At the YMCA of Greater Seattle, health is not defined by a single program or outcome. It’s shaped by relationships, trust, and the everyday connections that help guide and motivate people to improve their well-being. As Josh Stabenfeldt, Associate Vice President, put it, the Y is “really a community hub,” where building a healthy lifestyle…

Many rural communities across Washington currently face major challenges accessing healthcare. With too many obstacles and not enough physicians, some counties have no primary care doctors at all. And because nearly all residency programs are located west of the Cascades, most new physicians never train, let alone stay, in the communities that need them most….

Rural communities across Washington face a familiar challenge: a shortage of providers. For years, graduate nursing students who wanted rural training have struggled to afford the travel, housing, and the time away from paid work required to complete rural rotations. Rural clinics, meanwhile, lacked the capacity to onboard new graduates or build the kind of…