Dear friends

Re the following - also note the other - positive response ie Greg 
McLeod's ?New Dawn?  co-operative socialist work in these devastated 
areas (New Waterford, etc).

Love 2u all

john

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ps I've played around with the notion of the present global mayhem as a 
collection of manufactured experiences - sad that our human tension 
(seemingly between between boredom and mania) create the ills that 
plague us, our co-inhabitants and the creation, generally.

Perhaps, as we evolve into the south-eastern quadrant of the map, this 
might change from such manufactured mayhem into an ethic of care and 
gentleness.

Hope so!

More love.

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Fiona Chin-Yee wrote:

>Dear Ken
>We would be very interested in any work that you are doing related to
>addiction issues in post industrial areas -- such as Cape Breton.  I am
>forwarding our website link to a recent report w e have completed on
>Injection Drug Use in the Atlantic Region.
>
>Let me know if it is of any help.
>
>http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/canada/regions/atlantic/news/index.html
>                                                                             
> Environmental Scan of Injection Drug Use, Related Infectious Diseases,      
> High-risk Behaviours, and Relevant Programming in Atlantic Canada. 2006.    
> By San Patten                                                               
> 127 pages                                                                   
>                                                                             
> Description                                                                 
>                                                                             
> This comprehensive report examines injection drug use and related issues in 
> Atlantic Canada. It describes the extent of injection drug use and the      
> problems associated with it; identifies characteristics and trends among    
> sub-populations and provinces; and examines the programs, services, and     
> policy responses targeted to people who inject drugs. The information in    
> the report was obtained from pre-existing reports and data sources as well  
> as numerous interviews with both key informants and injection drug users in 
> the four Atlantic provinces.                                                
>                                                                             
> The report concludes that the Atlantic region has made significant progress 
> with respect to provincial and regional initiatives to address harms        
> associated with injection drug use. Provincial governments, health          
> authorities, and community-based organizations are together providing a     
> wide variety of addictions services from substance abuse prevention to      
> rehabilitation. Atlantic Canada also has a strong research infrastructure,  
> with major centres leading the field in examining addictions and risk       
> behaviours associated with HIV and hepatitis C. Progress has been made in   
> understanding more about the needs of people who inject drugs, largely due  
> to the needs assessment efforts of several community-based organizations in 
> the region.                                                                 
>                                                                             
> At the same time, injection drug use remains a serious issue in Atlantic    
> Canada, as do many of the social and economic inequities underlying drug    
> use. Many barriers to harm reduction persist in many parts of the region.   
>                                                                             
> The report identifies trends and gaps, in both programs and policies, that  
> could inform future planning in areas such as corrections, addiction        
> treatment, substance abuse prevention, community outreach and needle        
> exchange programs, primary and specialized services, and research and       
> knowledge sharing.                                                          
>                                                                             
> The report of the environmental scan is intended for a mixed audience,      
> including the Public Health Agency of Canada which intends to use the       
> document to guide future efforts, as well as a broad range of other users,  
> from government policy makers to grass-roots community-based organizations. 
>                                                                             
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>
>
>__________________
>"Perhaps health is not so much a personal matter but the aftertaste of a
>society's other activities, the residue of all its policies."  Fernando,
>1991
>
>
>Fiona Chin-Yee
>Program Manager/Gestionnaire des programmes
>Public Health Agency of Canada/Agence de santé publique du Canada
>Atlantic Region/Région de l'Atlantique
>Tel/Tél. :  (902) 426-0933
>Fax/Téléc. :  (902) 426-9689
>E-Mail/Courriel : [log in to unmask]
>Web Site :
>http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/canada/regions/atlantic/about/index.html
>Site Web:
>http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/canada/les-regions/atlantique/apropos/index.html
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>                      "Thompson,                                                                              
>                      Kenneth"                 To:       [log in to unmask]                                        
>                      <[log in to unmask]        cc:                                                            
>                      EDU>                     Subject:  Re: [SDOH] Manufactured Landscapes                   
>                      Sent by: Social                                                                         
>                      Determinants of                                                                         
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>                      03/30/2007 04:35                                                                        
>                      PM                                                                                      
>                      Please respond to                                                                       
