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Remote Area Medical
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Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health educationAssessment of individual and community needs for health education
Communication and informatics
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Provision of health care to the public
Public health or related public policy
Learning Objectives:
Discuss public perception of the causes and impacts of the lack of access to healthcare.
Demonstrate the need for more volunteers and donations for Remote Area Medical to fund their fifteen annual free clinics throughout the United States.
Identify trained volunteers to work with the Remote Area Medical organization.
Compare to many partisan documentaries and discuss how this film can work for progressive and conservative organizations alike, chipping away at the divisiveness that is obstructing progress on healthcare policy.
Keyword(s): Public health or related public policy, Provision of health care to the public
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Jeff Reichert, with co-director Farihah Zaman, is the director of REMOTE AREA MEDICAL. They are currently at work on an outreach campaign for the film designed to bring awareness to the healthcare debate and inspire more volunteers for the Remote Area Medical organization.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.