Opinion: Why Shelby County is investing in neighborhood-level preventive care
Instructor Al Durham (middle) leads Whitehaven community members in a ShelbyCares free chair aerobics class at Riverside Baptist Church in May. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Jim Bailey
Jim Bailey, MD, MPH, FACP, is the Robert S. Pearce endowed chair in internal medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, director of the Center for Health Systems Improvement, and founding executive director of the Tennessee Population Health Consortium.
“By focusing on preventive care, ShelbyCares helps residents avoid costly medical interventions, contributing to long-term savings in healthcare costs and improving overall community health.”
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