Emergency health workers: A strategy to prevent health problems

The New York Times: Responding Before A Call Is Needed
Emergency medicine carries a deep aura of romance in America, with its first-responder traditions of adrenaline, acuity and bravery. But here in this rural mountain area of the West, and in a handful of other places around the nation, a new vision is gaining ground -; that emergency workers should not wait around for crises to happen, but rather go out and prevent them (Johnson, 9/18).