Name: What if our health care system kept us healthy?
Uploaded: 2012-06-12T15:00:06Z
Duration: 16 min 17 s
Description: Rebecca Onie asks audacious questions: What if waiting rooms were a place to improve daily health care? What if doctors could prescribe food, housing and heat in the winter? At TEDMED she describes Health Leads, an organization that does just that -- and does it by building a volunteer base as elite and dedicated as a college sports team.

Rebecca Onie asks audacious questions: What if waiting rooms were a place to improve daily health care? What if doctors could prescribe food, housing and heat in the winter? At TEDMED she describes Health Leads, an organization that does just that -- and does it by building a volunteer base as elite and dedicated as a college sports team.

Rebecca Onie: What if our health care system kept us healthy?

What if our health care system kept us healthy?

A model where healthcare prescribes basic resources like food and heat, showcasing a radical shift towards preventive care.

Leveraging technology, like electronic medical records, transforms healthcare from disease management to health promotion.

Empowering college students as healthcare advocates reshapes waiting rooms into proactive health hubs, combatting root causes.