CDC’s director, Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, on polio eradication.
(From CDC)
We are bundling up like these SHETLAND PONIES IN CARDIGANS and heading out.
Thank you, Waldo Jaquith.
From a book of photographs and essays about London by Chicago-based writer and photographer Brian Leli. Explaining the project on his website,...
…I’ll keep on saying it; Senator Bernie Sanders is great!
An issue that’s been increasingly addressed by the public health and health education fields is getting more recognition, reiterated by a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study, is that finances are not the only reason people aren’t heading off to see their doctors. The study cites not being able to get to a doctor’s office while it’s open, not being able to get an appointment soon enough, and it taking too long to get to a doctor’s office as some of the additional barriers to getting care. But there are even more to consider: Transportation - cheap or free, and easy to access would be great; companionship - for emotional support if one is not in great mental or physical shape, and/or might be receiving compromising news about their health status; a physician who is both culturally and linguistically competent - understanding both a patient’s language and cultural experiences and definitions that influence health behavior and decision-making; these are all just some of the other issues individuals may face while trying to access healthcare.
Two-thirds of people who experience financial barriers also encounter some of these non-financial barriers - so our most vulnerable populations are even more vulnerable than we previously thought.