If you didn't get to reading yesterday's entry what follows is an addendum as one of the contributors to the symposium was also keynote speaker to a full room at Community Conversations at the English Lutheran Church last Wednesday. This time Sandy Brekke was wearing her hat as Senior Consultant in Population Health at Gundersen Health System.
The message regarding equality vs equity in the short and long term was exemplified by the visual below. Notice all participants are recipients of the same (equal) advantage in the on the far left with the same size rock to stand upon to see over the fence. In the second visual the number of rocks varies according to need for all to receive the same view. Yet society's goal should be to remove those systemic barriers.
Programs and policies vary in quality and quantity regarding our community health due to one's economic and social being. We have to be concerned about the total health of our community.
Did you realize a Kindergarten teacher can predict with a high degree of accuracy which of their students will graduate?
The statistics show those who live in poverty live 20 years less than those highly educated with stable jobs, income, etc...
We have to demand healthcare access for all. You know for being such a wealthy country we are failing our communities regarding their healthcare both mental and physical. It is a system needing repair before it becomes irreparable. A solution that works in other countries is called Universal Healthcare.
Link to yesterday's hope: SALUD, TO OUR HEALTH
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