Health Advocacy

Fixing the Physician Experience: Why Advocacy Is Healthcare’s Next Frontier

Physician burnout has become a defining challenge in healthcare, with research showing that a substantial portion of clinicians—anywhere from roughly a quarter to over half—experience emotional exhaustion, driven more by systemic pressures like administrative burden and reduced autonomy than by individual resilience alone. As healthcare systems face growing staffing shortages and rising patient demand, the…

Running Toward Progress: How Personify Health and Beyond Health Aim to Rewire Member Experience and Cost Control

In a year when employer health costs keep climbing and expectations are “at an all-time high” heading into 2026, Personify Health and Beyond Health are betting on a tighter fusion of data, advocacy, and payment integrity to change the trajectory. Personify reports engagement levels north of 50%, with members touching its platform 19…

From Classroom to Clinic, How HerMD is Closing the Menopause Gap in Medicine

For too long, women’s healthcare has fallen short—shaped by stigma, overlooked by research, and limited by a system that often focuses only on fertility while neglecting a significant portion of a woman’s constant evolution. With women today spending 40% of their lives in postmenopause, the lack of medical training and resources dedicated to this…

How THA Strengthens Texas Healthcare Through Policy, Workforce Solutions, and Community Collaboration

As healthcare continues to evolve in response to post-pandemic challenges, workforce shortages, and an ongoing mental health crisis, the institutions that support the backbone of healthcare—hospitals—are under immense pressure. In Texas, where geographic and demographic diversity create unique complexities, the role of hospital associations in steering policy and support services is more vital than…

Advancing Rehabilitative Care Through Global Practice Standards and Credentialing – Live from ICN

Broadcasting from the 2025 International Council of Nurses Congress in Helsinki, host Lea Sims welcomes two inspiring Jamaican nurses—Andrea Christie, MSc, BSN, ENLAC, RM, RN, JP, and Karlene Miller, RN—to discuss the vital but often overlooked specialty of rehabilitative nursing. With decades of combined experience in rehabilitation and midwifery, both guests offer an impassioned…

Empathy & Innovation in Leadership with Nadine Hauf | Ep. 26 | Growthwell with Josh Byrd

Leaders in healthcare discover that combining empathy with innovation drives employee engagement and better patient outcomes in complex systems

AI and Advocacy Unite: Tackling Women’s Health Disparities with Hologic Mia Keeys

A stark gap between women's health awareness and action reveals systemic barriers that delay critical cancer screenings in underserved communities

“My Resilience is Greater Than Life’s Resistance”: Cash “Bubba” Harris Inspires Change

A young athlete born with spina bifida demonstrates how unwavering determination can reshape perceptions of what's possible

Facing Adversity Head-On: Leadership Insights From Charmeachealle Moore

A former NFL linebacker turned cancer survivor reveals how perseverance through life's toughest challenges shapes transformative leadership

Rebel Healthcare: The True Patient-Led Journey Toward Improving Healthcare

Patients themselves are becoming the driving force behind healthcare transformation, not just passive recipients of care

Empowering Survivors: Sophia Strother-Lewis’s Journey from Abuse to Advocacy and Entrepreneurship

A trauma survivor transforms personal pain into a platform for helping others navigate healing and rebuilding their lives

Congressman Adam Smith Advocates for Persistent Care From the Right Providers and Legislative Action in Mental Health Awareness

Despite affecting millions of Americans, mental health care access remains fragmented, prompting lawmakers to champion systemic reforms

Beyond Healthcare, How Nurses Have Shaped Modern Society

Nursing's influence extends far beyond hospital walls to reshape policy, culture, and social movements across generations

‘Speerheading’ Inclusive Opportunities and Finding Employment For Individuals With Disabilities

One organization is working to close the employment gap for people with disabilities, which currently sits at just 21.3 percent