According to Paul Farmer, What Is Wrong With Charity Medicine?

Question by Max: According to Paul Farmer, what is wrong with Charity Medicine?
According to Paul Farmer, what is wrong with Charity Medicine?

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Answer by Trisha
Paul Farmer, medical anthropologist and physician, is a founding director of Partners In Health, an international charity organization that provides direct health care services and undertakes research and advocacy activities on behalf of those who are sick and living in poverty. Dr. Farmer’s work draws primarily on active clinical practice (he is an attending physician in infectious diseases and chief of the Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston, and medical director of a charity hospital, the Clinique Bon Sauveur, in rural Haiti) and focuses on diseases that disproportionately afflict the poor.

How Will I Be Able to Find an Addiction Treatment Center in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan?

Question by camilla a: How will I be able to find an addiction treatment center in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan?
My sister really needs to get herself treated for alcohol addiction. I want to find an addiction treatment center for her. How do I do this?

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Answer by ariah s
Look through the yellow pages. You will see a list of addiction treatment centers in your area. Call them and inquire about their policies, treatment methods, etc. You can also ask a doctor for recommendations. Below are links that might be able to help you. Good luck to you and your sister! I hope she recovers soon.

I’m 17, Living in a Group Home in NY… I Want to Live on My Own Because I Have No Other Options, What’s Left?

Question by sarena: I’m 17, living in a group home in NY… I want to live on my own because I have no other options, what’s left?
I live in a group home with NY, I can’t go home and I want to live on my own, what are my options at this point?

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Answer by georgie
get a steady job and start saving up money to get your own place.

if your in a group home im guessing its rehab? stick with it and stay off the drugs. dont leave until you are sure you are ready to stay off of drugs.

Where Can I Find the Creed for the Department of Health and Human Services?

Question by tommmytee: Where can I find the creed for the Department of Health and Human Services?
I want to know what that department claims is their reason for existance.

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Answer by Easy B Me II
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES is the United States government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.

THE DEPARTMENT INCLUDES MORE THAN 300 PROGRAMS, covering a wide spectrum of activities. Some highlights include:

How Many College Applicants Can Say This?

Question by Dion: How many college applicants can say this?
“I found solace in volunteering at a drug rehabilitation center every weekend. I found solace in perhaps making a difference in the lives of those addicted to drugs and alcohol, a difference that, to my dismay, I never seemed to be able to make in my mother’s life.” My mother has a sixth grade education and has been addicted to crack cocaine and alcohol for over 25 years. She has done a lot just to fulfill her addiction.

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Answer by Goose63095
More than you think.

Is It True That You Can Apply for SS Disability After 3 Rounds of Rehab for Addiction?

Question by ravenjudge: Is it true that you can apply for SS Disability after 3 rounds of rehab for addiction?
One of my clients was bragging to another that he would be eligible if he went through another stay. (Texas, Florida, Vermont, California)
Johnny, I hear people every day BRAGGING that they fooled the SS Admin.
Folks, I am aware that lots of people get it that don’t deserve it. I also know that you can apply even if you have no expectation of receiving. However, apparently in certain states, this is allowed as a disability. So, anyone with some solid info, please help me out; I am trying to push vocational rehab here!!!