The Occupy Wall Street Movement has opened up many opportunities to make clear the links between economic inequalities and inequalities in health. However, conversations and actions so far have largely focused on issues of access to healthcare, medical debt, cuts to healthcare budgets, and the pitfalls of for-profit medical systems. Join Healthy Policies for a Twitter chat on how SDOH messages can be better integrated into occupying efforts.

Growing commentary has covered much ground on the causes, faults, and promise of the Occupy Wall St. movement. However, a stone that has yet to be overturned is the one that should have public health professionals, as well as anyone who cares about the health of their community, taking to the streets.

Despite my recent entrance into the world of blogging, I’m already convinced of the immense power that hides quietly behind those seemingly indifferent ‘publish’ buttons.  In partnership with social media tools,  we have at our fingertips the ability to spread ideas and inspire social action like never before. A #SDOH hashtag can help to highlight [...]

The Coalition on Human Needs is teaming up with other organizations and “calling on all members of the Senate to put aside partisan games, to put aside rhetoric and enact legislation that has broad bi-partisan support – an extension of unemployment benefits and the COBRA health care subsidy through the end of 2010.”