Conversation with Shannon Emmanuel and Erin Link with the American Heart Association
Seeking The Heart
For this week’s “Seeking the Heart” episode, host Don Jonas talks with Shannon Emmanuel and Erin Link with Charlotte’s AHA affiliate to learn more about how they advance AHA’s goals to help all people establish and extend their healthy life experience. They discuss many of their local outreach programs, and learn more about how the AHA works to improve quality of life for all. This includes the innovative “” program designed to equip leaders in the local Latino/Hispanic community with education on nutrition, CPR, blood pressure management and more with their...
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We Found the Heart!
Seeking The Heart
Care Ring’s “Seeking the Heart” podcast started late in 2019 with a simple question: Do we have the heart to care for all of our neighbors? As life has been turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, the answer to whether our local health care community has the heart to care for all of our neighbors is an emphatic YES! The spread of COVID-19 has challenged Care Ring to quickly adapt to the demands of a new reality. Listen to today's episode to hear host Don Jonas talk about how Care Ring, and non-profits all around Charlotte, have risen to meet the demands of a sudden new reality.
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Mark DeHaven of UNC Charlotte
Seeking The Heart
In this week’s episode of our “Seeking the Heart” podcast, Professor Dr. Mark DeHaven shares ideas on improving community health and establishing a better system of healthcare for all. For Dr. DeHaven, any local effort to improve health must start by first understanding the patterns of relationships that already exist in local neighborhoods. Dr. DeHaven uses lessons learned from leading community health interventions in places around the world (including China and Mexico) to influence his work in Charlotte, perhaps most prominently through his work with the innovative . This episode...
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Mike Restaino of Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina
Seeking The Heart
In many ways Blue Cross of North Carolina is much more than just a health insurance company. Thanks to the work and vision of community leaders like Mike Restaino, Blue Cross of North Carolina is playing a critical role in improving the overall quality of life in North Carolina, not rooted solely in investments in traditional health care clinical environments. Mike brings many of the lessons he learned to his leadership role with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina. He believes that if more of us could walk in the shoes of many of our neighbors – many who are facing huge barriers to...
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Phil Poley of Accenture
Seeking The Heart
On this episode of “Seeking the Heart” we take a special look at the shift occurring across America’s health care system as paying for outcomes rather than paying for interventions becomes much more common. What does this shift mean for individuals with limited experience in a “value-based” system, and how can states and communities prepare to maximize the positive impact of this change? Our guest, Phil Poley with Accenture’s Health and Public Service group, has been helping leaders understand and adapt to changes in health care in our country for two decades. Phil is a leading...
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Meredith Dolhare of Running Works
Seeking The Heart
A survivor of addiction and trauma, Meredith found solace and comfort in running extremely long ultramarathon races. And now, through a program in Charlotte working with homeless men, women and children, Meredith uses running to save hundreds of lives every year.
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Stephanie Cooper-Lewter of Leading on Opportunity
Seeking The Heart
After the Chetty Study ranked Charlotte 50th out of 50 major American cities in economic opportunity, city leadership knew they had to action. Enter Leading on Opportunity, formed in 2017 to address this issue. At the head of Leading on Opportunity is Dr. Stephanie Cooper-Lewter has her work cut out for her. Fortunately, she's the perfect person for the job. In today's episode of Seeking the Heart, host Don Jonas sits down with Dr. Cooper-Lewter to talk about the benefits of early childhood education, the link between segregation and social capital, and why she is steadfastly optimistic about...
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Laura Clark of United Way of Central Carolinas
Seeking The Heart
tackles many of today’s most difficult challenges, bringing people and resources together to find and implement solutions. Leading the way at the is Charlotte native, Laura Clark. Laura leads a team focused on improving education, health, financial stability and basic needs for folks with limited resources across our region. In this episode of Seeking the Heart, host Don Jonas talks with Laura about the foundations of community health, how to optimize resources, and why she's not OK with leaving anyone behind. Read more about Laura Clark and United Way of Central Carolinas on our...
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Brisa Hernandez of Atrium Health
Seeking The Heart
In this week’s episode we talk with Brisa Hernandez, a leader in community health at where she works to expand the impact that health care systems make on overall quality of life. Brisa is a co-instructor in the Department of Family Medicine with Atrium. In this role she introduces residents to a fuller appreciation of how social determinants of health impact patients, especially individuals with limited resources. A geographer by training, Brisa encourages us to think about the social and spacial determinants of health. The places where we live, work, play and pray have so much more of...
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Carol Hardison of Crisis Assistance Ministry
Seeking The Heart
Carol Hardison is just the second CEO in the history of Crisis Assistance Ministry, having held the position for more than 20 years. That kind of dedication and endurance is coveted in the non-profit health sector, and in today's episode of Seeking the Heart, host Don Jonas talks to Carol about her experiences. Find out more about Carol Hardison and Care Ring by reading the .
info_outlineCarol Hardison is just the second CEO in the history of Crisis Assistance Ministry, having held the position for more than 20 years. That kind of dedication and endurance is coveted in the non-profit health sector, and in today's episode of Seeking the Heart, host Don Jonas talks to Carol about her experiences.
Find out more about Carol Hardison and Care Ring by reading the blog on our website.