Care and Consequence

About Care and Consequence

Welcome to Care and Consequence: Perspectives on a Social Care Network. Check in monthly with our hosts Becky and Sharon as they examine the good, the bad, and the ugly of what it takes to create a functioning social care network!

Publisher

Greater Health Now

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Oct 2025

Latest episode

11 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Sept 2026

   Ep. 8: Holding the Helpers: Who Cares for the Caregivers?

   In this episode of Care and Consequence, host Anna Sandidge, Greater Health Now Senior Director of Transformational Health Integration, is joined by Alayna Brinton, Founder and Chief Clinical Officer at Anchor Point Counseling, and clinician Sundae Stone for a conversation about what's actually happening underneath the word "burnout" in the community-based workforce. They draw a line between burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral injury, walk through the Training and Resiliency Support Program that Greater Health Now built with Anchor Point, and share what a year of results looks like. In a workforce where roughly one in four community health workers intends to leave the profession, program participants are turning over at less than half that rate. Anna also shares why this work is personal for her, and why investing in the people who care for the community is both the right thing and the smart thing to do.

2. 

   20 Jul 2026

   Ep. 7: Provider Perspectives: From the Exam Room to the Community, with Dr. John Merrill-Steskal of Kittitas Valley Healthcare

   In this episode of Care and Consequence, hosts Sharon Brown and Becky Betts sit down with Dr. John Merrill-Steskal of Kittitas Valley Healthcare for a provider’s view on the gap between clinical care and the social needs that drive health outcomes. They cover how unmet needs like housing, food, transportation, and isolation show up in the exam room and downstream in emergency department use and preventable readmissions, what changes when providers have a trusted community referral network instead of a list of phone numbers, and what’s possible in rural communities when relationships are treated as infrastructure. Resources referenced in this episode: Effects of Food and Nutrition Insecurity on Global Health. (https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nejm.org%2Fdoi%2Ffull%2F10.1056%2FNEJMra2406458%3Futm_source%3Dopenevidence&data=05%7C02%7Ckbrown%40greaterhealthnow.org%7Cd5b81b648e854ffe24e708ded84e825a%7C5cfb43b6141046d6aed18ef20b3b9553%7C0%7C0%7C639186028871301659%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BV7WegaKJgNYytMZHNajWQp8HXlMvxbYHchtKh9kvIw%3D&reserved=0) The New England Journal of Medicine. 2025. Gallegos D.Review Food Insecurity and Premature Mortality and Life Expectancy in the US. (https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjamanetwork.com%2Fjournals%2Fjamainternalmedicine%2Ffullarticle%2F10.1001%2Fjamainternmed.2023.7968%3Futm_source%3Dopenevidence%26utm_medium%3Dreferral&data=05%7C02%7Ckbrown%40greaterhealthnow.org%7Cd5b81b648e854ffe24e708ded84e825a%7C5cfb43b6141046d6aed18ef20b3b9553%7C0%7C0%7C639186028871339510%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=p65anfPlMI3X2ONu2ihlkAVtftykQuiAf3Mgaz4uGFM%3D&reserved=0) JAMA Internal Medicine. 2024. Ma H, Wang X, Li X, et al.Opinion The Association Between Food Insecurity and Adverse Health Outcomes in Adults: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Nutrition Reviews. 2025. Moosavian SP, Awlqadr FH, Mehrabani S, et al. The Health of Homeless People in High-Income Countries: Descriptive Epidemiology, Health Consequences, and Clinical and Policy Recommendations. (https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2F25390578&data=05%7C02%7Ckbrown%40greaterhealthnow.org%7Cd5b81b648e854ffe24e708ded84e825a%7C5cfb43b6141046d6aed18ef20b3b9553%7C0%7C0%7C639186028871390215%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=IaBrA7Z1Dg65i15ZrhaqBZnwR33oCSdFrAQAjAE%2B1ZU%3D&reserved=0) Lancet. 2014. Fazel S, Geddes JR, Kushel M.Review Addressing Loneliness and Social Isolation in Older Adults. (https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aafp.org%2Flink_out%3Fpmid%3D34264606&data=05%7C02%7Ckbrown%40greaterhealthnow.org%7Cd5b81b648e854ffe24e708ded84e825a%7C5cfb43b6141046d6aed18ef20b3b9553%7C0%7C0%7C639186028871415665%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=hHC1wdTAkx0P0GArnmbMyIpWsVqClSDKIYP847deaXg%3D&reserved=0) American Family Physician. 2021. Lahlou RM, Daaleman TP.Rev Health-Related Social Needs and Health Care Utilization in the Accountable Health Communities Model. JAMA Network Open. 2025. Sidebottom AC, Martins S, Vacquier MC, Dechaine C, Behrens D.New Relationship Between Social Risk Factors and Emergency Department Use: National Health Interview Survey 2016-2018. (https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2F40145926&data=05%7C02%7Ckbrown%40greaterhealthnow.org%7Cd5b81b648e854ffe24e708ded84e825a%7C5cfb43b6141046d6aed18ef20b3b9553%7C0%7C0%7C639186028871467961%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=L30uqJs85SYokrMZRg7iP1%2Br4CTQeW8Lk6TKRxNMzeo%3D&reserved=0) The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2025. Guleria I, Campbell JA, Thorgerson A, Bhandari S, Egede LE.

