I recently got my Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification last month, April 2018, from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) through an online course offered by TUM on the edX platform. …

Monticello, the former home of Thomas Jefferson, is a a popular destination to visit in Charlottesville, VA, both for tourists and locals. There are multi-use trails located near Monticello that are really fun to go for a bike ride on! The main trail is the Saunders-Monticello trail with additional trails…

Bicycling is an enjoyable form of physical activity for many people. Most people (89.8%) in a recent survey have ridden a bicycle at one point in their life.(1) People ride bicycles for a variety of different reasons. A recent survey found that most survey respondents (76%) ride bicycles for fun…

Community driven population health improvement efforts that include a health equity lens as well as cultural competence in their programs and initiative work to address population health issues. Through a community driven, collaborative approach, essential stakeholders as well individual citizens provide valuable insight, data, research, ideas for ways to address…

One of the most valuable things I have learned while goal setting is the importance of breaking down larger, long term goals into smaller goals, such as specific goals for the week. I found that when I don’t break down my big, long term goals into smaller ones, I just…

Cross sector collaborations can be a great way to address population health issues. There are myriad ways and types of cross sector collaborations as well as a variety of types of organizations involved in cross sector collaborations. Learning about different examples of cross-sector collaborations is a great way to get…

In the information age, organizations and departments within organizations often encounter the problem of data existing in silos, where one department or organization cannot easily access data that they need for a project from another department or organization. …