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The discussion yesterday on Inequalities in Health has been
captivating! This is obviously an emotional issue in which members of
this List-Serv have a wide variety of expertise and ideas and
opinions.
One does not have to read long though to pick up on the frustration
that health promoters have with the current situation in which
governments pay cursory attention to the mounting evidence that shows inequality to be (eventually) bad for everyone. I believe health
promoters can (somehow) strive to present a unified front on this
issue. If I felt that it were not possible to effect any change at all
then I should request a tuition refund! (I am a Canadian student
studying HP in London).
We should discuss this topic in a focused way. This is a wonderful
forum for sharing ideas (and venting frustration), but beyond that, it
would be more practical if we could discuss some strategies for
"Tackling Inequalities in Health". (Benzeval, Judge and Whitehead).
My idea of a focused Health Inequalities topic is that participants
on the list-serv would be asked to contribute something pertinent to
the discussion topic " In what way can Health Promoters
(collectively?) address Health Inequalities?" Contributions may be:
**Thoughts, Ideas, Suggestions
** Articles to which perhaps the contributor could submit a brief
summary.
** A conference review.
** A book review.
** A Web-Site
** A personal experience. A success story.
** A philosophy
** Whatever!
It would be really exciting to see if we could entice some guests to
contribute to the discussion!
I would be happy to compile the contributions and then resubmit them
to the group via CLICK4HP or to have them posted as a separate
compilation on a web-site.
Alison Stirling notes that CLICK4HP is now accessible on the Internet
in three ways:
a) Through a Public Folder,at http://community.opc.on.ca/exchange
using a java enabled browser that is Navigator 2.2 or better or
Internet Explorer 3.0 or better.The page that appears, presents the
opportunity to enter a mailbox name and to log in or to 'Click here to
browse Public Folders..' The public access, anonymous link will take
the browser to the folder for CLICK4HP.
b) use the newsreader format and go to
news://community.opc.on.ca/community-news.click4hp
c) several compilations of past discussions are available on a
web-page for CLICK4HP at http://www.web.net/~stirling/click4hp.htm
These are all just ideas but perhaps it is what is needed to provide
some positive direction to the discussion of this very complex and
distressing issue.
I put this out to the CLICK4HP participants and wonder if there are
others that are interested??
Colleen Nisbet, student
Post Graduate Studies
Health Promotion
Brunel University, London UK
http://www.brunel.ac.uk/
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