Meet the Doctors Building an Innovative, Holistic Bridge to Healthy Living

Meet the Doctors Building an Innovative, Holistic Bridge to Healthy Living
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What if you were able to cure a disease before someone even caught it? Now imagine doing that on a larger scale -- for an entire community of people who lack access to medical resources, including basic supplies like bandages for even the most minor of injuries. What would health care look like if you could eliminate the problem at its source?

Dr. Steve Larson, co-founder of the nonprofit medical clinic Puentes de Salud, or "Bridges of Health," believes he has the answer. For the past decade, he's been using a holistic approach that includes medical care, education classes and social services to solve the healthcare woes of Philadelphia's rapidly growing Latino immigrant population. "The answer is not waiting for the next trauma," says Larson. "The answer is to keep it from ever happening."

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