measurement and management of work climate crossvalidation of the criso psychological climate questionnaire this paper presents research results that offer answers to the why what and how of work climate measurement it also submits to the scientific community a confirmatory crossvalidation procedure applied to a new measurement tool consistent with the works of jones and jamess 1979 and of parker et al 2003 on psychological climate the results depict a good model fit for both the english and french versions of the questionnaire this new instrument offers a comprehensive and manageable approach for the development of a healthy workplace making a difference initiating and maintaining a faithbased free health clinic this article is a summary of the challenges struggles and barriers that a group of churches encountered in developing a faithbased free health clinic from the inception this clinic has existed for the uninsured whose total household income aligns with the 2009 fedral poverty guidelines a voluntary interview with the executive director of the good samaritan clinic revealed the experiential evolvement of this free health clinic numerous examples are shared that depict how this clinic has made a difference in the lives of many people