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Hello, I have a Medical Anthro mini essay due this Sunday (05/23). It has to be around 400-500 words.
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The prompt is:
What is the reasoning behind health activists' push to attend to upstream factors? What are some of the challenges in doing so within current mainstream biomedical institutions?
You may use the examples from the course, like the Black Panthers, or Partners in Health, or an example of your own. Provide textual evidence and clear citations.
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Public Health Question: Health Activism
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Public Health Question: Health Activism
The reasoning behind health activists' push to attend to upstream factors
Health activism has revolutionized health over time. However, health activism needs to
be done to address various issues affecting healthcare delivery in different settings. According to
Florell (2021), the reasoning behind health activists' push to attend to upstream factors, which
are the main and broad social determinants of health, is addressing health inequalities and
pursuing social justice through reforms. Activism entails identifying inequalities rampant in
society, especially those affecting healthcare delivery, and working to...