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Regional Meeting Reports Paul D. Leichty from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 16, No. 2 - May 2014 A Busy Spring for Regional Meetings March 2014 was a particularly busy month for Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship Regional Meetings. Here are reports on what happened:...

Mennonite Chaplains Association: President’s Reflections Kenton Derstine from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 16, No. 2 - May 2014 “Pioneers, Partners, and Pathways” was the theme of the recent Mennonite Health Assembly held on March 6-8, 2014 in Kansas City, Missouri....

Report from Mennonite Health Assembly Paul D. Leichty from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 16, No. 2 - May 2014 Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship (MHF) often gets confused with other entities that have “Mennonite” and “Health” in their names. As Executive Director of...

Empowering Patients: New Paradigms for the Urban Underserved Nathan Beachy, MD from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 16, No. 2 - May 2014 Editors Note: This article is based on a based on presentation given by Nathan Beachy, MD, and his wife, Rochele Beachy, MD, at the...

Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 16, No. 2 - May 2014 Paul D. Leichty, editor This issue of Mennonite Health Journal PDF version of Mennonite Health Journal, May 2014 Hearing a presentation in person and being on site to share and discuss the experience with others is...

One Short Step to Happiness President’s Column by Joseph Longacher, MD from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 16, No. 1 - February 2014 Much has been written about happiness and how to achieve it.  Happiness is even mentioned in U. S. Declaration of Independence.  The...

              Rhythms of Poverty: Reconsidering our Affluent Approach to the Poor Book by Murray Nickel, MD Review by Paul D. Leichty from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 16, No. 1 - February 2014 For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I...

Faith at Work: Practicing Our Profession Editorial by Paul D. Leichty from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 16, No. 1 - February 2014 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? If a brother or sister is...

When Tim met Kathy: Dreamer boy and homeless girl grow up and team up Laurie Oswald Robinson from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 16, No. 1 - February 2014 This fall, Kathy Wiens is publishing Dumps, Bars and Other Childhood Hang Outs. She plans to use the book as a...