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Population Health Forum Advocating for Action Toward a Healthier Society |
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Resources Making America Healthy Again [pdf file, 50 Kb, Health Olympics 2005] Basic ideas linking equality and health are contained in the chapter Epidemiologic Approaches to Population Health, by Stephen Bezruchka. It is the first chapter in the book Staying Alive: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness and Health Care. Bryant T., D. Raphael, et al., Eds. (2019). Staying alive : critical perspectives on health, illness, and health care. Toronto, Canadian Scholars' Press. The book is available from Canadian Scholars' Press. Increasing Mortality and Declining Health Status in the USA: Where is Public Health? by Stephen Bezruchka. Harvard Health Policy Review “Early Life Or Early Death: Support For Child Health Lasts A Lifetime.” by Stephen Bezruchka published in the International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies in 2015 "Inequality Kills," by Stephen Bezruchka. From Divided: The Perils of Our Growing Inequality, Ed. David Cay Johnston. Purchase the book at your local bookstore or order online at BookFinder.com The chapter has been excerpted by the Boston Review. A summary of the data on the deteriorating health status of the US in comparison to other countries, as well as possible explanations, is covered in "The Hurrider I Go the Behinder I Get: The Deteriorating International Ranking of U.S. Health Status," a review article published in Annual Review of Public Health, 2012. A video on the concepts in the Annual Review article, which was filmed in 2012 (before the IOM Shorter Lives report appeared), is available on YouTube and vimeo (where it is easy to download). Health inequalities in the United States of America are considered in the chapter American Experiences, by Bezruchka, in the book Tackling Inequalities in Health: Lessons from International Experiences, edited by Dennis Raphael. The nations covered include: Australia, Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Health Equity in the USA This paper details how we die younger than we should for living in the US and suggests what might be done so we can live longer. Improving Economic Equality and Health: The Case of Postwar Japan. The US took part in making Japan the healthiest country in the world after the end of World War II, as described in this paper published in April 2008. Various strategies that have been tried to get more people aware of population health concepts are in the chapter "Promoting Public Understanding of Population Health," by Stephen Bezruchka, in the book Social Inequality and Public Health, edited by Salvatore Babones and published by Policy Press, Bristol, 2009. The chapter is available for download through the kind permission of the publisher. The book is available at Policy Press. Give U.S. children our best: Poor report card on child health should be our call to action. April 29, 2007. This Op-Ed piece from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer deals with the broader issues of hierarchy and health as well as the importance of early life. It asks why our poor standing doesn't make headlines the way it did in England. From the bottom of the site, there are commentaries that reflect opinions. They are worth reading to help us see why our poor health is not a concern in this country. Economic equality is best medicine. June 25, 2006. This Op-Ed piece from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, also deals with the broader issues of hierarchy and health as well as the importance of early life. From the bottom of the site, there are commentaries that reflect opinions. Societal hierarchy and the health Olympics, Stephen Bezruchka, MD (Canadian Medical Association Journal) Mental Health Hits Home, Stephen Bezruchka, MD (Real Change) The glossary defines a variety of terms used in discussing the relationship between hierarchy and health. How Healthy Are You? Stephen Bezruchka presented the key ideas behind the poor health status of Americans in contrast to other rich nations in 9 minutes at a TedxRainier session at Benaroya Hall on Oct 10 2010. Talks by Dr. Bezruchka. The following talks were originally aired on Alternative Radio. (Check out AR's Web site for other good material.)
Interview of Stephen Bezruchka by C.S. Soong of Against the Grain on KPFA, Berkeley's Pacfica Radio Station on January 14, 2008 on a population health approach to mental illness. Targeting Early Life to Make the Nation Healthy Again. Health in the USA Today Text of a talk given by Stephen Bezruchka at the Coalition of Labor Union Women's 12th Biennial Convention. For further information about the Coalition of Labor Union Women, see CLUW's Web site. Stephen Bezruchka spoke at the 2003 Washington State Labor Council Annual Convention, in Wenatchee, Washington, this year. The talk, including several excerpts from the Convention, can be heard on the TVW Web site, (search for "WA St Labor" to bring up the listing of Convention recordings. RealPlayer required.) "Sickness and Wealth" Changesurfer Radio presents a Feb. 9, 2004 speech by Stephen Bezruchka at the Seattle University Lunch Forum. Listen or download Parts 1 and 2 here. (different bandwidths and options available). Read the transcript here. An interview of Dr. Bezruchka with listener call-ins on Alaska's public radio station KSKA's program Line One, hosted by Dr. Thad Woodard, highlights a variety of ideas related to population health. December 7, 2009.
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Working Group on Extreme Inequality IPS Institute for Policy Studies Gapminder Public Health and Social Justice Population Health Determinants International Society for Equity and Health Prisoner's Dilemma Game |
