Healthcare Missions Goes GLOCAL: Providing Global and Local Whole Person and Community Care

 

WORKSHOP 7 Local

LA Healthcare: Our Recent Past and Emerging Future

Track: All

Thread: Policy

Date: 20-Sep-08

Time: 3:15-4:15 PM

Speaker: Brian PRESTWICH MD   docprestwich@aol.com

Objectives: 1) Building on last year’s presentation, present an overview of the healthcare situation in Los Angeles, specifically among the urban poor. (i.e. stats, trends, policies, etc.) 2) Identify the Christian communities’ response to the issue: non-profits, churches, collaborative initiatives, Christian’s in “secular” contexts, etc. 3) Chart a course of next steps for LA’s Christian Health professionals.

Presentation:


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