Dick Couto

On the Petros Health Council’s response to altercation with Dr. Chester Caster

Health Fairs, Community Clinics & Councils, Power and Politics in Health Care, Stories / By

Kate Bradley discusses the local Petros Health Council’s response to an altercation with the clinic’s doctor, Chester Caster. He tirelessly incited clinic opposition among community members and rallied to take over, but Kate’s determination to protect the clinic was stalwart. Several members of the council are mentioned, including Billy Christopher, Jim Schercks, Junior Coontz, Martin …

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Resistance to institutionalization: then and now

Origin Stories, Personal/Professional Growth, Philosophies/Evolving Concepts, Power and Politics in Health Care, Stories / By

Bob Hartmann, Irwin Venick, and Joe Little reflect on how the SHC process became institutionalized and the widespread (but split) resistance to it. Bob concludes that if they’d known more about how universities work or approached the formalization process retrospectively, student resistance may not have been (or wouldn’t now be) so vehement. Irwin and Joe …

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Competing visions and growing pains: on the Center’s origins

Impact of SHC, Origin Stories, Philosophies/Evolving Concepts, Power and Politics in Health Care, Stories / By

Irwin Venick expands on the competing visions between the SHC and the Center for Health Services (CHS), explaining that once the Center was established, Coalitioners faced the challenge of adjusting to a structure they hadn’t had to in previous installments of their work. As co-director at the time, Dick Couto faced considerable challenges. He sought …

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Criteria for and selection process of outreach workers with MIHOW project

Impact of SHC, Philosophies/Evolving Concepts, Power and Politics in Health Care, Pre-Existing Conditions, Stories / By

Barbara Clinton explains how partnerships between local community health clinics and the Center for Health Services (CHS) facilitated the development of the Maternal-Infant Health Outreach Worker Project (MIHOW). It was up to the community-run clinics to outline criteria for and elect outreach workers for the Center’s program. See the full length video of this road trip conversation …

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Barbara Clinton 1988

On the funds acquisition for community-inspired MIHOW project

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Barbara Clinton shares how the Center for Health Services (CHS) acquired funding for the Maternal-Infant Health Outreach Worker Project (MIHOW), an effort initiated by Dick Couto’s ongoing attempts to convince the Ford Foundation to invest in Appalachia. She also names additional funding sources for the program which expanded MIHOW’s operations to other states once the …

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