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Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

How Are You Improvising a Home Gym?

Life’s tough right now if you’re missing the gym, and we’re all finding creative workarounds to deal with it. Just among my friends and the folks I follow on Insta, I’ve seen people squatting their pets, their children, bags of kitty litter and weirder stuff still. I’ve seen pull-ups performed on odd equipment and dumbbells improvised. And here’s where I bring the question to you, dear readers: How are you making do?

10 Horrifying Things Doctors Don't Tell You

As a modern culture, we tend to put our faith wholeheartedly in doctors. They're the experts, and more often than not we take their advice without question

Why a health center?

Why a health center to get your healthcare? Why a health center as a place to work? We often get a lot of questions about what makes a health center

What Should Public Health and Health Department Professionals Do in Preparation for Roe v. Wade...

In the same way that health departments respond to other threats to public health, they should prepare to mitigate the public health harms we expect to be caused by these policy changes.

Where Is "Health" in Health Care Discussions?

Language matters, and most of the talk (and writing) about health care unfortunately leaves out people’s health.

Is There Good Health In Health Care Reform?

People equate the ACA with health insurance changes, but the majority of the law is about change in health care delivery. Many sections address the problem of chronic illness through preventive care provisions, wellness incentives, and the creation of medical care homes (which I address in a future article.)

Public Health Matters Flu Prevention

Is Health Care Cost Transparency the Answer?

NEJM Catalyst Insights Council members say that while health care cost transparency for patients might be necessary, we have to change the way care is delivered.

Should everyone have access to health care?

Will you let us know: Do you believe everyone should have access to health care?

Millennials Are Ready to Change Public Health. Is Public Health Ready?

Did you know that millennials make up 35 percent of the workforce in the United States, but only about 24 percent of state and local health departments? This is despite a 300 percent growth in public health degrees over the past two decades. So where are the millennials, and what do these numbers me

Relationships matter when it comes to health care

Technology abounds in health care, but people working with people is the most important part of the health-care equation.

Both markets and the government are needed to fix health care

It is more functional government balancing more competitive markets, together, that will fix American health care.

Has health care lost its humanity?

Hospitals, insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, start-ups with cool apps, and many more are all trying to profit off the health care system

Where does health care IT hurt? Everywhere.

A globe-trotting doctor takes a look at international health care IT strategy troubles.

Paying too much for your Health Care?

Research shows that as consumers are getting savvier about shopping for health care, some are finding a curious trend: More hospitals…

Is Health Care Service Corporation a Military Friendly Employer?

Find out if Health Care Service Corporation is Military Friendly® Military Friendly® is focused on helping transitioning veterans access the top Military Friendly® employers looking to attract and retain military veterans.