207 | Health Leads: How Social Innovation Solves Health Disparities - Social Entrepreneurship Course

This video presents a detailed case study of Health Leads, a US-based social enterprise. It explores how founder Rebecca Onie identified poverty and social determinants as root causes of recurring medical issues, and how she developed an innovative approach to connect patients with essential non-medical resources, demonstrating the journey from initial intrapreneurship to a scalable social venture and extrapreneurial collaboration. 🎯 Learning Objectives • Learn how to thoroughly characterize a complex social or environmental challenge by asking critical questions. • Understand the iterative process of social entrepreneurship, evolving from an initial project to an independent entity and strategic partnerships. • Discover how connecting patients with social services can address the non-medical drivers of health and improve outcomes. 📚 About the Course Have you ever wondered what it would be like to create real change? You don't have to start your own organization to make a difference in the world. Everyone can learn the social entrepreneurship mindset and skillset to build social impact. In this course, you will immerse yourself in a social or environmental challenge you want to tackle. You'll start by researching your topic of choice, talking to people, and ideating a potential solution that you can contribute. Then, you'll build a business model around that solution, understanding concepts like measuring social change, ensuring financial viability, funding and pitching. This course is a safe space to experiment and explore. You'll be guided by a ten stage framework to help structure your journey. Along the way, you'll hear from social entrepreneurs around the world through case studies and campus conversations. These include Yale alumni, members of the New Haven community, and global changemakers. Everyone is welcome to join this course! You can apply your lived, learned, or professional experience to discover how you're going to make a difference. 📺 Watch the full playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezbi0aRJeVnt99ynTVZG1PL 🎓 Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://online.yale.edu/courses/creating-change-through-social-entrepreneurship 🌐 Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/creating-change-through-social-entrepreneurship #SocialEntrepreneurship #YaleCourse #Impact #Changemakers #BusinessPlan #DesignThinking