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Nothing except the interpreting column below is original. I did a cut and paste from at
least a dozen web pages and did not pay attention to the citations. Then I tried to
combine the ideas. I expect there are more. I’m thinking we could pick a handful and
begin to use them as our mantra, along with the reinterpretation of "stigma" as
discrimination.
Public health looks at the nexis between the individual, the behavior, and the social
and physical context. Public health professionals focus on (a) preventing, identifying,
investigating, and eliminating community health problems and hazards; (b) assuring that
the community has access to competent personal health care services; and (c) educating and
empowering individuals to adopt more healthy behaviors. Public health emphasizes
education, because without an informed and tolerant public, media and opinion can block
healthy interventions. Public health interventions are population- based and shift the
focus away from the individual, for instance disability accommodations like ramps and
signage and flex-time.
In the context of the issues of people who experience mood swing, fear, voices and
visions, I’ve interpreted some of the public health words.
safe environment |
no risk of involuntary community interventions |
diverse and vibrant economy |
employment opportunities and accommodations |
housing |
non-contingent independent housing |
respect and support |
see individual, not diagnosis |
heritage |
consumer culture (see Sally’s article COSP common ingredients) |
health |
accessible flexible health care for all
parity for voluntary mental health services
holistic definition
emphasize prevention |
power |
60% consumer representation everywhere
home Internet access to share information |
education |
supported re-entry education |
family values |
abuse, incest, battering, domestic violence, trauma |
spirituality |
accept people’s spiritual experiences as significant not pathological |
Healthy v. Unhealthy
optimism v. cynicism
collaboration v. confrontation
focus on unification v. focus on division
"we're in this together" v. "not in my backyard"
solving problems v. solution wars
broad public interest v. narrow interests
consensus building v. polarization
interdependence v. parochialism
tolerance and respect v. mean_spiritedness
trust v. questioning motives
politics of substance v. politics of personality
challenge ideas v. challenge people
problem_solvers v. blockers & blamers
reconciliation v. hold grudges
individual responsibility v. me_first
renewal v. gridlock
focus on future v. redebate the past
listening v. attacking
community discussions v. zinger one_liners
diversity v. exclusion
win_win solutions v. win_lose solutions
citizenship v. selfishness
empowered citizens v. apathetic citizens
patience v. frustration
healers v. dividers
sharing power v. hoarding power
we can do it" v. "nothing works"
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