Go to the People: a documentary about Dr. Jim Withers and the origins of Street Medicine

Go to the People: a documentary about Dr. Jim Withers and the origins of Street Medicine
Come Join us for a Screening of the Documentary - 'Go To The People'- The life and work of world-renowned “street doctor” James Withers
Followed by a Q & A with Dr Jim Withers and Director Jeff Sewald.
Inspired by childhood memories of accompanying his father, a family physician, on house calls, and his mother, a nurse, on home-care visits, Dr. Jim Withers began providing medical care to the unsheltered homeless population of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1992. Initially dressing as a homeless man, “Dr. Jim” began making nighttime street rounds in the alleys and under the bridges of the city. Inspired by this noble outreach, other clinical volunteers joined in, and
Operation Safety Net was born. Today, the program is recognized as one of the nation’s first full-time “street medicine” concerns, and it continues to set the standard for this unique form of health care.
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