Beginnings

This blog is born as from a clinical project undertaken in my final year of Nurse Practitioner school. Here are some articles, quotes, ideas, pertinent studies, whatever, the work of others. What these far-flung works have in common, is a particular relevance to health issues today.

Our times demand educated minds, collaborative methods, and cultivating the practice of awareness. Our country's collective health problems are grave. The answers to these problems are being born in diverse disciplines right now. Unfortunately, conversations rarely occur across disciplines. The purpose of this blog is to start a multi-disciplinary health conversation, to inform those who need to know, and ultimately, to create change. I invite your comments and contributions to this effort.

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