The Healthy Jax Podcast

Episode 24: Giving Back w/ Jennifer Ryan, MPH of Volunteers in Medicine


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On Episode 24 we are joined by Jennifer Gornto Ryan, MPH. She is the CEO of the Jacksonville chapter of Volunteers in Medicine, an organization that offers free healthcare services to the working uninsured. They have over 230 active volunteers that serve the Jacksonville community in advancing the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of people without healthcare access to improve their quality of life. 


On this episode we talk about: 

 

-her background growing up in Jacksonville


-giving back to her community through Volunteers in Medicine


-giving people access to healthcare that can’t afford expensive insurance premiums 


-her experience living with Celiac disease


You can find more information about Volunteers in Medicine on Instagram at @vimjax or visit their website at vimjax.org

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