Apr 26, 2024
Kaakpema Yelpaala (KP) is the new faculty director of InnovateHealth Yale, and a Senior Fellow and Lecturer at the Yale School of Public Health. In this episode of Impact & Innovation KP shares his journey working on social innovation with public health non-profits in Africa, and the launching of his digital health...
Apr 19, 2024
Peter Hagan is the Digital Health Director at Commonwealth Care Alliance, and former team member at Iora Health. Iora was a start up that created a new model for value-based care, to improve health outcomes and lower costs. Ten years after launching, it was acquired by One Medical, a primary care provider, which was...
Dec 27, 2023
Sheena Strawter-Anthony is the Director of Impact Investing Strategy at William Casper Graustein Memorial Fund here in New Haven. She shares their efforts to manage their endowment in a way that is in line with their mission. Doing so requires them to ask tough questions about where their money is going to generate...
Dec 20, 2023
I reflect with this semester's teaching fellows, Lily Engbith and Victoria Bush, on how they apply social innovation principles in the for-profit world. Their roles at Connecticut Innovations (a state owned and run VC fund) and Inbox Health (a local medical billing startup) are driven by their values and vision...
Nov 28, 2023
Patricia Melton, President of New Haven Promise, reflects on the various roles she has played in strengthening the education system. She discusses the interconnectedness of the health and education systems, and the importance of clarifying your value proposition as a social change maker.