International Women's Forum’s Post

We're proud to be working with Ladder to implement the Surviving Adolescence Parenting Program. Now that the first round of parents have graduated, the results speak for themselves! ⭐ 100% of parents believe that their relationship with their child improved. ⭐ 100% of parents feel more confident in opportunities to connect with their child. ⭐ 100% of parents felt the Surviving Adolescence program provided them with the relevant tools to build their relationship with their family. When parents were asked to describe the program using one word, words including 'helpful', 'informative', 'caring', 'involved', 'empowering', 'safe space' and 'calm' were mentioned.

Why should we celebrate the month of JUNE?! Numerous “International days” activities in the field of healthcare were set to serve a noble objectives by which relevant healthcare communities commemorate & raise “BIOLOGICAL” diseases awareness among patients, caregivers, and society at large… In our efforts to raise disease awareness, it's essential to realise that other SOCIAL and MORAL diseases have more significant & profound impact on individuals and communities which require immediate & comprehensive intervention. Addressing these societal ailments alongside biological diseases, we can create a more inclusive and compassionate world, promoting holistic well-being for all. For this month; we all need to prioritize our families and loved ones, we must engage in proactive actions, including education, support networks, and advocacy efforts, recognizing them as our most valuable assets. Parents’ role is crucial to fend against such reprehensible obscenity, a crime that violates human nature, destroys moral values, and violates the right of humanity to preserve its human race…

Be a part of a candid and introspective discussion as we examine the trajectory of social care and identify actionable strategies to enhance empowerment. Join our session, "Reflections and Revisions: Navigating Social Care's Evolution, Change, and Empowerment” featuring speakers from Patients Know Best, The Point of Care Foundation, Havas Lynx Group and a person of lived experience. Book now: https://ow.ly/rwnG50QpA04

For those who believe #foodismedicine, not just for individuals but for communities too, tune into the CDC Foundation’s upcoming webinar to hear about some bright spots in the #foodsystem

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In 2019, Chicago was found to have the largest life expectancy gap in the U.S., with a 30-year difference between wealthy and underserved neighborhoods. Two doctors at Rush University Medical Center share how community-based programs, like the Sankofa Wellness Village on the West Side, are crucial to addressing these disparities. Learn more about efforts on the West Side in this opinion piece at: https://lnkd.in/gUVJRjmU

How one person really can make a huge impact.

Thank you Ge Bai for this beautifully written tribute highlighting Marshall Allen's simple truths about the US "health" care system. Please take a few minutes to read, digest, and perhaps begin to react to these facts: 1. Healthcare Is Paid Solely By Workers and Taxpayers. 2. Patients Are Powerless Because They Do Not Control Their Own Money. 3. Healthcare Is A Money-Making Business. 4. Workers and Taxpayers Deserve A Better Deal. 5. Our Healthcare Reality Is By Design.

Wonderful article by #GeBai, and a great tribute to Marshall Allen. And, in that Forbes article is about the best concise description I have heard or read of the problems in our healthcare system: “5. Our Healthcare Reality Is By Design. “When the government plays a bigger role in healthcare, policymakers and businesses get more intimate. Influencing policy is more effective than competition for large businesses to make money, and controlling healthcare dollars is more effective than empowering patients for policymakers to reap political gains. This business-policymaker marriage perpetuates a system that enriches both while compromising patients, workers, and taxpayers. The key to breaking this vicious cycle is, in Mr. Allen’s words, to ‘stand up to bullies’ and ‘fight back.’” He told us how to do that in his book, “Never Pay the First Bill”. Ge Bai Ge Bai • 1st • 1st Professor at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 21h •     21 hours ago Wish you all a meaningful Memorial Day. My lastest @Forbes: Power Belongs To Patients: In Memory Of Marshall Allen Link: https://lnkd.in/edmVnJsF Marty Makary M.D., M.P.H. Jessica Beames Eric Bricker, MD Chris Deacon The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health