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As someone who spent over a decade building communities online for brands, I’ve often reflected on the difference between cultivating connection for business and building meaningful connection in real life. This question became even more urgent when I decided to pivot my career from marketing to social work—shifting my focus from ROI (Return on Investment) to RonR (Return on Relationship). A great mentor of mine, Ted Rubin, coined this term: RonR. It’s the idea that relationships—the love, care, and connection we foster—are invaluable. Think about it: your relationship with your mom or your closest friend is likely one of the most important things in your life, yet there’s no metric to measure its worth. Dr. Vivek Murthy's Parting Prescription for America beautifully reinforces this idea. His message is clear: community is the foundation of health, happiness, and fulfillment. Relationships, service, and purpose—the "triad of fulfillment"—are what truly matter. Reading his words reminded me why I made this career shift. I wanted to build community where it matters most—with real human beings whose lives and well-being depend on connection. As a future MSW graduate, I dedicate myself to fostering relationships, creating safe spaces for connection, and helping individuals and families find purpose and belonging. This work isn’t about metrics or clicks but healing, hope, and reducing loneliness. As Dr. Murthy calls on us to choose community, I can’t think of a more urgent or meaningful path forward. Relationships, service, and purpose aren’t just ideals—they’re the foundation for a life well-lived and a society that thrives. I encourage you to read Dr. Murthy’s Parting Prescription for America (https://lnkd.in/eZGmu3Fi) and reflect on how we can all prioritize relationships, service, and purpose in our lives. Let’s commit to building stronger communities—for ourselves, each other, and for the future. #MentalHealth #Community #SocialWork #RonR #ReturnOnRelationship #Purpose #Fulfillment #Connection

The deadline for SE Health's Chrysalis Innovation Challenge is rapidly approaching! If you are a caregiver, someone that works with older adults, an entrepreneur, an academic, a student and have an idea to help older adults thrive this challenge is for you! For more details see below 👇 #socialimpact #impactchallenge #olderadults #innovation

Reflecting on 2024: Growth, Gratitude, and Looking Ahead The Stroke is always with me—a part of my life that I didn’t choose—but I’ve committed to making the best of it, turning challenges into opportunities for growth. This year brought unexpected turns, including not gaining entry into a Master’s program. However, being accepted into Honours at Flinders University for 2025 has been a significant milestone, validating the importance of lived experience in driving meaningful research, codesign, and advocacy. I’ve had the privilege of contributing to stroke research and health services as someone with lived experience (though I’m passionate about evolving the language beyond “consumer”). Working alongside inspiring professionals, exceptional mentors, and dedicated peers has deepened my understanding and strengthened my resolve to create change. As I prepare for 2025, I’m excited about the opportunities ahead and the potential for collaboration with the network of researchers, clinicians, and advocates I’ve connected with this year. If you’re interested in partnering on projects focused on codesign, lived experience in research, or stroke recovery, I’d love to hear from you. Here’s to a new year of growth, resilience, and impactful collaboration. Let’s continue to drive change together. #strokerecovery #strokesurvivor #stroke #strokerehabilitation #strokeresearch #codesign #braininjury #braininjuryawareness #braininjurysurvivor #rehabilitation #health #wellness #genyusnetwork #strokefoundation #brainhealth #acquiredbraininjury #sexualidentitypoststroke #returntowork

Valerie, systems and you're also your international experience when you have listen to what we've discussed so far. Where do you say, okay, there already are lessons here. And, opportunities for us to start to innovate in ways that can save time and deliver greater health care practices or services directly to patients, because that's the goal. Definitely. That's the goal. And increasing access to care at the forefront as well. So pulling on some of the comments you made Sue and Mary as well, is thinking through decision making. And I think the current system is not only scared of making a mistake, but scared of making decisions that are significant enough to make an impact, to change the course of patient care. And a lot of what they're doing in Nova Scotia is redesigning the health care system, thinking through the administrative burden, but also thinking through who is caring for the patient and who at the forefront is enabling that patient to get the care they need early on in the system. I think our health care system is very well suited to you being very sick. If you need a heart transplant or if you need open heart surgery, you're going to be cared for very well and you'll be discharged and you'll go home feeling much better. But if you have a need for a primary care physician, you could wait for weeks. And if you have early stage cancer, you could wait for years to be diagnosed. And then it's too late. You're already stage three, stage four, and it's too late in your journey to actually be cared for efficiently. And so we care for the sick, but not really for prevention and for the public health at the core. So making difficult decisions is going to be key to actually enabling the primary care and keeping the population healthy, which is challenging. It's an election cycle, right? So every four years, politicians need to be reelected into a decision making process. And it takes more than four years to make a huge impact on changing the health care system. Conversations Live with Stuart McNish KPMG Ignition Vancouver Jenny Flojo Valerie Gallet Lukac Sue Paish Brian Day Kip Woodward Suzanne Gill #PriemerEby #JosieOsbourne Josie Osborne David Eby #DrAnnaKindy #AnnaKindy

