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Friday, 24 June 2011 08:37
COUNTY: Life, Death and Politics at Chicago's Public Hospital, explores the recent history of Chicago's Cook County Hospital, once celebrated for medical training and scientific breakthroughs, but which became and remains the hospital of last resort for the county's uninsured, particularly African Americans and Latinos.
COUNTY recalls Dr. David Ansell's 17 years as a resident and then attending physician at Chicago's public hospital and through his telling, the inequality of health care in America is revealed. Dr. Ansell's story shows how "the triad of racism, poverty and lack of insurance conspired to kill my patients and their family members before their time." Dr. Ansell depicts activist doctors "ready to take to the streets at the drop of a hat" to fight for decent and dignified health care for their patients.
The memoir documents deplorable working conditions and the indignities patients experienced at County. Dr. Ansell shares his fears and frustrations, misgivings, mistakes, triumphs and tragedies.
Dissatisfied with the status quo, Dr. Ansell and others launched programs to end patient dumping, expand primary care and prevention services including programs to treat AIDS, while at the same time, advocating for universal health care in the United States as a "cure" for the inequalities before him.
"I have been witness to a health care system in crisis," says Dr. Ansell. "Equal access to health care is a basic human right. The idea of fairness in health care brought me to Cook County Hospital. It is a goal that as a nation, we have yet to achieve."
David A. Ansell, M.D., MPH, rose from intern to Chief of General Internal Medicine at Cook County Hospital. He is currently the Chief Medical Officer at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, and serves on the Cook County Health System Board of Directors. He has written extensively about health disparities.
Friday, 24 June 2011 08:36 Last Updated on Thursday, 30 June 2011 14:09
At an event to benefit the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention in Harlem, Walt “Clyde” Frazier, the NBA legend who single-handedly brought cool to basketball, autographed copies of his book, Rockin’ Steady: A guide to Basketball and Cool. First published 32 years ago, book lovers lined up to purchase autographed copies of Rockin’ Steady, as if the book debuted yesterday. Walt Frazier spoke to What’s The 411? about why the book is still relevant today.
Proceeds from the sale of the book will benefit the Ralph Lauren Cancer Care Center in Harlem.
Monday, 07 February 2011 16:51 Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 February 2011 11:35
Gayle Jackson Sloan, author of SATURDAY's CHILD and WEDNESDAY'S WOES, reports that "I'M BACK!!! Yes, I have picked my pen back up and am once again writing! I have no idea where this journey is going to take, or how long, but hopefully, you will find it worth your while when I'm done! I've missed you all, and have appreciated your urging to write again."
Monday, 07 February 2011 16:42 Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 February 2011 11:32
African American Periodicals, 1825-1995, will be released by Readex, a division of NewsBank, in spring 2011. This newest Archive of Americana collection will feature more than 170 wide-ranging periodicals by and about African Americans. (Read more: http://www.newsbank.com/press.cfm?press=54)