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Development of the Center for Health Services

WebThe Center for Health Services (more recently the Center for Community Health Solutions) focused on uniting students and grassroots community leaders to facilitate community …

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URL: https://studenthealthcoalition.org/legacy/legacy-center-for-health-services/

On healthcare as a catalyst for community organizing

WebNancy Raybin reflects on the Coalition’s philosophic inspirations from which it modeled its approach to community organizing, naming Saul Alinsky as the primary paradigm. She …

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Health Fairs, Community Clinics and Councils

WebSHC was a bottom-up strategy for delivering health care in low-income rural communities. Initially, local residents were encouraged to create “health councils” to support the …

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The Legacy of the Norma (Tenn.) Health Clinic

WebAfter the health fairs in Norma, Bill Dow, the student founder and leader of the SHC, worked with the health councils in Norma, Petros, and Stoney Fork to create Mountain People’s …

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Tennessee Health Care Campaign, Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Webtnhealthcarecampaign.org The Tennessee Health Care Campaign (THCC) is Tennessee’s leading nonprofit consumer health care advocacy group. THCC’s vision is affordable, …

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Notes from the road: Mountain People’s Health Councils

WebMountain People’s headquarters, Oneida, Tenn., 2017 [Story contributed by Caryl Carpenter] On October 23 rd, 2017, a doctor, a lawyer, an archivist, and an old lady …

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St. Charles Clinic

WebJune 1, 1975 — August 31, 1975. The main issue addressed in this project was the situation in Virigina concerning Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) money and its allocation …

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Community Members

WebWith help from the health fairs conducted by Student Health Coalition (SHC), including students from Meharry and Vanderbilt, Jean helped… Continued. J.W. Bradley. Jacob …

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The Legacy of the Mountain People’s Health Councils (MPHC)

WebMountain People’s Health Councils, Inc. (MPHC) was incorporated in September of 1973, bringing together three communities in Tennessee that hosted Vanderbilt Student Health …

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About the SHC Legacy Fund

WebInclude in the memo to direct the money to the Student Health Coalition Legacy Fund. ETF will send a confirmation once they have received the monies from your fund. Donation of …

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Dr. Daniel Gabriel’s legacy in St. Charles, VA

WebRon Carson discusses Dr. Daniel Gabriel, M.D. and his local legacy in African American healthcare as the only doctor who in the 1940s and 50s would see Black patients. Full …

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Student Health Coalition Timelines

Web3. Health Fairs in St. Charles, Va. and Establishment of the St. Charles Clinic. The Coalition work in St. Charles was distinguished by a strong local board and a history of robust …

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Environmental Advocacy: SOCM

WebSOCM (Save Our Cumberland Mountains) began in 1971 under the leadership of J.W. Bradley and environmental activists from 5 counties in East Tennessee (Morgan, …

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How to do followup after a health fair

WebA community-driven archive project developed by the Student Health Coalition, in partnership with the Southern Historical Collection at the University of North Carolina at …

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