuggle on the couch and watch an inspiring movie. What movie you ask? Bending the Arc! The movie tells the story of Partners In Health, where I’ve worked for a total of about 6 years. It is an inspiring story, … Read More
A speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. Delivered April 1968, Mason Temple, Memphis, Tennessee Thank you very kindly, my friends. As I listened to Ralph Abernathy and his eloquent and generous introduction and then thought about myself, I wondered who he was talking about. It’s always good to have your closest friend and associate to … Read More
What a year it was… for me and surely for all of you! I look back on 2021 with great professional satisfaction. Here’s a rundown of my work in 2021 and what I am looking forward to in 2022. PIH and the CTC My work with Partners In Health on the Massachusetts Community Tracing Collaborative, … Read More
One of the constant challenges that managers face is in balancing it all. How do we take time to be deliberate, creative, strategic, and visionary all while driving work forward. Ironically, when we get busier, some of these basic time-management tactics go out the window when we need them most. Getting Things Done provides some … Read More
The One-Minute Manager, by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson, is a quick ready. It comes in at just 112 pages. So, that is one argument for why you should read it, I suppose; you can learn something useful in just one sitting. My argument against reading it is the same argument against reading a lot … Read More
I first heard about Bryan Stevenson when I was working at the Kasungu District Prison in Malawi. I discovered his TED Talk and promptly shared it widely. As I am sharing it with you, now… I watched that talk while working in the Kasungu District prisons. The enormity of his work humbled and impressed me. … Read More
Martin Luther King I “do” public health because of the social justice elements that underpin the work. During my time at the Community for Creative Non-Violence homeless shelter, I learned important lessons in fairness, right and wrong, and my role is in this movement as a white, privileged woman. I re-read Martin Luther King’s Letter … Read More
At times like this, when uncertainty surrounds us, I read the works of the great advocates for social justice. The great thinkers. The great philosophers. And those who are especially great at bringing people together. The divisiveness in our country bothers me, tremendously. So, who better to remind me that we can come … Read More
Anne Fadiman’s book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, chronicles the care and treatment of a Hmong child with epilepsy who is living in the United States. At every turn, there are clashes of culture, understanding, language, norms, and even understanding of what “health” might mean. No one is right and everyone is … Read More
I read The Invisible Cure, by Helen Epstein, at least ten years ago when I was on a particularly fevered quest to learn as much as I could about HIV. I was so impressed by her work that I later went to a talk that she gave about her work. Summary of The Invisible Cure … Read More