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Embracing the political: Organizing for change
How do we transition from organizing for change to enacting policy change? In this episode we’ll explore the power of labor unions to protect workers’ rights, health and wealth.
Excessive Drinking*
Percentage of adults reporting binge or heavy drinking (age-adjusted).Feelings of Loneliness*
Percentage of adults reporting that they always, usually or sometimes feel lonely.Firearm Fatalities*
Number of deaths due to firearms per 100,000 population.Flu Vaccinations
Percentage of fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare enrollees who had an annual flu vaccination.Food Environment Index
Index of factors that contribute to a healthy food environment, from 0 (worst) to 10 (best).Food Insecurity*
Percentage of population who lack adequate access to food.Frequent Mental Distress*
Percentage of adults reporting 14 or more days of poor mental health per month (age-adjusted).Frequent Physical Distress*
Percentage of adults reporting 14 or more days of poor physical health per month (age-adjusted).From public goods to private and profitable property
The idea of collective action for the common good has slowly given way in this country to private and for-profit … by design. If we’re going to improve health and health equity for everyone, we have to understand the shift away from the things once considered sacred public goods (i.e., public schools, transportation, infrastructure, and investment in all communities). In this episode, we talk with author Donald Cohen, who recently published The Privatization of Everything: How the Plunder of Public Goods Transformed America and How We Can Fight Back, to find out how we got here and how we can return to a mindset of social solidarity.