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When community groups disagree on accepting imperfect healthcare solutions

Our community health advocacy group has been fighting for a new clinic in our underserved neighborhood for three years, but we're split on whether to accept a corporate-sponsored solution that comes with strings attached or hold out for truly community-controlled healthcare. The immediate needs are real but some of us worry we're selling out our principles for a band-aid solution.

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You're wrestling with the classic tension between pragmatic progress and principled transformation while people in your community need care now.

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