“Our oath, to our patients, extends beyond the walls of the clinic. I think it’s our responsibility to make sure not just that people can walk into the door of a hospital but that they get good care and that that care is not based on their race, their gender, their ethnicity, their sexual orientation, their income, or their insurance.”

“We just tried to think out of the box to find something that would make an impact. Something that wasn’t necessarily what you would think of as a typical library program.”

“You know you don’t have to join an organization to make a statement. You don’t have to be a member to make change wherever you are. It may be as simple as putting up fliers in your small community healthcare center that reaches one patient.”

“Whether you are male, whether you’re female, whether you’re older, whether you’re younger - We want you engaged. This is going to take all of us connected back with public, private, government, and academic stakeholders to solve for this problem. It takes all of us.”

“Cuyahoga county is rated one of the highest for infant mortality and the leading cause of death is prematurity. I never knew. I didn’t know. They say it takes a village to raise a child. Well it takes the city, the county, the state, the families, and neighbors to know that raising a child is more than just the surface. You gotta do it with a purpose. A village grows from the start of its roots. From a story or the Earth or its circumstances. What surrounds and goes through is a process we hold onto.”

“The opioid epidemic has been a pervasive public health issue for over 10 years. It effects all people; it’s such a multi-dimensional, complex problem. You can’t boil the ocean and solve it with just one idea or one solution. It’s going to require a collaboration of community partners, corporate, and venture capitalist type groups.”