It’s a grocery store—and much more Tom Shicowich felt powerless to reclaim his life from the type 2 diabetes that seemed to have taken over. He was more than 100 pounds overweight and on a tight budget due to $200,000 in medical bills incurred from diabetes-related...
Healthcare for people without an address—or a place to stow their medicines Dr. Thomas Huggett’s patients face hypertension, asthma, diabetes, mental health issues, and more: the dangers of exposure in wintry Chicago, the ravages of addiction, and even difficulties...
26,000 Patients, an Expanding Roster of Services When new patients arrive at the Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) free clinic in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, they bring complicated stories full of aches, pains, concerns, and misconceptions. Not long ago, a woman walked...
Well-care, dentistry, and concern for the whole child At 16, Maria was overweight, a common problem among patients at the Turner House Children’s Clinic in Kansas City, Kansas. In fact, 24.6 percent of Turner House’s young patients are diagnosed as obese or...
In Rochester, food preparation is job preparation Foodlink’s founder, Tom Ferraro, once said, “There is no thinking outside the box. There is only living outside the box.” To solve problems outside the box, you have to live there, and Foodlink does, with 11 programs...
A heart-healthy program becomes a growing movement You might say Pam Hoffman threw herself into teaching healthy living to her 3–5 year olds at the Back Mountain Day Care center in Shavertown, Pennsylvania. One day, the kids made ants on a log (celery, peanut butter,...
