Amy Berman Remembers and Honors Jessie Gruman in Health Affairs
Jessie Gruman, founding president of the Center for Advancing Health, died on July 14, 2014 after a fifth bout with cancer. She was a hero to patients, families, and health care providers for her selfless work to help people better understand their role and responsibilities in supporting their own health. In the in a recent Health Affairs Blog post, Amy Berman, Hartford Foundation Senior Program Officer, honors and remembers Ms. Gruman as the "elegant, gracious, yet fierce warrior advocate" she was. "She remained centered through the end of her days on improving the health of others."
Jessie Gruman, founding president of the Center for Advancing Health, died on July 14, 2014 after a fifth bout with cancer. She was a hero to patients, families, and health care providers for her selfless work to help people better understand their role and responsibilities in supporting their own health. In the in a recent Health Affairs Blog post, Amy Berman, Hartford Foundation Senior Program Officer, honors and remembers Ms. Gruman as the "elegant, gracious, yet fierce warrior advocate" she was. "She remained centered through the end of her days on improving the health of others."
Read the full post here.
Memorials honoring Jessie’s life will be held in New York City on Sunday, October 5, 2014, and Washington, DC, on Thursday, October 9, 2014.