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Healthstyles: Voice of the Voiceless – Community Health Workers

Healthstyles aired this program June 9, 2011 & can be listened to here.

Voices of the Voiceless: Community Health Workers Globally
Barbara Glickstein hosts this segment of Healthstyles on the global health care work force and the critical link between human resources for health and meeting the target goals of MDG 6: combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases A) Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS and Target 6B. Achieve, by 2010, universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need it.

“Hear direct service community health workers Maxensia N. Takirambule from Uganda, Matilda Mkunthi Maluza from Malawi, and Agnes Atim from Uganda talk about the Caregivers Action Network organizing community health workers and volunteers so they can be recognized by their government and funding sources as key members of the health team in caring for people living with HIV/AIDS.

June 9, 2011

author: Editorial Staff

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Healthstyles aired this program June 9, 2011

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Jim Gilliam “He owed his life to human interconnectedness”

Barbara Glickstein is the co-director of the Center for Health, Media and Policy.

Gilliam photo credit/govfresh.com

I spent the past two days at the Personal Democracy Forum (PDF11) in NYC. The focus in on how technology is changing politics and how “we the people” can use technology to advance democracy globally. It’s my second year attending PDF and I plan on attending PDF12. This gathering brings together people from many sectors – including politics, technology, and global activism. Jim Gilliam, the founder of 3dna, presented on “The Future of Sharing.” I was live tweeting the conference and stopped moments into his talk, looked up, and never looked back down to tweet or take notes. I was riveted to every word and their meaning. As Andy Carvin, National Public Radio‘s senior product manager for online communities tweeted “@acarvin: Stop whatever you’re doing & watch this talk by @JGilliam. Trust me.” So here it is. There were many excellent presenters who provided incredible insights and information. Their talks are also available on the PDF website. I highlight Jim’s talk because our work focuses on the power of media to influence health and health policy. Check it out and let me know what you think. Be well.

June 8, 2011

author: Editorial Staff

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Barbara Glickstein is the co-director of the

Health, HealthCetera, Media Engagement, Policy

Is the newly signed Vermont health bill really a single payer system? Healthstyles Radio

Vermont’s Governor signed into law a bill that he says will make Vermont the first state in the nation to have a single payer health system. Dr. Stephanie Woolhandler, a member of Physicians for a National Health Plan, took issue with this claim shortly before the bill was signed into law. Listen to the program that was aired last night on Healthstyles last tonight at 11:00 PM hosted by Diana Mason on WBAI, 99.5 FM, www. wbai.org.