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!
Check out my article about those people left out of the Affordable Care Act’s expansions - hint: it’s the most vulnerable Americans/
Benefits of Contraception. Video by Guttmacher Institute address the comprehensive benefits of family planning.
Check out this great inforgraphic courtesy of the Center for American Progress that lays out the ways in which women will now benefit from preventive care thanks to the Affordable Care Act.
Great graphic showing the number of hours needed to work at minimum wage to cover health inusrance and tuition, comparing 1979/1980 to 2020/2011. Via @ThinkProgress
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.
How much the average American woman spends on healthcare in a lifetime. Original infographic is by Good, to see it much more clearly, find it here. Some of these are obviously needed by men as well, but some are not - the total cost of the combination is what we’re interested in. As well as the fact that more frequent screenings are sometimes needed for women; for example, STI testing during the duration of a pregnancy.
Bill O’Reilly, let’s take a look at all you’ve taught me.