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Returning to our public health roots
How does public health return to its roots of organizing to improve health? In this episode, we will share recent organizing success stories with specific examples and strategies that work on the ground.
Reviving public health’s roots in organizing
The first episode of In Solidarity's four-part series covers how the field of public health is rooted in organizing and how practitioners can re-engage and reconnect to their powerful, political origins. Physician, epidemiologist and host of the America Dissected podcast, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, joins the conversation to discuss public health's history with organizing and the ways we can use organizing to improve health.
Risk assessments & personalized approaches to fall prevention among older adults
Conduct individual assessments that gauge older adults’ risk of falling and develop personalized approaches to help prevent falls
Rollover protective structures (ROPS)
Attach metal bars, frames, or crush proof cabs to a tractor that provide a safety zone for an operator in the event of a rollover or overturn
Rural training in medical education
Expand medical school training and learning experiences focused on the skills necessary to practice successfully in rural areas
Rural transportation services
Establish transportation services for areas with low population densities using publicly funded buses and vans on a set schedule, dial-a-ride transit, volunteer ridesharing, etc.
Safe Routes to Schools
Promote walking and biking to school through education, incentives, and environmental changes; often called SRTS
Sales to intoxicated persons (SIP) law enforcement
Increase enforcement of laws that prohibit alcoholic beverage service to intoxicated customers, usually with fines, imprisonment, or revocation of a license
Scared Straight
Organize tours of prison facilities for juvenile delinquents or youth at risk of delinquency and allow them to observe prison life and attend inmates’ presentations; also called juvenile awareness programs
School and district level zero tolerance policies
Require school officials to apply predetermined consequences for certain infractions, regardless of situational context or circumstances; consequences are usually severe (e.g., suspension or expulsion)