Lori Fuqua is a writer with a background in social work and a passion for making complex health care topics accessible. She began her career in long-term care with senior adults and later worked with children and families before transitioning into risk assessment, where she sharpened her research and writing skills. A small-town, born-and-raised Kansas girl, she has a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Kansas. After eight years as a social worker, she followed her heart to Germany, where she started a family and started writing extensively on topics including health care, natural medicine and nursing.