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Anne Luecke applied for her first job out of college on a whim—and it set her on the path that would determine her entire career. “I worked nights at a women’s shelter in Northern Kentucky for a year ...
Kristin Williams: Engineering community involvement
New Health Care Access Now (HCAN) board member Kristin Williams works in Research and Development (R&D) for the Laundry and Fabric Softeners at Procter & Gamble (P&G). Throughout her 20 years at P&G, ...
Denisha Porter: All-in with racial equity
“I get to lead a bunch of wonderful people around policy and systems change,” says Denisha Porter of her position as Director of the All-In Cincinnati Coalition. Driving solutions is her goal, and she...
If an individual or family chronically cannot access sufficient nutritious food, they are considered food insecure. This could occur for a variety of reasons, including lack of funds or access. Accord...
Judith Warren: Health care equity then and now
When Health Care Access Now (HCAN) was started in 2009, the health care landscape in Cincinnati was even more divided than it is now.
Prior to HCAN’s formation, Judith Warren led the 20-county Regio...
2019 and 2020: Expansion and focus for HCAN
2020 was a year filled with unexpected challenges—like a worldwide pandemic!—and windfalls—like large grants—for Health Care Access Now (HCAN). It was a year that HCAN used to expand on its successes ...
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As the CEO of Health Care Access Now (HCAN), Sarah Mills wants to achieve one important goal, which is to “have as many Community Health Workers [CHWs] in the field as necessary to address systemic ba...
The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated many existing societal problems, including addiction. Over the last year, “Deaths attributed to synthetic opioids, mainly fentanyl, increased 38 percent nationwide...
When the topic of addiction comes up, the opioid epidemic is currently top of mind for most people. How do you think about those who are addicted to prescription pain relievers, heroin, or fentanyl? D...
