THE DO IT MYSELF VILLAGE: BUILDING A VILLAGE-LIKE SUPPORT SYSTEM WITHOUT A VILLAGE

It takes a village.

Iknow what you’re thinking—“it takes a village” is a hackneyed phrase, and what is it doing in P&T? Perhaps you missed a critically important report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) last winter on an approach for preventing and controlling hypertension.1 It certainly appears that it does take a village to manage high blood pressure in the U.S. As our readers probably know, nearly 73 million...

Immunotherapy: it takes a village.

'It takes a village' strikes a chord.

Building Upendo Village: a global effort.

What began as a conversation in 2000 between two women religious on how to help Kenyans affected by HIV/AIDS has evolved into a far-reaching ministry supported by the Wheaton Franciscan sisters. Inspired by the parable of the Good Samaritan, Sr. Florence Muia, ASN, a native of Kenya, explored with Sr. Marge Zulaski, OSF, a Wheaton Franciscan sister, how to offer assistance and support to Kenyan...

It takes a village to improve care.