Author Archives: Karen Kisslinger
The Fierce Urgency of Now: This is the Moment for Sane Health Care Policy
Until the profit essence is taken off the table and progressive, prevention-based health care is understood to be a basic public service, there will be no meaningful health care reform in America. Continue reading
Real Health(y) Care Reform: It’s World Breastfeeding Awareness Week
Far too little attention is given to the fact that it is well known that access to breast milk in infancy and beyond is protective against later childhood and later life obesity.
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Ba(ra)ck to the Word “Stupid”
One meaning of the word stupid relates to being “stupefied.” By its definition, I think Crowley and Gates were probably both stupefied by the situation that escalated in the Professor’s home. Continue reading
Social Life, Social Animal, Social Studies, Social Skills…Why Not Social-ized Health Care?
I’m ready to take care of myself and my community and help my community stay healthy. Maybe that’s what social-ism can mean if we rethink and redefine that word in a new and positive way. Continue reading
Caution America: Your Economy Needs You Sick; the Sicker the Better
“It’s crazy to watch obese, diseased people line up to buy bags full of prescription drugs in the same shopping cart they are buying bags full of candy to celebrate the Easter holiday.” Continue reading
Change We Can Be Livin’ In: Health Democracy in America
During the recent pre-inaugural concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Tom Hanks read the last words of… Continue reading