tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22905369131925476962011-07-07T23:04:56.746-04:00A discussion and collaboration forum for health students and providers pursuing social justice, health equity, and radical social change.Liz Samuelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11444329024767556220noreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290536913192547696.post-75920623381349800042009-11-05T20:25:00.003-05:002009-11-05T20:37:44.288-05:00

Hi folks. I've had a bunch of conversations with people in the past couple years about organizing a space (ehem, well I'm in Portland, but you are other places...) that could host a growing movement for justice in health and healthcare, and that would hopefully become a part of a network of such resources that would build dual power in liberatory struggle of our communities. I am writing an

Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02031173585292184175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290536913192547696.post-26600810244598154552009-11-05T19:08:00.001-05:002009-11-05T19:10:07.776-05:00

What do you all think about this project proposal? What models would you like to see implemented in healthcare? I am not involved with this, but did find some of the aspects of what they're talking about to be resonant with things I've been dreaming of...http://nwcommonaction.org/?q=node/34

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The Economic Crisis, Care Crisis, and Changing Dynamics of Gendered Work Abstract:Care work lies at the heart of all of society’s wealth. It is the work of nurturing, growing, teaching, healing, reassuring, bonding, and building healthy people and communities. Yet, traditionally unpaid or low-paid “women’s work”, care work is still devalued in our society. Despite many women gaining access to

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ahoy,my name is five and i'm glad this blog is happening. i'm currently a first-semester student nurse at the empire of UPMC (university of pittsburgh medical center)-shadyside hospital, a 22 month RN program. in the past eight weeks, i have noticed that, out of roughly 100 students in my class, i am one of roughly two leftists of any stripe, and belong to only a handful of politicized people.i

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Hello beautifuls...So far this blog has taken several different forms. As a personal blog it has been totally unused and I thought maybe it could have better use in another form. Over the last year I have had numerous conversations with you all about our feelings of isolation and desire for collaboration with like minded folks. I promised Becca over beers last May that I'd make a blog that we

Liz Samuelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11444329024767556220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290536913192547696.post-44967899806227965442009-06-08T23:33:00.001-04:002009-06-08T23:33:16.193-04:00

check it:

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of the northeast radical healthcare network??

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hi! liz ... thank you SO much for inviting me to share this blog. i am excited to share this space for exploring how our visions of radical health care will manifest in our lives and practices. as i begin the transition into boston and nursing school i'm glad to have a place to exchange ideas and resources with folks committed to using health care as a tool of empowerment instead of oppression

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Yey for Tia! I'm so excited to share this space with you.

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From ProMed:"It is now apparent that the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus currently circulating in humans, though genetically linked to swine influenza viruses, has not been found in swine and that swine do not appear to be involved in the ongoing epidemic. For that reason, and in keeping with usage by WHO and other agencies, ProMED will drop the term "swine flu" from our coverage. We expect the

Liz Samuelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11444329024767556220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290536913192547696.post-68574273483988349922009-04-26T18:49:00.001-04:002009-04-30T19:40:25.400-04:00

this isn't good.GENEVA: The World Health Organization has declared the swine flu outbreak in North America a "public health emergency of international concern". The decision means countries around the world will be asked to step up reporting and surveillance of the disease implicated in dozens of human deaths in Mexico and at least 8 non fatal cases in the US. WHO fears the outbreak could spread

Liz Samuelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11444329024767556220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290536913192547696.post-75572598133278802052009-03-02T00:49:00.002-05:002009-04-30T19:39:37.260-04:00

Out in the Rural: A Health Center in MississippiProduced and Directed by Judy Schader Rogers. Community Health Action.

