Module 1a - Canagian & Global Health: Policy & Advocay Flashcards
What is Lesson 1 (Lessons Learned from Dr. Paul Farmer)?
Every person matters
What is Lesson 2 (Lessons Learned from Dr. Paul Farmer)?
Practice accompaniment (meet persons where they are).
What is Lesson 3 (Lessons Learned from Dr. Paul Farmer)?
Approach everyone with a “H of G” (hermeneutic of generosity, Anne Sosin).
That is, interpret the words and actions of others in a favorable light until given reason to do otherwise.
What is Lesson 4 (Lessons Learned from Dr. Paul Farmer)?
Make equity the core of global health practice.
“The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong in the world.”
What is Lesson 5 (Lessons Learned from Dr. Paul Farmer)?
Resist socialization for scarcity on behalf of others or don’t settle for a lower standard of health (i.e., COVID vaccines).
What is Lesson 6 (Lessons Learned from Dr. Paul Farmer)?
Tackle structural and social determinants of diseases. “Until we all understand how social pathologies like racism and gender inequity get in the body and how we get them out, we’ll always struggle with health disparities”
What is Lesson 7 (Lessons Learned from Dr. Paul Farmer)?
Engage communities. Community engagement is needed in all corners of the world.
What is Lesson 8 (Lessons Learned from Dr. Paul Farmer)?
Irrigate clinical deserts. Irrigating clinical and public health deserts is possible. It is the “price of admission for all who engage in the noble struggle for global health equity”.
What is Lesson 9 (Lessons Learned from Dr. Paul Farmer)?
Be in it for the long haul. There is a need for global health to ‘more than just a hobby. Perhaps commitment - measure in decades is what it will take to repair the world.’
What is Lesson 10 (Lessons Learned from Dr. Paul Farmer)?
Counter failures of imagination. Farmer state, “we live in one world, not three (first, second, third), and “reimagning global health” requires resocializing our understanding of it.
Opinion vs. Fact & Research
How does one prevent distortions of reality?
-Know the issue and the academic/researched position of the issue.
-Read newspapers, scholarly articles, policy statements and search statistical databases.
-Use simple statistics and avoud percentages, use sample size.
*Myths and realities of Canadian Healthcare System.
What are the main criticisms for the PC Ontario government’s aim to broaden health care to private clinics? (Three criticisms)
-Private clinic overcharging
-Staff lured away to private facilities for better pay, pulling expertise away from rural communities.
-Private facilities engage in a lot of predatory upselling into buying extra services not covered by their insurance.
What is Policy?
-Policies are ideas or plans used to make decisions.
-In the context of health, the focus would be on decisions about how healthcare is accessed and delivered.
-Global health is about equity, reciprocity and bidirectional partnerships.
How does the CNA define Advocacy?
-Advocacy involves engaging others, exercising your voice and mobilizing evidence to influence policy and practice.
-It means speaking out against inequity and inequality.
-It entails participating directly in political processes and acknowledging the importance of evidence, power and politics in advancing policy options.
Professional Associations (PA)
-PAs have a role in our health system transformation. A recemt study looked at PAs strategies involved in the reorganization of health care into Ontario Health Teams.
-Eight PAs were interviewed about their activities during a time of healthcare change.
-The study found: 1. supporting members (PAs are highly connected to their members and other stakeholders). 2. bringing forward practical solutions to government that reflect the needs of their members. 3. seeking out and collaborating with other stakeholders to increase their mutual influence. 4. reflecting on their role.
