Arts & Culture is a $4.1 billion economic engine for Philadelphia. A year into the pandemic, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance...

The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted people of color, with Indigenous, Black & Pacific Islander Americans experiencing the...

Pennsylvania ranks 8th in the nation in the percentage of adults over 65, and in the next two decades there will be exponential growth in...

OAK Street Initiative believes in community investment in schools and that every student deserves access to quality education. OAK Street...

America’s #WarOnDrugs has failed. Overdose deaths continue to rise. Accroding to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 81,000...

OAK Street Initiative Founder Dr. Kevin Baumlin co-authors a first-of-its-kind study that shows specialized geriatric care can reduce...

Human connection can be more powerful than drugs. As an emergency physician who cares for older adults, I see this every day. However,...

My emergency department colleagues and I are in year two of a duel pandemic. The devastating social, emotional and economic effects of...

Two weeks ago I lost a patient. I don’t know why we say “lost”. She died. She died from a rapid and severe COVID-19 infection. She was...

Each month, OAK Street Initiative is pleased to highlight an organization whose mission and work aligns with the values and principles of...

Each month, OAK Street Initiative is pleased to highlight an organization whose mission and work aligns with the values and principles of...

OAK Street Initiative Board Member Phyllis Pastore is a working actress and world class cabaret singer, but her path to performance was...

OAK Street Spotlight Each month, OAK Street Initiative is pleased to highlight a non-profit organization whose mission and work aligns...

Chance meetings can change your life forever. I know this as a practicing Emergency Physician. I have patients I treated once that I’ll...

Our wedding day.

OAK Street Spotlight Each month, OAK Street Initiative is pleased to highlight a non-profit organization whose mission and work aligns...

Each month, OAK Street Initiative is pleased to highlight a non-profit organization whose mission and work aligns with the values and...

No matter how hard I tried nor how smart my parents told me I was, reading, writing and spelling were nearly impossible for me. I...

I have spent my career as an emergency physician, but when it comes to warding off viruses, it turns out that my Grandma was the real expert

An ER doctor on the frontline of Philly’s homicide epidemic calls for a new approach to ending gun violence: Economic opportunity