by Dr. Mebane | Aug 1, 2014 | All, Literature
Though this New York Times story is a few years old, I am inspired by it. In many ways, this is community-based care at its best…with a true integration of patients’ world views or beliefs and top quality health care practices. “With Poem, Broaching the Topic of...
by Dr. Mebane | Oct 29, 2013 | All, Literature
Today’s Top 10 Tuesday topic is childhood obesity. According to the annual C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, in 2013 adults in the U.S. “…rate childhood obesity as the leading concern for children in their communities.” Results varied...
by Dr. Mebane | Oct 19, 2013 | All, Literature, Reality (?)
Earlier this week I used Encore! social media to showcase mental illness by sharing a CNN Entertainment story about the tragic death of Joshua Marks: ‘MasterChef’ runner-up Josh Marks loses ‘battle of his life,’ commits suicide, by Alan Duke. Marks was probably best...
by Dr. Mebane | Oct 15, 2013 | All, Campaigns, Drama, Literature
On September 12, 2013, one of my favorite television shows, Burn Notice on USA Network ended. Burn Notice is (was?, sniff…wait…there is always Netflix or similar options…IS) an action-packed television series centered around Michael Westen, a former spy. Westen...
by Dr. Mebane | Mar 4, 2013 | All, Literature
One of the major lessons taught in public health training is the importance of having health care and public health professionals who can communicate and practice in a way that is sensitive to different perspectives, cultures or beliefs. This means that...
