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jen-sorenson-cartoonPolitical cartoons as a media form are brilliant. Kaiser Health News publishes great political cartoons. On June 1st they published a special multi-page cartoon, “An Open Letter To The Supreme Court About Health Insurance” by Jen Sorensen.  This cartoon was shared on the Women Action Media’s listserv, where many media activists are uninsured or under-insured. This community engages in feminist issues including health care policy that increases access to comprehensive health care. It’s also a community that generously shares personal experiences, tips and advice on where someone might find affordable health insurance care coverage.  The responses to this cartoon were universal – they related to the message. See if you do too and comment below.  You can see more of Jen Sorensen’s work at Slowpoke Comics.

Political cartoons as a media form are

CHMP welcomes intern Zoe Goldberg. In addition to research assistant and media intern for Healthstyles, she will be representing CHMP at select conferences/meetings and meet-ups this summer and blogging about her impressions of all things that matter about health and media. See what a great match  Zoe &  CHMP is below.

zoegoldberg2Zoe Goldberg is an undergraduate at the University of Rochester, where she is double majoring in Public Health and Media. Last summer she interned at the East and Central Harlem District Public Health Office, shadowing the Medical Director there and also helping out at the East Harlem Asthma Center for Excellence. This summer, in addition to interning at CHMP, she will be working with Intention Media helping to work on “Mosquito,” a character-driven global health documentary about innovative approaches to controlling mosquitoes and mosquito-borne disease. She is interested in the use of social and digital media to publicize and educate about public issues.

CHMP welcomes intern Zoe Goldberg. In addition

Healthstyles Thursday, June 7 11:00 PM

lindaneFDA Asked To Ban Lice Shampoo For Kids:

Barbara Glickstein interviews Deborah Altschuler, President, National Pediculosis Association, who returns to Healthstyles to respond to Massachusett’s Congressman Ed Markey petition to the FDA to halt the use of insecticide Lindane in pharmaceutical treatments for head lice in children. This program will air Monday, June 11 at 11:oo AM on RadioBistro on WXMR-FM 100.7 .

 

Healthstyles Thursday, June 7 11:00 PM FDA Asked