3. 

   22 Jun 2026

   Ep 6: Workforce Development: Greater Health Now, Skillsline, and Triumph on Building the Skills That Make People Stay.

   Half of Washington’s healthcare workers say they’re likely to leave the profession in the next few years. In this episode of Care and Consequence, host Dani LaForest sits down with Lisa Hagreen of Triumph Treatment Services to walk through the three-way partnership between Greater Health Now, Skillsline, and Triumph. In this partnership, 98 Triumph staff members received lessons on durable human skills such as growth mindset, emotional intelligence, resilience, and accountability. Dani and Lisa discuss how the project adapted when it ran into real shift constraints and the results of the pre-/post-survey, including a jump from 52 percent to 90 percent in how constructively staff respond when something goes wrong on the job. Learn more on the Workforce Development page at GreaterHealthNow.org.

4. 

   20 Jan 2026

   Ep 5: Community-Based Workers: Boots on the Ground Stories from Ronni Batchelor

   This episode host Sharon Brown sits down with Community Health Worker and Peer Support Specialist, Ronni Batchelor, for a powerful conversation straight from the field. Ronni shares real, boots-on-the-ground stories from her work in the community. She highlights the challenges and resilience she encounters while supporting individuals and families facing complex health and social needs. Together, Sharon and Ronni explore why meeting people where they are matters, and how trust, persistence, and local knowledge are essential to creating meaningful change. Ronni breaks down the vital role that Greater Health Now’s Community Care Hub plays in identifying community needs and connecting people to critical resources like food, housing support, healthcare, and social services. This episode shines a light on how coordinated care and strong referral systems don’t just support individuals; they strengthen the entire community.

5. 

   23 Dec 2025

   Ep 4: Community-Based Workers: The Heart of the Community Care Hub

   In this episode, our hosts Becky Betts and Sharon Brown break down what a Community Care Hub is and how it supports individuals across the nine counties Greater Health Now serves in Southeast Washington. They explain how the Hub coordinates resources, connects healthcare and community partners, and uses a closed‑loop referral system to ensure clients receive the help they’re connected to. Becky and Sharon also highlight the essential role of community-based workers, who build trust, guide clients through complex systems, and help address both health and social needs. Together, they share why Greater Health Now believes in this model, and how it leads to stronger outcomes and healthier communities.

6. 

   24 Nov 2025

   Ep. 3: Mobile Integrated Health: Candid Feedback from Danielle Bertschi of Kittitas Fire District 6

   In our third episode of Care and Consequence, host Becky Betts has a candid conversation with Captain Danielle Bertschi from Kittitas County Fire Protection District 6. Together, they discuss how cross-sector collaboration with healthcare systems, emergency services, and community-based organizations creates more responsive, people-centered care. Danielle shares stories and struggles from the field and how Greater Health Now’s support is helping first responders bring healthcare directly to those who need it most. From crisis calls to community follow-ups, she highlights how collaboration and compassion lead to better outcomes for individuals and entire communities.

7. 

   23 Oct 2025

   Ep. 2: Mobile Integrated Health: What is it?

   In this episode of Care and Consequence, hosts Sharon Brown and Rebecca “Becky” Betts explore how Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) programs are transforming care delivery. They demonstrate how MIH brings healthcare directly to people where they are. MIH reduces ER visits, prevents hospital readmissions, and connects patients to the right resources at the right time. Sharon and Becky also highlight why return on investment matters. They speak to how MIH not only saves healthcare dollars but also creates measurable improvements in community health and well-being.

8. 

   5 Oct 2025

   Ep. 1: Introducing Care and Consequence

   In our very first episode of Care and Consequence, we meet our hosts, Sharon Brown, Chief Executive Officer of Greater Health Now, and Rebecca “Becky” Betts, Chief Operating Officer of Greater Health Now. Together, they share why they launched this podcast: to create a space where they can explore how community engagement, innovation, and collaboration intersect to create healthier futures for all. Becky and Sharon reflect on the “why” behind Care and Consequence. They want to elevate real stories from the field, highlight the people driving change, and hold open honest conversations about the struggles of building a social care network.

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