You are where you work
Moving away from the sick care toward primary care is not only a more efficient way to address social determinants of health in the workplace, but a more budget-friendly one as well.
Ryan Schmid
Ryan Schmid is co-founder, president and CEO of Vera Whole Health , a national leader in advanced primary care.
Schmid’s early work focused on community development, founding a nonprofit community center, Rainier Health and Fitness, a nonprofit medical clinic, Hope Central Pediatric and Behavior Health, and leading the development of an affordable housing apartment building.
In 2008, Schmid launched Vera Fitness, a boutique health studio, on the premise that empathetic listening could not only help unlock a person’s natural inclination to improve their health through behavior change but could also be the driving force behind a successful business.
In 2012, drawing on what he’d learned through his work with low-income and marginalized communities, namely that the current healthcare system is ill-equipped to address social determinants of health, Schmid pivoted the studio into Vera Whole Health, combining behavior change with primary care, and building a new model of advanced primary care, uniquely designed to help people achieve optimum social, psychological and physical well-being.