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, TN. CCHS is committed to its mission of bringing high-quality healthcare to the underserved.

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 pioneers in integrating health coaches.

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 avoid heart disease and other chronic conditions.

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 are Latino and may not speak English.

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 and a Physician Champion for the TN Heart Health Network.

Julia McKay is Project Manager for Ambulatory Care at Erlanger Health System for Erlanger Primary Care. She oversees quality improvement for Erlanger’s 26 primary care clinics, all of which are accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).