Mortality. Life choices. Health hazards. The conversations doctors have with our patients can be difficult. Especially when we ask about taboo topics. Learning key series of questions can make complex discussions much simpler. Key questions I’ve learned and practiced and use on a roll-off-the-tongue daily basis: What can I do for you today? (eliciting the…
Great piece in online medical literary journal Pulse from third year Pritzker student Adam Weiner on the importance of listening to the patient experience–a contribution even a first year medical student may make. I was privileged to read an early version last year, and am impressed by the lovely depth and description he brings to…
The word is out–according to economists from Standard & Poor, the stalled economic recovery in America after the Great Recession could be due to our staggering income inequality. The rich get richer, and they already have everything they need, so they do not buy any additional goods and services, but instead put their money into…
Health policy and advocacy week with the Summer Service Partnership! I can’t believe we only have one more week to go.
The SSP talks environment, business and asthma–an eye opening tour of Indiana oil refineries and the Southeast Chicago petcoke piles.
Originally posted on Schistosomiasis in Senegal:
Back in 1998, when I was a college student, I landed in Senegal, West Africa, to study international health. What was international health? Health in the context of a different nation–where dams and agricultural development and poverty and culture determined disease. Health “between” nations. One nation creating health for another. North-South…
Students continue to volunteer and promote health in their communities. Observations from a social work student.
Summer fun continues with the Summer Service Partnership! The theme of week two was obesity. Here’s my post from http://www.summerservicepartnership.com, summarizing the lecture I gave to the students. My “how to stay healthy” summary? Eat lots of fruits and vegetables, drink water, and move!!!
From a high school student in my summer program, on the value of stories. http://www.summerservicepartnership.com
Today I enjoyed my day with the youth of New Sullivan Elementary school in south Chicago. We created a miniature bond and helped each other critically think through the games and team building exercise’s. We also celebrated Salvador’s “Welcoming into Becoming a Citizen” and talked about how we felt as a whole about the activities…
Prevention Not Prescription 