Copacetic Health

The social and commercial determinants of health impact everyone, no matter socio-economic status, cultural identity, or religious tradition. Tatiana Schlossberg’s published essay, A Battle With My Blood, speaks to the heart of health literacy as a global community.  Her article is read aloud.  Schlossberg, T. (2025). A battle with my blood. The New Yorker.Learn more about stem cell therapy from the National Marrow Donor Program:https://www.nmdp.org/what-we-do/about-usThe Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) was renamed as Blood Cancer United.  Learn more about research into 9/11 and blood cancer risk in first responders:https://bloodcancerunited.org/resources/blog/research-now-911-and-blood-cancer-risk-first-respondersFor information on mRNA vaccine research, and impact of funding cuts: https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/new-report-sounds-alarm-on-health-fallout-from-mrna-vaccine-funding-cuts/In a world of cheaply made bargains, the social and commercial determinants of health are not jargon! Thank you for taking the time to listen.  ciao, for now.   drmichelabull.com

Domestic violence is the universal family's quicksand.  Silence is violence.Coercive control is domestic violence.  WomensLaw.org. About abuse:https://www.womenslaw.org/about-abuse/forms-abuse/emotional-and-psychological-abuse/forms-emotional-and-psychological-abuse-0Mineo, L. (2022). 'Shadow pandemic' of domestic violence. The Harvard Gazette, https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/06/shadow-pandemic-of-domestic-violence/In a world of cheaply made bargains, the social and commercial determinants of health are not jargon! Thank you for taking the time to listen.  ciao, for now.   drmichelabull.com

Vaccines save lives, full stop.  A short list of preventable childhood diseases due to vaccines.  Adults need boosters, too.  How about you? Covid was not mentioned on this episode. Parton's quote serves as reference:Don't be a such chicken squat, get out there and get your shot.  Dolly Parton Please consult a medical provider for best vaccine advice!In a world of cheaply made bargains, the social and commercial determinants of health are not jargon! Thank you for taking the time to listen.  ciao, for now.   drmichelabull.com

Please enjoy a REDUX of a poem I wrote for a loved one. It's been a tumultuous year for all.  Hang in there.  Love is eternal. Free copies of newsletter are available on my website:  drmichelabull.comIn a world of cheaply made bargains, the social and commercial determinants of health are not jargon! Thank you for taking the time to listen.  ciao, for now.   drmichelabull.com

Caregivers caretakers keep love lines strong and healthy. A fig tree figures prominently in a loved one’s garden.Love, Dr. BullThe course of true love never did run smooth.  ~ William ShakespeareOnly love can break your heart.  ~ Neil YoungIn a world of cheaply made bargains, the social and commercial determinants of health are not jargon! Thank you for taking the time to listen.  ciao, for now.   drmichelabull.com

Smack talking fitness chewing gum (FCM) and other unhealthy looksmaxxing trends.ReferencesMurthy, Vivek (2023). Surgeon General Issues New Advisory About Effects Social Media Use Has on Youth Mental Health. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/05/23/surgeon-general-issues-new-advisory-about-effects-social-media-use-has-youth-mental-health.htmlDe Shields, André  (2019). Three cardinal rules. https://youtu.be/wji_iWItUi8?si=R4DCwPiTdEqbCB4CThe hare and the tortoise, The AESOP for children.https://read.gov/aesop/025.htmlIn a world of cheaply made bargains, the social and commercial determinants of health are not jargon! Thank you for taking the time to listen.  ciao, for now.   drmichelabull.com

Dear Listeners,  Please note the audible caution with brief description of content prior to play.  Part memoir, part history, the poem describes back-to-back April Fools' Days that were particularly cruel for one military family and community.  The tragedies that befell my neighbors and classmates exemplified powerful lessons:Physicians are often lonely and suffer in silence Military psychiatrists are vulnerable to suicide just as the patients they treatA military widow with children determined to keep family together was potent opposition for an F3 when it ripped through the neighborhoodDedicated to veterans and military families affected by moral injury, PTSD, and suicide.  On a separate note, April marks a history of tragic freight.  In a world of cheaply made bargains, the social and commercial determinants of health are not jargon! Thank you for taking the time to listen.  ciao, for now.   drmichelabull.com

