“Bridging” Health in Duluth

Goal is to bring everyone together for healthiest community possible.

If it takes a village to raise a child, then there are those who feel the same about what it takes for a community’s health care.

That is what brought over one hundred and thirty people together in Duluth Wednesday. It was titled “Bridging Health Care,” and the goal is just that: bringing like-minded people and organizations together to make sure people are getting the care and services they need. Everyone at Clyde Iron Works Wednesday understood that one person or group cannot do it all.

“The purpose of bringing everyone together really is to try to make a wider safety net for people, and realize we all contribute to helping to make someone healthy,” said Kim Nordin, the event chair for Bridging Health Duluth. “Whether it’s health care, [or] whether it’s an organization that helps with food security. We focus on four priority areas, which are housing, food, substance use, and then social and mental well-being,” Nordin explained.

This is an annual event, and includes a variety of groups ranging from hospitals, to youth organizations, to advocates for those without a permanent home. For more information, you can visit bridginghealthduluth.org