[Pophealth] Minutes Jan 11 meeting, next meeting Feb 8, 5:30 H 670

[Stephen Bezruchka]

Present:  Valerie, Don, Alex and Stephen

Discussed the recent health Olympics ranking of the countries as  
appearing on the PHF website, and consideration of other indicators.

Talked about the Alameda County Factsheet on Economic Inequality &  
Health which appear on Monday and represents an important step taken  
by a county in the US.
http://www.acphd.org/

Covered the presentation on Wednesday by a UW student at the  
Washington State Labor Council in Olympia and the fact sheet produced  
for that.

Talked about the occupy movement and possibilities for engagement with  
health issues there.

Next meeting will be Feb 8 at 5:30 in H 670 when Alexandre Klementiev,  
an epidemiologist from Tacoma will speak on "Health and the Health  
System in Russia."

Consider coming to the Social Determinants of Health/Social  
Epidemiology group which will give birth January 30, from 11 to 12  
noon at the Boardroom on the 22nd floor of UW Towers at 4333 Brooklyn  
Ave NE in Seattle.  Let me know if you want to come and don't have a  
UW ID card to get in.

New York Times today reported about conflict between the rich and  
poor  in the US based on a Pew Research survey of Americans that you  
can read about at http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/01/11/rising-share-of-americans-see-conflict-between-rich-and-poor/
and even download the pdf there.  NYT story at http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/12/us/more-conflict-seen-between-rich-and-poor-survey-finds.html

Stephen