Rescuing School Kids: America's Success Stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781518859908)

Francis Koster received his doctorate from the program for the Study of the Future at the University of Massachusetts in 1982, where he studied the public policy implications of likely national and global futures and their impact on the United States. He focuses his attention on issues concerning the basic life support systems of air, water, food, energy, environment, and the public health consequences of how society meets its needs in these areas. Recruited to a rapidly expanding health-care organization in the 1990s, Koster established himself as pioneer in the application of information technologies in health care. His efforts demonstratively improved health care through the ubiquitous deployment of electronic records, thereby making patient information available over the internet; and "telehealth," among many other initiatives. In addition to his consulting practice, Koster writes newspaper columns explaining problems facing America, and introduces the reader to replicable and proven solutions already in place somewhere in the United States. These columns, along with a collection of similar stories prepared by others, can be found at www.The OptimisticFuturist.org.