> Re D. Raphael's five page paper.
> I found it well worth reading and think others will also.   It is
> certainly a central question that Dennis raises.  It is hard to see
> the
> field of public health going anywhere quickly or maintaining
> enthusiasm without a generally shared perspective on how we can and
> should address health inequalities.
>
> Dennis, one question for you, where does your 3 p approach provide
> recognition to and a role for the majority of public health
> practitioners who increasingly find themselves a the lower rungs of
> integrated regional health systems with little discretionary power.
> If you don't work hard to include this base who will be the
> consitutency that the 3p approach is for?
>
> Maybe we are talking about issues that have little to do with public
> health per se but do have to do with social change and community
> building. If so how important is building a foundation in the full
> membership of public health vs creating a new "movement" that crosses
> areas?  In theory these are not mutually exclusive but in practice
> with limited time and $ ???
>
> Dr. Mike Nelson [log in to unmask]
> NHN Consulting Group, Lantzville, BC
> (250) 390-1241
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Dr. Mike Nelson [log in to unmask]
NHN Consulting Group, Lantzville, BC
(250) 390-1241

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> From: Dennis Raphael <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: What should public health's response be to health inequalities?
> Date: Friday, September 19, 1997 7:25 AM
>
> The text of a discussion paper is available at:
>
> http://www.utoronto.ca/chl5003/raphael.html
>
> Comments would be appreciated.
>
> Should I post the five page paper to Click4HP?
>
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