“Health does not exist in a vacuum, and achieving health equity will require addressing the economic and social inequities that have long persisted within our country.” This statement is from the Introduction to a new Ways and Means Committee Report, entitled Something Must Change: Inequities in U.S. Policy and Society. It was released this week, along with a document […]
Episode #89 Dr. Jonas Attilus on humility and power in patient communication
“I feel like it’s normal for people to mistrust us.” In our first episode of the year, Physician Dr. Jonas Attilus shares stories about his practice, and talks about how he deals with issues of trust, humility, power and respect in his communication with his patients. Listen to the interview here and read the transcript […]
Dr. Jonas Attilus on humility and power in patient communication
Issues of trust and power relate to communication in complex ways. This is as true in the health sector as anywhere else. And more professionals are paying attention to these issues today, because of widening health disparities and the urgency of vaccine communication. Hear one physician’s stories of how he navigates trust, humility, power and […]
Putting health equity front and center in 2021
The profound public health crises around COVID-19 have brought longstanding social injustices to the attention of more people than ever. There are signs of new political and institutional will to act now to dismantle institutionalized inequalities–action that has been demanded by several generations of researchers, scholars, activists and leaders around the globe. However you define […]
Episode #88 Communicating about vaccines? Here’s 4 reflective practice prompts
It’s Christmas, I know. But my recent piece about this topic was so popular, I wanted our very next episode to be about it. Here, you’ll learn 4 ways to stop and think about whatever vaccine communication you’re doing – to make sure you’re saying what you mean to say. Listen or read the transcript […]
Communicating about vaccines? Here’s 4 reflective practice prompts
This episode is airing over Christmas, I know. But I wasn’t about to wait another 2 weeks to send some support to all of you doing the important work of communicating about the COVID vaccine – and other vaccines – as we close out this year. In this episode, you’ll learn 4 ways to stop […]