support the health of everyone….
…are strong,
fun to live in….
…and beautiful.
From the top:
(support the health of everyone) AIDS Walk Washington 2008, sponsored by Whitman-Walker Clinic (that’s the US Treasury Department in the background of Pennsylvania Avenue). I supported the Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic Region team.; (are strong) Fiesta DC 2008, Mount-Pleasant, Washington, DC (60,000 attendees); (are fun to live in) Adams-Morgan Day, Adams-Morgan Neighborhood, Washington, DC; (are beautiful) Fiesta DC 2008, Mount-Pleasant Neighborhood, Washington, DC.
- People in intolerant places are less happy and less fulfilled than those in tolerant and open-minded ones.
- Business organizations that embrace diversity have more customers and greater profitability.
- Health and health care is improved when we embrace the differences of the people we are serving and serving with.
A patient once said to me, “We don’t tolerate diversity where I work. We LIVE diversity.” This Photo Friday is a reminder to live diversity, wherever you are.
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