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>                      Determinants of                                                                         
>                      Health                                                                                  
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>
>Michael et al..
>
>
>
>Hmmm that’s interesting.  We are having a run on oxycontin in the region
>outside Pittsburgh-also an old mining area… and we are still dealing with
>the mill and pit closures of the 1980s.
>
>
>
>ken
>
>
>
>Kenneth S. Thompson MD
>
>Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health
>
>University of Pittsburgh
>
>412-760-8483 cell
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Social Determinants of Health [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>Michael MacDonald
>Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 2:53 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [SDOH] Manufactured Landscapes
>
>
>
>Dr. Thompson,
>
>
>
>Cottonland is a great film to be curated in the manner that you describe --
>the filmmaker was inspired to tell his own story as an addict of
>OxyContin.  This misuse of OxyContin was/is a huge problem in that
>community - it's only a few hours away from where I am in Halifax NS.  That
>community is a former industrial mining community that was devastated by
>the closure of the mines.  A lot of the miners were prescribed OxyContin to
>deal with back pain that resulted from the labourious work that takes place
>in those mines.
>
>
>
>As a matter of fact, Nova Scotia's Workers' Compensation system is still
>dealing with the aftermath of the closure, some 6-7 years later.
>
>
>
>
>
>Michael
>
>
>
>On 30/03/07, Thompson, Kenneth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>Excellent... would love to hear about more such films..
>
>We are working on hosting an international conference of steel cities (both
>past, present and future) sometime in 2008 and these kinds of films would
>be a great addition.
>
>ken
>
>Kenneth S. Thompson MD
>Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health
>University of Pittsburgh
>412-760-8483 cell
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Social Determinants of Health [mailto: [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>Fiona Chin-Yee
>Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 1:54 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [SDOH] Manufactured Landscapes
>
>http://www.nfb.ca/trouverunfilm/fichefilm.php?id=52109&v=h&lg=en&exp=${cottonland}
>
>The film Cottonland -- takes a look at the lives of people living in post
>industrial Cape Breton.
>This is an National Film Board of Canada film.
>
>
>
>__________________
>"Perhaps health is not so much a personal matter but the aftertaste of a
>society's other activities, the residue of all its policies."  Fernando,
>1991
>
>
>Fiona Chin-Yee
>Program Manager/Gestionnaire des programmes
>Public Health Agency of Canada/Agence de santé publique du Canada
>Atlantic Region/Région de l'Atlantique
>Tel/Tél. :  (902) 426-0933
>Fax/Téléc. :  (902) 426-9689
>E-Mail/Courriel : [log in to unmask]
>Web Site :
>http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/canada/regions/atlantic/about/index.html
>Site Web:
>http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/canada/les-regions/atlantique/apropos/index.html
>
>
>
>
>
>                     "Thompson,
>                     Kenneth"                 To:       [log in to unmask]
>                     <ThompsonKS@UPMC .        cc:
>                     EDU>                     Subject:  Re: [SDOH]
>Manufactured Landscapes
>                     Sent by: Social
>                     Determinants of
>                     Health
>                     <[log in to unmask]>
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>                     03/30/2007 01:12
>                     PM
>                     Please respond to
>                     Social
>                     Determinants of
>                     Health
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>
>
>is anyone of aware of any films that survey post de-industrialized
>landscapes??
>
>
>
>ken thompson
>
>pittsburgh(interested for obvious reasons..)
>
>
>
>
>
>From:Social Determinants of Health [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>Circle B Services
>Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 200710:01 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [SDOH] Manufactured Landscapes
>
>Michael:
>
>
>
>I've seen the film. I don't have a systematic set of thoughts but rather
>an anecdote. There's a sequence further into the film where workers are
>breaking apart old oil tankers in Bangladesh. This is the photographing
>that Burtinsky became renowned for. At one point, the narrator (or Edward
>Burtinsky - I can't remember) says, "there's no one over 33 working here."
>That's a pretty stark SDOH "aha". I thought the film was definitely worth
>seeing, from a variety of perspectives - as a photographic project, too,
>and how Burtinsky has chosen to present his work (in terms of how we
>communicate SDOH messages to the public).
>
>
>
>Have fun.
>
>
>
>Ruth Beck
>
>Nelson BC
>
>----- Original Message -----
>
>From:Michael MacDonald
>
>To:[log in to unmask]
>
>Sent:Wednesday, March 28, 20075:29 PM
>
>Subject:[SDOH] Manufactured Landscapes
>
>
>
>Hey folks,
>
>Just an informal poll, to shake things up just a bit:
>
>Has anyone on this ListServ seen the film "Manufactured Landscapes"?
>
>If so - any thoughts that you'd be willing to share on it from an SDOH
>perspective?
>
>I have a copy that I'm looking forward to seeing, but I was hoping that the
>list members might point out a few observations to look out for that would
>be indicators that we're all fascinated by...
>
>
>I haven't viewed the whole documentary yet - but I did watch the 5-8 minute
>opening sequence where there is a long uninterrupted pan of the inside of a
>Chinese factory. The scene was astounding - it seemed like miles of
>warehouse floor under one roof. It made me wonder about the social
>conditions associated with this sort of workplace.
>
>I was hoping to hear some thoughts about these sorts of working conditions
>and gain some professional/academic perspective with which to watch the
>film.
>
>Have a look at the link, and the comments provided by past viewers.
>http://imdb.com/title/tt0832903/
>
>
>
>
>Cheers,
>
>Michael
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