Large-scale solutions
are needed to combat the inequality facing our citizens. We think that many fixes can begin locally, in communities, with programs that improve life neighborhood by neighborhood. At The Family Van we have taken that approach for almost 25 years. This approach was just featured in a
new book by Mass Art Professor Elizabeth Resnick. In it she detailed how our participatory approach to program design engages our clients in developing solutions.
Watch our
new video and get a glimpse into what care looks like when the consumers design healthcare. Hear from our team, see our community and how we put wellness within reach.
New Research on Patient Experience Gets Top Paper Award
We are excited to announce that Dr. Heather Carmack from James Madison University received the Top Paper Award on her paper about Mobile Clinics. The paper was an interpretation of study data which focused on learning more about how Family Van clients experience care. Dr. Carmack's conclusion was that The Family Van engenders a sprit of generosity that encourages our clients to give back to their communities. She presented her findings at the Eastern Communications Association Conference and received the top paper award in Health Communications. Click here to listen to some of the interviews Dr. Carmack used in her paper. The study design & preliminary research was done by two Harvard students, Zoey Bochelle and Jasmine Rawlins.
A New Strategy for Partnership
The Family Van has launched a new effort to reach the
remaining uninsured. Working with two partner agencies,Urban Edge and The El Salvadoran Consulate, we will provide screening, education and preventive services on site to improve the health and wellness of their clients. We are working with our partners to become a trusted resource to new tenants of affordable housing and to natives of El Salvador visiting the consulate. By embedding ourselves with these programs, we continue our efforts to put wellness within reach.
Designed For Good
Design for Good is an AIGA initiative dedicated to the use
of design and designers' instinct for problem-solving to effect
positive social change. As part of Boston Design Week, Jennifer Bennet joined a panel of mobile providers to dialogue with the Boston design community to look at the unconventional model of operating a business or service on wheels, and how this model has been able to make a positive social impact . The discussion raised questions of
how radically changing the shape of our interactions with people and communities can have the potential to significantly affect what we are able to accomplish. The panel and audience had a discussion about the
social-good implications of working this way and how it can have a positive impact on the local community.
are needed to combat the inequality facing our citizens. We think that many fixes can begin locally, in communities, with programs that improve life neighborhood by neighborhood. At The Family Van we have taken that approach for almost 25 years. This approach was just featured in a
