During the years when copper was king in Butte, Montana, it was known as “The Richest Hill on Earth.” Editor’s Note: For more than a year, the Health AGEnda blog has been featuring occasional guest posts regarding the eight primary care community clinics receiving funding through the federal Social…
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This is the first in a series of seven issue briefs. The John A. Hartford Foundation Change AGEnts Initiative accelerates sustained practice change that improves the care of older adults. It does this by harnessing the collective power of The John A. Hartford Foundation’s interprofessional community of scholars, clinicians…
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Beautiful vistas surround "The Richest Hill on Earth." Editor’s Note: The Southwest Montana Community Health Center in Butte, Montana, is one of eight primary care community clinics receiving funding through the federal Social Innovation Fund (SIF) initiative to spread the IMPACT program, also known as Collaborative Care, in the…
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From left, Bighorn Valley Health Center (BVHC) board members Luella Brien and Cari McCleary; U.S. Sen. Jon Tester of Montana; Bighorn County Commissioner Sidney Fitzpatrick; BVHC Medical Director Earl Sutherland (front); BVHC CEO David Mark, MD; and board members Carlene Old Elk and Alma McCormick. Editor’s Note: The Bighorn…
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Chris Langston, right, with his "Faraway" grandmother Nancy Imber, circa late 1970s. Joining them are his mother Adair and younger sister Anne. When I was a child, I had two grandmothers. A nearby grandmother (Gammy) and a faraway grandmother, known forever after just as “Faraway.” I know she found…
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Editor’s Note: The Partnership Health Center (PHC) is one of eight primary care community clinics receiving funding through the federal Social Innovation Fund (SIF) initiative to spread the IMPACT program, also known as Collaborative Care, in the rural Pacific Northwest. The John A. Hartford Foundation was one of just four…
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Eagles soar over Kodiak, Alaska. Editor’s Note: The Kodiak Area Native Association (KANA) is one of eight primary care community clinics receiving funding through the federal Social Innovation Fund (SIF) initiative to spread the IMPACT program, also known as Collaborative Care, in the rural Pacific Northwest. The John A…
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The author, Diane Powers, in Idaho in 2013, during a series of site visits in the Pacific Northwest to determine grant awards. In 1998, a gallon of gas cost $1.15, the last episode of Seinfeld aired on TV, and the John A. Hartford Foundation quietly helped start a revolution…
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About a year ago, we posted a holiday gift for you—a Tools You Can Use blog that featured a free toolkit with evidence-based resources for staff in senior living communities promoting non-pharmacologic strategies to address behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. We got a lot of response to that post…
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From left: Rebecca Brune, VP of Strategic Planning and Growth, Methodist Healthcare Ministries of San Antonio; Regina Bonnevie, MD, Medical Director, Peninsula Community Health Services in Port Orchard, WA; Peggy Cary, Senior VP of Finance & Internal Audit, Methodist Healthcare Ministries; and Diane Powers, Associate Director, Division of Integrated…
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