Sunday Morning Magazine

Geeta "Dr.G" Nayyar, MD, MBA is a globally recognized healthcare technology leader steering the industry toward a new era. Dr. G leverages new innovations, including artificial intelligence, to achieve previously unimaginable health and business outcomes.  Dr. G is also an author and serves on the board of the American Telemedicine Association. Her best-selling book "Dead Wrong: Diagnosing and Treating Healthcare's Misinformation Illness" takes a post-pandemic look at the rise of medical misinformation in the digital age. Throughout the book, she shows how healthcare organizations can apply emerging technologies to improve health literacy and advance strategic business goals. In our conversation, Dr. G pulls back the curtain of misinformation guiding us to where we need to look to get good health guidance. https://www.drgeetanayyar.com 

This week features two guests, each representing a non-profit organization supporting GiveBig Washington. They’ll provide insights about the work they are doing in the community. The GiveBig site is open, and donations can be made with the big focus on May 7 and 8.  www.wagives.org  Up first: Pam Knepper is the director of Communications, Development and Outreach for FREE CLINIC of SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON, based down in Vancouver, WA. The clinics offer patient services, such as basic medical care, urgent dental care, medication assistance, diabetes care and self-management, insurance and Medicaid navigation, and coordinating specialty medical and oral health services in the community. The work began in 1990 to support the health care of a low-income community, providing consistent care, with the goal to establish on-going good health.  www.freeclinics.org 

This week features two guests, each representing a non-profit organization supporting GiveBig Washington. They’ll provide insights about the work they are doing in the community. The GiveBig site is open, and donations can be made with the big focus on May 7 and 8.  www.wagives.org  In this second half: Corinna Krauskopf serves on the board of "Architects Without Borders", a locally based nonprofit that is almost entirely volunteer led and run. Architects without Borders provides Pro Bono services to underserved communities and organizations everywhere. Corinna tells us of their work with the Rainier Beach Action Coalition and support for building a Food Innovation Center for the town populus. And the work is also international. A project in Lima, Peru has worked with the local population to create a Fog Water Farm, which harvests fog to provide clean water. As water scarcity continues to be a major challenge worldwide, this is a huge innovation.  www.awb-seattle.org

Tim Palmer is the award-winning author of 31 books on rivers, conservation, and the environment. He is also an accomplished photographer with one of the most complete collections of photos of rivers in the United States. Tim was an environmental planner in 1972 when Hurricane Agnes hit the East Coast, experiencing the drastic impact firsthand. Thus began Tim's lifelong work, staying increasingly active in flooding and floodplain management issues nationwide as a land-use planner, and river conservation advocate, on top of his publication works.  Tim observes: “Tomorrow will bring greater floods whether we plan for them or not. It’s our choice to live vulnerably in their path or to seek higher ground.” Tim's newest book is "Seek Higher Ground: The Natural Solution to Our Urgent Flooding Crisis", which offers a very readable account of historical flooding, rivers, dams, and what we need to do for the future.  www.timpalmer.org. 

Bob Keefe is the Executive Director of the national nonpartisan group E2 - Environmental Entrepreneurs, and author of "Clean Economy NOW: Stories from the Front Lines of an American Business Revolution." Bob is a seasoned journalist, passing on his experiences with 10,000 business leaders dedicated to promoting sustainable environmental practices amidst an economy in change since the 2022 passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). New factories are building where old ones once existed, some abandoned. South Carolina, as an example, sees the manufacture of batteries, a necessity now more than ever, and available 'at home'. Washington state, meanwhile, sees the manufacture of electric planes taking place, as well as transitioning older diesel semis to electrics. This translates to an increase in available and better paying jobs in our communities. Bob cautions the progress is dependent on these policies continuing to move forward, toward a clearer environment and a healthier community.  www.clearneconomynow.com