Temaka W. , MPH, MBA
@TemakaWill
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She/Her/Hers Healthcare Operations & IT Strategist | Specializing in Quality Improvement, Predictive Analytics & EHR Optimization | #PublicHealth
Chicago
Joined March 2015
Software company Qualtrics to buy health-tech firm Press Ganey for $6.7bn
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Deal is latest in busy stretch for private equity-backed software and healthcare-focused technology businesses
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“Michael Jordan opened his fourth health clinic in North Carolina on February 19 in Wilmington. This new clinic, established in collaboration with Novant Health, focuses on providing care to uninsured and underinsured patients.” https://t.co/YQW5QwZsyQ
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A confident person knows that she is loved. She does not fear being unloved, because she knows first and foremost that God loves her unconditionally. To be whole and complete, we need to know that we are loved. Everyone desires and needs love and acceptance from God and others.
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40-Year-Old Man Dismissed Metal Taste In His Mouth As ‘Old Cavity That Needed To Be Refilled,’ But It Was Brain Cancer Source: SurvivorNet
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Did you know that, out of the 13 health care clinics originally founded by the Black Panther Party, the only one still operating is in Seattle?
Member of the Black Panther party explains why they’re opening a clinic in Chicago, 1969.
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Let the church say AMEN. 😉
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Investing in historically Black medical schools means investing in a more just health care landscape for Black patients and Black health care professionals alike. I commend @MikeBloomberg for this and was so excited to hear this announcement at @NationalMedAssn’s convention today
We’re making a $600 million gift to the country’s 4 historically Black medical schools - which will help diversify the medical field, address racial health and wealth equity, & save lives.
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#MemorialDay started as #DecorationDay , yet another African ritual in the US. May 1, 1865. South Carolina Africans did what We do: Pay respect to Ancestors. US saw, imitated, ignored roots. 202 years ago this week, #DenmarkVesey War was betrayed. We remember those warriors too.
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On this day in 1862, Robert Smalls stole a Confederate Ship and sailed it to Freedom disguised as a captain, freeing his crew and their families. A THREAD!
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On this day in 1946, Isaac Woodard, WWII veteran, hours after being honorably discharged, was attacked by South Carolina police while still in uniform when taking the bus home & left permanently BLIND The officers were acquitted by an all white jury. —Isaac enlisted in the U.S.
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Caregiver health literacy and health task performance: Findings from the LitCog caregiver cohort study
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Few studies have considered the health literacy skills of caregivers and its application to caregivers' abilities to carry out common supportive tasks.
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Not Katt Williams saying at least 7 comedians have a "light skinned, weird face wife" who doesn't talk. Bruh....WHAT?! He's letting the choppa SPRAY
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Saluting Our Sista! Harriet Tubman, liberator and conductor on the Underground Railroad. Harriet memorized the trails of concellations in the night sky and memorized natural landmarks in nature and used the stars to find freedom. #harriettubman #stars #liberation
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WATCH: Lesson 192 of @InClasswithCarr with Dr. Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr) - “Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide”? What happens when you have nowhere to run? Nowhere to even hide, for a moment’s respite. Can’t find protection in the national legislature. Can’t find protection from
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To those who served and loved the country that did not love them back. Happy #VeteransDay!
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On this day in 1920, a white mob in Ocoee, Florida, lynched dozens of Black Americans and razed the Black community, because a Black man attempted to vote.
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On this day, a white mob lynched as many as 30 Black people and burned homes because they attempted to vote.
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