Time Magazine just started this series called "The Power of One". It highlights individuals who started innovative organizations. They highlighted the guy that started "Freecycle.com". In early November (yes, I'm a few weeks behind reading Time), they highlighted Rebecca Onie, who started Project Health in the Boston area.
What they do is to place undergraduate volunteers in medical settings where they work with physicians - and if physicians realize that their patients are struggling with food insecurity, housing issues, or unemployment, the doctor writes a "prescription" for social services and the patient takes it to a Project Health desk. There, a volunteer will help the patient find the help that they need.
Isn't that cool? Wouldn't it be great if we could start something similar here in Oregon? Well, maybe set the sights lower to begin with - in Corvallis? Hmmmm . . .
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Project Health
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So how do we start this, Dee? :) Let's do it!
Well, Heather, I passed along the info to my office manager - she might have some ideas. Maybe talk to the social workers at the hospital? Maybe the Samaritan Foundation would help set it up? Not sure . . .
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