Violence is a critical public health issue and one that contributes to an astounding number of years of life lost, with homicide and suicide among the top 5 causes of death for those aged 1-44. Yet our response to violence…
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The Clementi case and the desperate need for a criminal justice paradigm shift
Tagged with: community, criminal justice, health equity, prevention, public health, violence
Posted in public health, Social Determinents of Health
Posted in public health, Social Determinents of Health
A better healthcare system for humanity
For one to be a revolutionary doctor or to be a revolutionary at all, there must first be a revolution. Isolated individual endeavour, for all its purity of ideals, is of no use, and the desire to sacrifice an entire…
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Tagged with: broken, community, global health, health disparities, health equity, healthcare, occupy, occupy healthcare, revolution, Social Determinants of Health
Posted in Community, Health behavior, healthcare, Innovation, public health
Posted in Community, Health behavior, healthcare, Innovation, public health
The fatal flaw in American healthcare
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.” In discussions of the healthcare system we have in the U.S., much of the talk is centered around the idea that the system is broken. The…
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Tagged with: broken, health disparities, health equity, healthcare revolution, Social Determinants of Health
Posted in healthcare, Innovation
Posted in healthcare, Innovation
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