Models
of Practice
South Madison Health and Family Center-Harambee
Madison, Wisconsin
Narrator: The organization of health care services facilitates the integration
of Bright Futures principles into pediatric
practice. For example, the
South Madison Health and Family Center, in Madison, Wisconsin, brings
a variety of public and private nonprofit agencies together under one
roof. Known locally as Harambee, a Swahili word for “pulling together”,
the Center represents what can happen when people allow themselves to
approach situations in creative ways.
Murray Katcher, MD (University of Wisconsin Medical School): In
this center, the physician isn’t always the captain of the ship. Often
a social worker might be, a nutritionist might be, depending on the health
problem, but the team is there.
Narrator: Dr.
Murray Katcher was instrumental in helping to establish the Harambee
Center.
Dr. Katcher: I
sort of view pediatric practice as being concentric circles with the
child at the center, the family
in the next outer circle, and
then all kinds of community things involving school, work and other
community based activities.
Narrator: This
practice provides comprehensive healthcare efficiently by working in
a multidisciplinary fashion,
integrating
anticipatory guidance
into the office visit, engaging the community as volunteers,
reaching out to the community with activities like the annual Baby
Fair,
and advocating for improved health care services.
Teresa Tellez-Giron (Parent volunteer): The
community that is around this building is healthy because the
services are
being provided in here.
Narrator: Betty
Banks is Director of Family Enhancement at Harambee.
Betty Banks: We
want to build partnerships with this community and not be here today,
gone tomorrow,
or just
coming and
going. We are here because
of the community.
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