Can an advocate reduce your COVID risk? UTHSC thinks so
Theresa Guy is Community Health Coordinator with Cherokee Health Clinic. The clinic is one of six that have partnered with UTHSC in a statewide effort to look at health disparities surrounding COVID and come up with solutions. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
University of Tennessee Health Science Center has trained health coaches to work in clinics in three cities that serve medically underserved people; and it’s taking notes on what happens.
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Dr. Jim Bailey Susan Butterworth Danielle King Cherokee Health Services CEAL UTHSCJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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