Risa J Lavizzo Mourey Inspirational Quotes (6)

I think the house call is one of the ways I get an insight into the ways in which people live and the importance of environment in keeping people healthy.

Older patients who live alone can become depressed.

Be persistent. Understand the ways in which your hard work is going to be necessary to achieve the goals that you want.

I realize there are few sectors that can do what philanthropy does, which is look at big problems, take a long term view, try to develop strategies for addressing the root causes and then go about solving them.

I grew up with a lot of dinner table conversations about health care and ways in which the system was inadequate for the needs of many of the patients they took care of.

It is a proud moment when you can define a problem and make a commitment and begin to see a groundswell of activity towards addressing what has the potential to change the life trajectory of millions of kids.