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Tegwyn Collins
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tcollins@kynecommunications.com
516.442.5710
Tegwyn Collins
Senior Director
tcollins@kynecommunications.com
516.442.5710
The latest edition of the Journal of County Administration profiles two communities, Pueblo, Colorado, and Atlanta, Georgia, that are thinking systemically about how to create sustained improvements in health and health care in their regions. Led by cross-sector teams of forward-looking leaders, these communities have used the ReThink Health model to support these strategic discussions, exploring scenarios, identifying leverage points, and creating alignment around a portfolio of initiatives with the potential for long-term impact.
A recent edition of the Health Affairs GrantWatch Blog describes the important role that skillful convening can play in bringing people together to support a collaborative approach to improve the performance of their local health systems. Written by Rippel President & CEO Laura Landy, the post highlights how the Rippel Foundation and ReThink Health have used this signature tool to support innovative efforts in communities across the country: Columbia, South Carolina; Pueblo, Colorado; the Upper Valley of Vermont/New Hampshire; and New Jersey.
Dr. Elinor Ostrom, Nobel Laureate and ReThinker, passed away on June 12 after a battle with cancer. Dr. Ostrom was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, an honor she received in 2009 for her work on polycentric governance of the commons.
The following article was written by Rick Foster, a leader in the Healthy Columbia campaign, a project seeded by ReThink Health. The article was the lead story on “The Doctor Weighs In” on April 12, 2012.
Can the community organizing tactics that empowered migrant farm workers in the 1970s and helped elect President Barack Obama in 2008 empty out America’s overloaded emergency departments?
Six physicians-turned-organizers are working in Columbia, S.C., to find out.
New Jersey has the most expensive healthcare system in the nation, yet it delivers only average quality and results. The enormous challenge facing New Jersey is the subject of three recently published op-eds by Laura Landy, President & CEO of the Fannie E. Rippel Foundation.
Steve Adubato’s interview with Laura Landy, President & CEO of the Fannie E. Rippel Foundation on NJTV is part of a broader public conversation the Foundation is leading in New Jersey.
We are pleased to announce that Laura Landy, President & CEO of the Rippel Foundation, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth-Hitchcock, an integrated health system designed to efficiently coordinate resources, expand access to the specialized services and research available at New Hampshire’s only academic medical center, and enhance the value and …READ MORE
Elliott S. Fisher, MD, MPH, a renowned expert on health care quality and cost in the United States, has joined the Board of Trustees of the Fannie E. Rippel Foundation.