We appreciate the consideration for our recent deviation, with concern about caregivers no matter the age.   If resolutions are slower than molasses in January, we are keeping it copacetic.  No negative body image or post-holiday fitness lectures here, just to be clear.US Department of Health and Human Services | Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion | Food is Medicine:  A Project to Unify and Advance Collective Actionhttps://health.gov/our-work/nutrition-physical-activity/food-medicineUS Department of Health and Human Services | ODHP | Nutrition and Healthy Eatinghttps://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/nutrition-and-healthy-eatingUS Department of Health and Human Services | ODHP | Sleephttps://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/sleepUnited Nations | A Wake Up Call to Fight Hungerhttps://youtu.be/HeVhr9V28jA?si=skKS8K6Co59SH6AeUnited Nations | Commercial Determinants of Healthhttps://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/commercial-determinants-of-healthNeko Case - I Wish I Was the Moon (Live from the Lung)https://youtu.be/JbPD88elviY?si=C31Z5bJGmJRiD64QIn a world of cheaply made bargains, the social and commercial determinants of health are not jargon! Thank you for taking the time to listen.  ciao, for now.   drmichelabull.com

Happy Holidays and Jingle Bulls!'Tis the season for Social and Community: United Kingdom's focus on loneliness| Policy papers and Annual Reportshttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/loneliness-annual-report-the-first-yearVivek H. Murthy, MDhttps://www.vivekmurthy.com/National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2003. The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10548/the-future-of-the-publics-health-in-the-21st-century.It's a Wonderful Life Bank Runhttps://youtu.be/iPkJH6BT7dM?si=fJgYPYsvyzN7WyGTBaz Luhrmann, Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen, from Mary Schmich's essay published in 1997. https://youtu.be/sTJ7AzBIJoI?si=QHWe9nETq8EIHT98Additional ReadingSocial Determinants of Health Are Our Life Circumstances, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, US Department of Health and Human Serviceshttps://health.gov/news/202207/social-determinants-health-are-our-life-circumstancesIn a world of cheaply made bargains, the social and commercial determinants of health are not jargon! Thank you for taking the time to listen.  ciao, for now.   drmichelabull.com

International Committee of the Red Crosshttps://www.icrc.org/enYouth Suicide Rates Increased During the COVID-19 Pandemichttps://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2023/youth-suicide-rates-increased-during-the-covid-19-pandemicMihaly Csikszentmihalyi, The Father of Flowhttps://www.cgu.edu/people/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/Tommy, The Whohttps://youtu.be/txA_FXWX7Po?si=GcF4FhZbxGWXZbv0Everglow, Coldplay (Acoustic Alternative Video)https://youtu.be/XUPHmKPWFmM?si=NRc2S_QmM8KO_JI6Everyday People, Sly and the Family Stonehttps://youtu.be/YUUhDoCx8zc?si=F1Xto4iIZFyQQ8B8In a world of cheaply made bargains, the social and commercial determinants of health are not jargon! Thank you for taking the time to listen.  ciao, for now.   drmichelabull.com

We’ve only just begun.Education is number 1! Education:  A Neglected Social Determinant of Healthhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7326385/Identifying and Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness from Pre-school to Post-Secondary Ages |  The State of Homeless Students in the United Stateshttps://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/supporting-homeless-students/index.htmlFood Insecurity for Household in the U.S. https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2022/february/food-insecurity-for-households-with-children-rose-in-2020-disrupting-decade-long-decline/In a world of cheaply made bargains, the social and commercial determinants of health are not jargon! Thank you for taking the time to listen.  ciao, for now.   drmichelabull.com

Our episode on Heat would not be complete if we didn’t discuss the relationship heat has with things both big and small.  So, this one’s one and all about dust...National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health SciencesHealth Impacts of Air Qualityhttps://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/programs/climatechange/health_impacts/asthma/index.cfmWorld Health Organization - Air Pollutionhttps://www.who.int/health-topics/air-pollution#tab=tab_1In a world of cheaply made bargains, the social and commercial determinants of health are not jargon! Thank you for taking the time to listen.  ciao, for now.   drmichelabull.com

~ HOT ~  2023 City of Phoenix launches Office of Heat Response and Mitigationhttps://www.phoenix.gov/heatArizona Department of Health Services Heat-Related Illness Dashboardhttps://www.azdhs.gov/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/extreme-weather/heat-safety/index.php#heat-homeWorld Health Organization - Heatwaves https://www.who.int/health-topics/heatwaves#tab=tab_1In a world of cheaply made bargains, the social and commercial determinants of health are not jargon! Thank you for taking the time to listen.  ciao, for now.   drmichelabull.com

Humility + Humor + Healthcare + Childhood Medical MonstersBased on lines from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, and characters from Star Wars by George Lucas Honorable mentions to Shakespeare & Austen by Dr. Michela BullIn this reader's humble opinion, the masterpiece of patient narratives:The Diving Bell and the Butterflyhttps://www.amazon.com/Diving-Bell-Butterfly-Memoir-Death/dp/0375701214In a world of cheaply made bargains, the social and commercial determinants of health are not jargon! Thank you for taking the time to listen.  ciao, for now.   drmichelabull.com

In a world of cheaply made bargains, the social and commercial determinants of health are not jargon! Thank you for taking the time to listen.  ciao, for now.   drmichelabull.com