From Mike Critelli, MakeUsWell

Hi MakeUsWell Community,

First, I want to thank our Charter Sponsor, Lawrence Leisure, Managing Partner at Chicago Pacific Founders, and Senior Advisor at Kleiner Perkins. Larry continues to guide us strategically and help with his top-notch accumulated experience and knowledge of the craft.

We formed MakeUsWell with a mission and promise to you to highlight healthcare topics the pandemic revealed and amplified. One such key issue is employee well-being. Employers must help end the epidemic of stress and burnout.

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by Chris McSwain

So here we are in July 2021, and Los Angeles county just reinstated their indoor mask mandate. There are questions about the Delta variant and the waning immunity and the need for Moderna or Pfizer booster shots.

Chris's article resonates now.

Chris McSwain is the CEO and co-founder of ThinkX, Inc. He serves AiRCare Health as an Executive Advisor, Vida Health as a Commercial Advisor, and Eden Health as an Employer Advisory Board member.

A global leader motivated and dedicated to making the world a better place, Chris believes the best way to learn about the country is to see it first hand. Chris and his wife are modern day explorers, traveling across the U.S. in a motorhome.  

MakeUsWell edited Chris's write-up for clarity and length.

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Getting consumers to regularly wear masks and wash hands sounds simple. It would also seem straightforward for consumers to trust taking the vaccines proven successful in treating COVID.

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by Mike Critelli

On June 14, I had an overnight post-surgery stay at the Physicians Regional Health System hospital in Naples, FL. Naples is 94% white, and has an average annual family income over $105K. My experience in this affluent part of our country was remarkably substandard. Through my many conversations, I learned that many others in all types of communities experience what I did, or worse.

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In 2020, America suffered lockdowns and other extreme measures implemented to prevent inundating our hospitals with COVID-19 patients. Federal and state governments had no plans for the surges in capacity when we were hit with COVID-19. Though some states were far better than others in responding to the crisis, we all lacked enough beds, ventilators, personal protective equipment, and staff.

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by Alison Acerra

Alison Acerra is a Registered dietitian nutritionist. Alison has decades of experience and combines nutrition and other fields creatively to help individuals and businesses.

MakeUsWell edited Alison's write-up for clarity and length.

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In the Beginning

One day, I took the plunge and started my own business. I didn't know then how important a daily mindset practice was. This helped me to focus, stay motivated, and get back up everytime I felt knocked down!

I experimented with lots of things. Most recently it's been affirmations. I didn't believe they worked. But awesome stuff happened in my daily routine, when I included affirmations.

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by MakeUsWell

The COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic contains this summary statement:

Less than 1% of America’s population lives in long term care facilities, but, as of March 4, 2021, this tiny fraction of the country accounts for 34% of US COVID 19 deaths.

The authors of the COVID Tracking Project actually note that the correct percentage is higher:

CTP’s aggregated cumulative data for these states under-reports actual cumulative totals. This information can be found in our Aggregate Dataset. States vary in their reported cumulative data start date. Not all states and territories report long-term-care data.

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