Connie Gates: A Pioneer in Community-based Health
We lost a champion and pioneer in Christian and community-based health with the passing of Connie Gates, MPH on October 18, 2020 from cancer. Connie was one of the earliest advocates for community-based health and is a founding member of CCIH. She remained a faithful CCIH volunteer for...
Connector Articles, Maternal and Child Health
Mothers and Children Are Key To Society
By Sarah Scott, Pepperdine University Student and CCIH Communications and Advocacy Intern Why Maternal and Child Health Matters “Infants, Children, and Women should not be allowed to die from preventable health crises and yet they do, every day,” says Heather Hill, Director of Communications and Marketing for CCIH...
Close Up, Connector Articles, Featured
Close Up: Cate Desjardins of Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship
Cate Desjardins, MDiv, MPH took the helm as Executive Director of Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship in May of 2020. In the return of the CCIH Close Up series, Cate shares how integrating her two passions, science and her faith, has guided her career and led her where she is...
Vaccine Distribution and Hesitancy in the COVID-19 Era
by Taylor Carty, Pepperdine University Student and CCIH Communications and Advocacy Intern Since the rise of COVID-19 around the world, billions of dollars have been invested toward finding a vaccine. The unprecedented nature of this pandemic brings with it both familiar and unique challenges for the global health community, one…