Continuing the Get to Know our Fellow's series! 👋 We asked fellows a few questions to get a better understanding of their life experience - how their fellowship has made them look at the world and their own communities differently. We'll be sharing their responses over the next few weeks. If you're interesting in becoming a fellow or learning more about the Fund for Global Health, visit our website. Meet fellow Vivien Wambugu Provide a brief description of yourself. (EX: what you're studying, your career, future career plans, fellowship responsibilities). I am currently working as a Postgraduate Associate at the Yale School of Medicine. Describe one significant thing you’ve learned throughout your fellowship. As an advocate and having the opportunity to participate in the background work necessary to influence foreign aid operations, I am certainly learning a lot. One significant thing I am learning is the importance of civilian advocacy in ensuring and empowering the "right" individuals to sit at the table in order to achieve change that significantly benefits and elevates those we strive to serve and uplift. Civil society and civilian voices remain the backbone and should/must continue to be empowered. Reflecting on your experience as a fellow, describe how your perspective on international primary healthcare has changed. How has your personal experience with the US primary healthcare system shaped your perspective? Although I did my master's in Global Health, and many of my passions and efforts fall into this field, I am constantly learning ways to advance health equity for all, especially those who are underserved and disempowered. When thinking about the benefits of PEPFAR services being integrated into primary healthcare settings, my understanding of the importance of holistic primary care in international and US healthcare systems is heightened. My personal experience with the US healthcare system is that it seems to be becoming more and more specialized and siloed rather than working to achieve quality comprehensive care. I think we, those who participate, lead, or influence the US healthcare system, can learn a lot from international settings and initiatives like the PEPFAR primary care integration goal, where primary care works to address all aspects of health, including prevention, promotion, and education, work in a collaborative and integrative manner. #healthcare #globalhealth #advocacy

Three of our 2024 Power of We Health Equity Scholars, Emma, Ariel and Shiraz, share why they’re committed to improving access to care for all Tennesseans. Read their stories to learn more about their passion for health care. #WeAreBCBST

LewisGale Medical Center shared exciting news this week about a generous $25,000 grant from the HCA Healthcare Foundation to the United Way of Virginia's Blue Ridge! This funding will fuel three impactful initiatives: the Healthy Roanoke Valley Community Resource Hub, the Behavioral Health Academy, and vital healthcare career pathways. With this support, we're creating opportunities in healthcare and forging a more inclusive system for all. Together, we can empower individuals to carve out sustainable careers while tackling essential health needs within our community!

We offer our thanks to Psychedelic Health Equity Initiative, a Friend Sponsor of the 16th annual Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelic conference on May 8-11 at the New York Academy of Medicine. The Psychedelic Health Equity Initiative (PHEI) strives to enhance the well-being of marginalized individuals by promoting equitable access to effective psychedelic medicines and therapies. Our mission is to develop tools for increased access to psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) in marginalized communities. Through our field map and database, we aim to boost visibility and connections among leaders and organizations driving the psychedelic health equity movement. We actively seek collaboration with community leaders, service providers, and organizations involved in PAT equity and access. Acknowledging that collaboration and learning are crucial, we recognize the value of engaging with diverse communities. Our primary objectives include identifying philanthropic investment opportunities to fund demonstration projects, encouraging broader support from governments, private sectors, and foundations for equitable access in marginalized communities. You can learn more about PHEI at https://lnkd.in/efhZ69PF. We hope that you will join us and PHEI in May at Horizons. View the agenda and register at horizonspbc.com/newyork. #Horizonsnyc #Horizonsconference #HorizonsNY24 #nyc

Hey, it's me! 😊 In other professional news, Brad Kievit and I have just had our easysurv R package accepted to CRAN 🎉. While it won’t improve your survival extrapolations or reduce uncertainties, it should make simple survival analysis in R more accessible. You can read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/eYp5n-U9 #rstats

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