Liz Samuelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11444329024767556220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290536913192547696.post-41821401854697692832009-02-10T02:54:00.005-05:002009-04-30T19:48:58.365-04:00

So here is a super useful tool to visualizing and understanding global statistical trends in disease, poverty, and disparity. Using google motion charts, it makes global data accessible.You can look at gaps globally, between individual coutnries, and within the U.S. Some indicators it uses:- Health (morbidity, mortality, disease prevalence, life expectancy, treatment, etc)- Poverty (poverty gap

Liz Samuelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11444329024767556220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290536913192547696.post-11705288887673334562009-01-08T22:22:00.004-05:002009-04-30T19:49:18.103-04:00

As you probably already know, the people who live in Gaza are enduring a brutal attack by the IDF. Here are things that you can do (borrowed from the amazing josh connor):-Donate money for medical relief:www.mecaforpeace.org (Middle East Children's Alliance)www.palestinercs.org (Palestine Red Crescent Society)-Join the movement of Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions to make Israel end its program

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Hey lovelies...after a wonderful two weeks cruising around upstate ny with mr. david p. stein, and thinking and writing lots and lots about abolition, I'm back in boston, and school has started.sigh.but this semester, we start the real shit: anatomy, physiology, physical diagnosis.yes, it is indeed game on.

Liz Samuelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11444329024767556220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290536913192547696.post-40971960492735619452008-11-08T17:49:00.003-05:002009-05-03T11:05:07.799-04:00

Liz Samuelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11444329024767556220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290536913192547696.post-30534314867411272072008-10-30T19:09:00.002-04:002008-10-30T19:16:27.582-04:00

as usual, i miss you guys the most right before a big test when i would normally be at spasso or roma or lord of the gays with you both drinking coffee and listening to loud techno on my headphones. i hope you are both well, and i know i shouldnt complain about coldness cuz its colder where you both are.love, meggie

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awww, thank you guys for the sweet words! much more to post here/respond to, but i'm in a bit of a panic about my quiz this weekend. the week got sucked away by lovely morning sickness so i'm trying to catch up in time.but - the image of the anatomy mask made me laugh. THANK GOODNESS i don't have to wear one! michigan has some sort of cool system where they totally neutralize the formaldehyde, so

Phoebenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290536913192547696.post-19932901436445298592008-10-13T22:35:00.003-04:002008-10-13T22:39:58.611-04:00

i would like to underline, underscore and rearticulate my utter joy for you phoebe. you are such a beautiful person and you and jake are going to build a (in fact already are) a beautiful family and life together.makes a kid all proud and heart filled and weepy.

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phoebe, congratulations once again!thats so exciting!!!!!!one of our anatomy profs is pregnant, she has to wear a gas mask and sounds like darth vader. but she managed to find a pink mask, which i give her props for.can we get a picture of you in your mask???how are your classes so far? i want to hear all about it! do you have blocks or classes? have you started anatomy lab? your

meggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392654432647690901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290536913192547696.post-84431473662388262892008-10-08T07:49:00.005-04:002009-05-03T11:05:50.297-04:00

oh yey, how wonderful to see both of your posts! i just got back from my lovely morning walk (or rather, saunter) with roxy. There is honeysuckle down the street that is still blooming despite the creeping cold and it smells so, so lovely. I had one of those 'breathing it all in' moments while i was standing in the park, listening to the birds in the trees, and watching roxy investigate the fence

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liz, thanks for doing this, im totally happy to use your already existing blog. phoebe, its been SO long since we have talked, how has school been so far? how are michigan, jake, the animals all doing?i have my first test next week, on everything ive learned, every lecture, lab, and small group for the last month. its fine, no big deal. the trouble is, its finally sunny in the sunset and the

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What an excellent idea! I miss you guys so much - I especially wish you were here right now to study "Superficial Structures of the Limbs" with me to prep for anatomy lab tomorrow. We should really be at Roma doing lab prep questions about filtration chromatography or something. Instead I'm sitting in a very cute cafe in Saugatuck, a little town in Western Michigan right on Lake Michigan. Jake

Phoebenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290536913192547696.post-55709473604213738102008-10-04T23:52:00.000-04:002008-10-05T00:10:33.289-04:00

phoebe and meggie...i miss you so much. why do i have to go to medical school without you? stupid medical school, separating us all far away.makes me so mad.love you love you love youliz

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