Population Health Forum

Population Health Quizzes

Population Health Quiz [pdf]
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More Questions and Answers [pdf]

Posters

Making America Healthy Again [pdf file, 50 Kb, Health Olympics 2005]

Readings

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.

Basic ideas linking equality and health are contained in the chapter Epidemiologic Approaches, by Stephen Bezruchka. It is the first chapter in the book Staying Alive: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness and Health Care. D. Raphael, T. Bryant, and M. Rioux. Canadian Scholars' Press. Toronto, 2006. The book is available at Canadian Scholars' 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)

Sick of it all, Stephen Bezruchka, MD (Real Change)

The Health of Nations: Why Inequality Is Harmful to Your Health. Kawachi, I. and B. P. Kennedy (2002). New York, New Press. Read Dr. Bezruchka's review of this book on Amazon .

Journals

Social Science and Medicine

Targeting Early Life to Make the Nation Healthy Again.
An eBriefing of the New York Academy of Sciences. This talk by Stephen Bezruchka at a symposium entitled Evolution, Health and Disease, held at Hunter College in New York on January 17, 2007, covers much of the basics of population health. To access the the slides and audio (about 20 minutes) click the link above. On the entry page, click the "Enter" button. On the next page, scroll to the bottom for Bezruchka, the last speaker.

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.)

Stephen Bezruchka gave the keynote address, entitled "Poverty is bad for the health of Americans," at the Statewide Policy Action Network's Summit
on December 6, 2003 in Seattle. The speech is available as an article on ZNet: Health and Poverty in the US. This talk was subsequently rebroadcast on Alternative Radio (AR) as "Health and Wealth" (BEZS1). Link to this version here.

From Womb to Tomb
Alternative Radio broadcast from April 19, 2005 (fee charged for downloading)

Damaged Care
Alternative Radio broadcast from February 4, 2006 (fee charged for downloading)

"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.

These two interviews fo Dr. Bezruchka with listener call-ins on Alaska's public radio station KSKA's program Line One hosted by Dr. Thad Woodard highlight a variety of ideas related to population health. Interview 1 (June 26, 2006) & Interview 2 (Dec. 4, 2006).

Interview of Dr. Bezruchka by C.S. Soong of Against the Grain on KPFA Berkeley's Pacifica Radio Station on the links between globalization and health.

Economic & Social Data Ranking / Developed countries (OECD)
Compare countries on categories of social determinants.
Inequality.org
This site is a treasure of information on all aspects of hierarchy. You can't go wrong here.
L Curve
This site graphically represents the huge disparities in income
in the United States. Large numbers are difficult to comprehend. But
this is a step in the right direction.
Population Health Determinants
It is unusual for a country's government Web site to discuss this, but Canada's does.
Dennis Raphael 's Web site at York University in Toronto, Canada.
Dennis is a tireless health promoter, with many practical ideas for improving population health.
United for a Fair Economy
This organization is about building social movements for greater equality.
Responsible Wealth
Affluent people in the USA concerned with tax fairness, corporate responsibility and living wages.
Nationmaster
A commercial web site where you can compare nations on various measures.
Centre for Social Justice
This is an advocacy organization that seeks to strengthen the struggle for social justice.
Pew Research Center
This is an independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics, and public policy issues. They chart trends in values and fundamental political and social attitudes.
WHO-EURO
The regional office of the World Health Organization for Europe has much information about health in European countries.
Community Coalition for Environmental Justice
This grass roots organization looks at environmental issues. A far-sighted approach recognizes that hierarchical societies care less about the physical environment, similar to their attitudes towards the social environment.
UNDP Human Development Report
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre
This is the resource for league tables comparing nations on various indicators of child wellbeing.
Comprehensive Annotated Bibliography on Racial and Ethnic Disparities by Physicians for Human Rights.
The Population Health Forum does not delve much into issues of medical and health care. This site presents a variety of materials on health care related to ethnicity.
Community Alliance for Global Justice is an alliance of individuals and organizations working in Seattle and the region for the transformation of the global economy to embody the core values of social justice, environmental sustainability, democracy, and self-determination.