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HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS 4026M-W 3:30-4:45
C. TURNER WILSONMARCH 18, 2013
Pathologies of Power Presentation
Chapters 6 and 7
GROUP 4:
Lauren Smith Brad Owens
Sabrina Bowden Daniel Mutai
PATHOLOGIES OF POWERHEALTH, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND THE NEW WAR ON THE POOR
Written by Paul Farmer
University of California Press: Berkley and Los Angeles, California
© 2005 by Regents of the University of California
Retail price: $36.00
ISBN:0-520-24326-9
AUTHOR: PAUL FARMER
Health and human rights Role of social inequalities
in the distribution and outcome of disease
Treatment of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (including multidrug-resistant tuberculosis) in resource-poor settings
Building comprehensive primary health care systems in resource-poor settings
AUTHOR INFO CONTINUED
Medical work in Haiti and Rwanda
Research and writing on structural violence, health, and human rights
Editorship of the open-access journal Health and Human Rights
Reconstruction in Haiti following the January 12, 2010 earthquake
CHAPTER 6 SUMMARY: LISTENING FOR PROPHETIC VOICES
The United states is the only economically developed country that does not have a national healthcare program, though our nation promotes universal access for all its citizens
Poverty and inequality are two major social injustices in the US affecting healthcare today
Health has become a commodity and health care has become big business
The prophetic voice of medicine markets to those who can afford to purchase and limits access to those who do not.
CHAPTER 6 CASE STUDIES:HEALTH DISPARITY DUE TO POVERTY
Brenda has been diagnosed with advanced AIDS and she has been labeled by her American doctor as non- compliant
Sanoit is a 9 year old boy with the diagnosis of Tuberculosis and attends a free clinic in Haiti
Olga is diagnosed with TB that has now become multi resistant due to poor care, resulting from budgetary cuts to healthcare in Russia
CHAPTER 6 STRENGTHS
Represents a global issue of concern
Demonstrates that Inadequate care is universal among the poor
Stresses that access and availability of healthcare affects outcomes
Presents a clear message that healthcare reform is necessary
CHAPTER 6 WEAKNESSES
Limited in focus of preventative care and health maintenance issues faced by the poor
Could have been strengthened by mentioning the limited access to knowledge needed to better lead the poor in making informed consent
CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSION:
Healthcare has become more about profits than access and availability.
The poor are more likely to become sick than those with health insurance
Health should not be a commodity, it should be a right
The poor will continue to suffer until health reforms are implemented
CHAPTER 7 SUMMARY:CRUEL AND UNUSUAL
Tuberculosis has a long history of living within prison walls
In the mid 19th century, TB caused an estimated 80% of all prison deaths
It spreads to anyone who inhaled the droplet nuclei
TB is not only a prison issue but it is a public health issue.
CHAPTER 7 SUMMARY CONTINUED…
The Russian prison system is infected with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB)
The widespread of MDRTB is accredited to the poor living conditions within a crude criminal justice system
Prisoners are placed in facilities that have TB colonies for extended periods of time then return to general population untreated
Consistency in treatment is crucial in managing the disease
CHAPTER 7 STRENGTHS
Statistics of the amount of prisoners infected with MDRTB gave perpective the crisis at hand
Quotes from various persons affected by the Russian criminal system gave a more humanistic concern to the writing
The formulations of strategies to combat the health issues are presented by the author, which makes the problem seem more rectifiable.
The message was strong and informative regarding an issue this not always visible to the public
CHAPTER 7 CONCLUSION
One of the largest outbreaks occurred in new York in 1989 and 80% of the infections could be traced back to the jails
TB is also common with those prisoners that are infected with HIV and have depressed immune systems
HIV is also prevalent among prisoners the susceptibility of TB is increased.
Overcrowding and lack of proper ventilation also furthers the spread of TB of prison inmates.