Today’s podcast features how Esperanza Health Centers - a federally qualified health center in Chicago – has worked to keep their community healthy throughout the pandemic. It is moderated by AHA’s Julia Resnick, senior program manager for strategic initiatives. She is joined by Esperanza’s CEO, Dan Fulweiler and Ofelia Figueroa, their lead contract tracer. They will be discussing how Esperanza has engaged their primarily Latino community to increase vaccine confidence and access.

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Joining Hands for Greater Impact - Esperanza Health Centers

The AHA’s prestigious Foster G. McGaw Prize honors health delivery organizations that have demonstrated a strategic approach to community health and health equity.  Finalist GBMC HealthCare was one of the organizations honored in 2023 for leading the way.  In this conversation, John Chessare, M.D., MPH,  president and CEO of GBMC HealthCare, shares how they began investing in their Baltimore community by specifically focusing on social determinants of health.

Foster G. McGaw Prize Finalist GBMC HealthCare: Focusing on the Social Determinants of Health

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Foster G. McGaw Prize Finalist GBMC HealthCare: Focusing on the Social Determinants of Health

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