UTHSC Physician Takes Research into Community to Improve Health
Nicky Hitching2023-08-02T13:20:19-05:00https://news.uthsc.edu/uthsc-physician-takes-research-into-community-to-improve-health/
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Dr. Chris Jackson, internist and University of TN College of Medicine faculty, explains why the patient’s why is key when treating heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic conditions. [...]
Patricia Jones was bewildered when her doctor told her she had diabetes. By working with a Health Coach at the UTHSC Health Hub in Uptown, she quickly learned how [...]
Ben Andrews, MD, is Chief Medical Officer at Christ Community Health Services (CCHS), a federally qualified health center that operates 10 clinics in Memphis and one in Jackson, [...]
Kut Kut, a Memphis college student at Bethel University, was diagnosed with high blood sugar while in high school. Thanks to his mom Janet’s commitment to a healthy [...]
Jan Blair, who lives in the Appalachian area of Tennesee in Johnson City, has survived four heart attacks. She knows firsthand how vitally important –and hard– it is [...]
Sharon Moore is Manager of Nutrition and Wellness Education at Church Health, a medical clinic for the working uninsured in Memphis. Church Health has been one of Tennessee’s [...]
Steve Hopland, CEO of Medical Care in Johnson City, engages patients through a large care coordination staff and also uses health coaching to help get patients healthy so they [...]
Lifedoc Health and Wellness Director Andres Neira discusses its bilingual health coaching program. He explains how and why it helps the clinic’s underserved patients, about half of whom [...]
Jim Holt, MD, is Professor & Associate Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program at East Tennessee State University and President of the Tennessee Academy of Family Physician [...]