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1971-12-11 Correspondence to Leaders of the Workshop Page 3

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X. F. Health care, as a basic human right, is not yet acknowledge widely by the power structures nor the value creating institutions.
   G. SOME QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER:
'Who are the "gatekeepers" to the arena of health?'
'Education isn't "socialized" even though government is involved.
SO, WHY WOULD MEDICINE (or health care) BE "SOCIALIZED" WITH MORE DIRECT GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT?"
'Who determines the "professional education necessary for health care?'
'What cultural norms and values are involved in the individual's responsibility for VD?'...the family, society, professional responsibility?
'Is not the "RIGHT TO KNOW" the key toboth the individual's right to privacy and society's right to protection?' (ie., "the right to know" enhances both individual and society rights.)
"Is not this, then, the basic principle that should guide health care: the right to know fully about health care (and not make it subject to ability to pay, access to a practitioner, institution, etc.)?'
'Are the institutions able to effect needed changes in this direction? Or, will we depend on more alternate institutions, more independent action, and more person-to-person responsibility?'
   H.Analysis of VD, as a paradigm of current health care problems:
   1. Education is needed: 'what is VD! Who does the educating? Structures to be involved: current educational institutions, the Churches, alternate structures, communications media.
   2. Major obstacle: lack of funds free to be used for this.
   3. Solution: seek a viable “inter-relationship of these variables”.
   4. Model construction:
      -clarity issues (may be a continuing assessment of where-we-are)
      -involve the decision makers and also stress “voluntarism”
      -Use booklets: Zero Pop. Growth, Planned Parenthood, etc. and get to wide variety of publics (School, Churches, MD offices, etc.)
      -Public School Teachers: via structures, administrators, get more and better info. into curriculums. Special teach. training.
      -Information available where youths meet (pizza houses, etc.)
      -Speakers’ Bureau: encourage present efforts of professionals, but implement with training of others.
      -Get more groups openly discussing V.D. facts.
      -Crisis Center: assist them to be able to offer VD information.
      -Public Media: Organize some continuous, effective presentations.
      -INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY TO SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT.
      -Stress “what works”: SINCE FREE MED CLINIC IS WORKING BEST, ENCOURAGE MORE EQUITABLE COMMUNITY SUPPORT (money, supplies, etc.)
   5. LONG TERM EFFORTS ESSENTIAL
      -support professionals in community
      -urge Churches, Campus Ministry, etc. to identify VD as a major problem
      -support positive attitude toward Free Med Clinic
      -consider needed law changes (eliminate “age 16” barrier, etc.)
      -support laws requiring schools to present VD information
      -act to get Federal dollars now available, released to treat VD
      -set up extra, special clinics as needed. (State Dept. of Health must request these money(s) to get them? What specific programs?)

   I. Value Analysis:
   1. A basic assumption: changes can occur through individual and group initiative. Individual “responsibility” is meaningless without this.
   2. Knowledge is assumed to be a decisive factor: nature of man and of society needs evaluation and analysis. Programs issue from concept of man and society.
   3. Much credit is given for impact of one person on another.

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-3- X. F. Health care, as a basic human right, is not yet acknowledge widely by the power structures nor the value creating institutions. G. SOME QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER: 'Who are the "gatekeepers" to the arena of health?' 'Education isn't "socialized" even though government is involved. SO, WHY WOULD MEDICINE (or health care) BE "SOCIALIZED" WITH MORE DIRECT GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT?" 'Who determines the "professional education necessary for health care?' 'What cultural norms and values are involved in the individual's responsibility for VD?'...the family, society, professional responsibility? 'Is not the "RIGHT TO KNOW" the key toboth the individual's right to privacy and society's right to protection?' (ie., "the right to know" enhances both individual and society rights.) "Is not this, then, the basic principle that should guide health care: the right to know fully about health care (and not make it subject to ability to pay, access to a practitioner, institution, etc.)?' 'Are the institutions able to effect needed changes in this direction? Or, will we depend on more alternate institutions, more independent action, and more person-to-person responsibility?' H.Analysis of VD, as a paradigm of current health care problems: 1. Education is needed: 'what is VD! Who does the educating? Structures to be involved: current educational institutions, the Churches, alternate structures, communications media. 2. Major obstacle: lack of funds free to be used for this. 3. Solution: seek a viable “inter-relationship of these variables”. 4. Model construction: -clarity issues (may be a continuing assessment of where-we-are) -involve the decision makers and also stress “voluntarism” -Use booklets: Zero Pop. Growth, Planned Parenthood, etc. and get to wide variety of publics (School, Churches, MD offices, etc.) -Public School Teachers: via structures, administrators, get more and better info. into curriculums. Special teach. training. -Information available where youths meet (pizza houses, etc.) -Speakers’ Bureau: encourage present efforts of professionals, but implement with training of others. -Get more groups openly discussing V.D. facts. -Crisis Center: assist them to be able to offer VD information. -Public Media: Organize some continuous, effective presentations. -INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY TO SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT. -Stress “what works”: SINCE FREE MED CLINIC IS WORKING BEST, ENCOURAGE MORE EQUITABLE COMMUNITY SUPPORT (money, supplies, etc.) 5. LONG TERM EFFORTS ESSENTIAL -support professionals in community -urge Churches, Campus Ministry, etc. to identify VD as a major problem -support positive attitude toward Free Med Clinic -consider needed law changes (eliminate “age 16” barrier, etc.) -support laws requiring schools to present VD information -act to get Federal dollars now available, released to treat VD -set up extra, special clinics as needed. (State Dept. of Health must request these money(s) to get them? What specific programs?) I. Value Analysis: 1. A basic assumption: changes can occur through individual and group initiative. Individual “responsibility” is meaningless without this. 2. Knowledge is assumed to be a decisive factor: nature of man and of society needs evaluation and analysis. Programs issue from concept of man and society. 3. Much credit is given for impact of one person on another. (CONT. OVERLEAF)