No. 8 (2011): Issue 8 | Fall 2011
Dear Reader:
Happy fall!
We are pleased to bring you our fall edition of the Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal, the Philadelphia region’s own social impact journal. This edition is focused on innovations in public health, healthcare and healthy food—some that you may know about and others that may be new to you.
Continuing our new focus on theme-based editions covering pressing social issues, this issue introduces readers to alternative and innovative ideas and strategies for dealing with the persistent problems facing our region’s and nation’s health and healthcare system. You will read about how the placement of a health center in a school in a medically underserved part of Philadelphia is lowering healthcare costs and addressing high rates of asthma among children in that neighborhood. You’ll read about how retail-based convenient care clinics are shaking up the status quo in healthcare delivery by offering services that are high-quality, accessible and low-cost. You’ll learn about innovative approaches to caring for the disabled, tackling both policy and practice. And much more! We welcome your thoughts and comments on the articles.
If you missed it, the PSIJ Special Edition Social Innovations Within Education is now available as a book and can be ordered online at https://www.createspace.com/3659906. We also recently reissued, in early September, the spring/summer edition, including a few new pieces, which, along with all of the archived content the Journal has published, can be found at our website, www.philasocialinnovations.org.
It’s amazing to think that the first-ever edition of the Journal was published almost 2 years ago. With the terrific involvement of our volunteer writers, bloggers, editors and staff, as well as the support of our readers, we’ve come a long way from the little idea we had to start a high-quality, socially-focused journal. If you have any ideas about how we can continue to grow the PSIJ and make it a go-to resource for information about prominent and promising social innovations, we’d love to hear from you.
Very truly yours,
Tine Hansen-Turton, Co-Founder
tine@philasocialinnovations.org
Nicholas Torres, Co-Founder
nick@philasocialinnovations.org
Published:
2024-09-18
