Author: Keith Montgomery

  • Making masks to support our nonclinical personnel and guests

    Making masks to support our nonclinical personnel and guests

    Find out how you can help in our fight against COVID-19 by making masks for our nonclinical staff and guests. If I can do it, anyone with basic Home Economics training from high school can complete it. Most of all, you can make a difference in your health, members of the community and our nonclincal…

  • Nurses Week 2017

    Nurses Week 2017

    National Nurses Week is May 6 to 12. It’s a time to honor, celebrate and thank America’s 4 million nurses for the countless ways they make us healthier in mind, body and spirit. At Kaiser Permanente, more than 54,000 nurses serve our members across multiple settings and care specialties. Whether they’re working on the front…

  • Sticking to our New Year Resolutions

    Sticking to our New Year Resolutions

    The Center for Total Health team — and extended staff members — have kicked off a three-day clean eating challenge. We’ll be sampling local seasonal flavors and focusing on soups and juices as the core of our program.  Our goal is to reset our taste buds and to refocus our efforts on healthier eating.  Over…

  • Strengthening Medicaid as a Critical Lever in Building a Culture of Health

    Strengthening Medicaid as a Critical Lever in Building a Culture of Health

    The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) hosted its annual membership meeting and reception at The Center for Total Health,  prior to its 29th Annual Policy Research Conference on January 26. Joy Lewis, senior health policy leader of Kaiser Permanente’s Institute for Health Policy served on the panel that looked at Medicaid’s role as an insurer…

  • Fighting Hunger During the Holiday

    Fighting Hunger During the Holiday

    We know that “total health” is about more than absence of sickness, it’s about having a safe place to live, food to eat and nurturing, supportive relationships among other things. The holidays are always a great time to do what we can for our communities to support their total health. At the Center for Total Health,…

  • Employers As Innovation Partners

    Employers As Innovation Partners

    Earlier this month at the Center for Total Health, Kaiser Permanente invited members of its Employer Innovation Council to participate in discussions on innovative employee health initiatives. One such initiative is KP My Pregnancy, a pilot program created by Kaiser Permanente and Comcast for expectant mothers and their families. The on-demand maternity education program has…

  • Coming This Fall….

    Coming This Fall….

    Health care is changing at an amazing pace.  Here at the Center for Total Health, we’re changing too. The center is closed through September 8, 2015, for its first full-scale renovation since opening in 2011. We’re re-imaging our space to reflect the future of total health, and to better engage our guests in the journey. Some…

  • A Q&A with FoodCorps DC

    A Q&A with FoodCorps DC

    On Monday, the Center for Total Health was delighted to host a meeting for FoodCorps DC. FoodCorps is a national nonprofit organization that has nearly 200 AmeriCorps leaders throughout the country who are connecting kids to real food so they can grow up healthy. These service members help schools in communities with limited resources, where…

  • Bring Walking Meetings to Your Office!

    Bring Walking Meetings to Your Office!

    Studies continue to roll in on the health risks of sitting at work all day.  According to the latest update from the BBC, employers in Denmark are required to offer workers the option of a standing desk. And while most studies focus on adults, new research on workers of the future aims to see whether…

  • Your Feedback Wanted:  How Would You Like Total Health to Be Supported and Promoted?

    Your Feedback Wanted: How Would You Like Total Health to Be Supported and Promoted?

    This post is part of a campaign to invite feedback and ideas that will help inform the next generation of content for exhibits at the Center for Total Health. Now that we’ve established why it is important to focus on total health and what total health may look like when implemented in a variety of ways and…