Barry Baines

We had a Medicare Innovations Grant on improving end-of-life care in rural communities.

I have to say that was...

if not the most meaningful and important project work I've ever done in my career, it's in the top three.

And in fact, Stan, when I was on a show about a year and a half ago on how patients could talk to their doctors about serious illness, what you should know, or I'll refresh your memory, those are all the materials that we developed in that project.

And it's very practical in terms of what Stratus can do with projects in local communities, whether they be rural, whether they be urban.

So with that, Jennifer, thank you so much for being on and just enriching our knowledge base.

And I know that for Clarence, it sounds like he's got a lot of ideas, so be careful.

where we go.

But thanks so much for being on here.

And as always, it's great to see you and just thank you.

So I want to jump in here. And I think, yeah, I think we have a real opportunity. I know we have a real opportunity to do something about gun violence. And that's because 60% of people who are killed by a gun are killed in a home. while it's the mass shooting at a nightclub or in a sporting event or a school that really upsets us and we fear.

So I want to jump in here. And I think, yeah, I think we have a real opportunity. I know we have a real opportunity to do something about gun violence. And that's because 60% of people who are killed by a gun are killed in a home. while it's the mass shooting at a nightclub or in a sporting event or a school that really upsets us and we fear.

The fact of the matter is 60% of deaths from guns occur in a home and 55% are suicides. Okay, so if there's a common vector here, there's one vector and that is a fireable firearm. And if that is not available, those 60% of the deaths, we, you know, basically if it's, if those guns are available, secured, we have more than a 50% reduction in deaths from guns.

The fact of the matter is 60% of deaths from guns occur in a home and 55% are suicides. Okay, so if there's a common vector here, there's one vector and that is a fireable firearm. And if that is not available, those 60% of the deaths, we, you know, basically if it's, if those guns are available, secured, we have more than a 50% reduction in deaths from guns.

So it's within our grasp if we choose to do something. But we do have to choose to do something. And I learned about Be Smart about a year ago, didn't really tumble to it. And, you know, Be Smart for Kids, it's besmartforkids.org, is smart. And but we as common citizens, we both can do something and it will happen if we do do something, we must do something.

So it's within our grasp if we choose to do something. But we do have to choose to do something. And I learned about Be Smart about a year ago, didn't really tumble to it. And, you know, Be Smart for Kids, it's besmartforkids.org, is smart. And but we as common citizens, we both can do something and it will happen if we do do something, we must do something.

I'm gonna ask Kathleen to talk about be smart for a minute.

I'm gonna ask Kathleen to talk about be smart for a minute.

So the, I love the acronym, be smart. It's secure, secure your firearms locked, unloaded, ammo, ammo, Separate lock model do it ask ask whether all firearms are secured in Practice there's three scenarios you ask Either text or email or I'm an old goat. So I actually talk on the phone One is yes, are your firearms secured? Yep, they're all secured everything safe locked up second is

So the, I love the acronym, be smart. It's secure, secure your firearms locked, unloaded, ammo, ammo, Separate lock model do it ask ask whether all firearms are secured in Practice there's three scenarios you ask Either text or email or I'm an old goat. So I actually talk on the phone One is yes, are your firearms secured? Yep, they're all secured everything safe locked up second is