Read about Natalie’s inspiring work that uses community-based participatory research to address gaps in rural healthcare. Her writing and research highlight the lived experiences of rural families navigating food insecurity and food allergies, with a focus on improving education, access, and collaboration between communities, clinicians, and food providers.

This blog spotlights Ebonie Trice, founder of Mission Accomplished, and explores how dignity-centered, community-based support—starting with something as simple as clean laundry—can meaningfully reduce harm for people experiencing homelessness and instability. It examines how faith, lived experience, and sustained follow-up shape an equity-centered approach to needs navigation, while also exposing the systemic gaps that perpetuate displacement, fragmented services, and caregiver burnout. In this piece, summer intern Linda Fokam sat down with E to learn how Mission Accomplished restores dignity, builds trust, and redefines what compassionate, person-centered care looks like in practice.

This blog shares Zac’s cancer journey, highlighting stark differences in care quality across institutions and how coordinated, compassionate care can profoundly shape a patient’s experience. It also examines the critical role of insurance, Medicaid, and nonprofit organizations in helping patients manage the financial and logistical burdens of cancer treatment, particularly amid shifting policy landscapes. In this piece, summer intern Christian Espinoza sat down with Zac to center his story as a patient advocate and to shed light on systemic barriers—especially those affecting LGBTQ+ patients—and the healing power of advocacy.