video: http://www.ted.com/tedtalks/tedtalksplayer.cfm?key=hans_rosling&flashEnabled=1
Having watched this video a number of things jump to mind. First off, the manner in which it is presented. This is a dynamic speaker whose enthusiasm grabs your attention. Moreover, the presentation itself helps keep you visually stimulated as well as informed in regards to the subject being presented. In essence, the presentation was not only informative, but a great way of promoting Gapminder (http://www.gapminder.org/).
In terms of the the topic being presented. These trends regarding wealth and life expectancies clearly represent the disparities that exist between countries. Moreover, he emphasizes the differences that exist within regions. What I found very interesting is how he noted in each region, there is a range from countries that are poor to countries that are rich and how to develop a program for the whole region when there are so many variations within the region. In other words, a region is not equal, so can an intervention be successful for the rich if you are tailoring it for the poor? This makes sense because it is clear to anyone that the rich have a completely different mindset than the poor.
That being said, it makes me wonder how do you design an intervention for all these subgroups? For each region, the intervention must be socially and economically relevant, thus suggesting highly specialized interventions. Certainly a daunting task. However, I feel that working with the already local health organizations, and hopefully establishing an efficient process, big change can occur.
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hey jen, interesting questions you raised...i wonder too if the sorts of things that would be beneficial to the poor would be acceptable to the rich. but there are some really great things about capitalism that make it an equalizer. maybe it could be made easier for the poor to open businesses, innovate, etc...if their products survive in the market, they might easily compete w/ the rich. what do you think?
farah :)
Its a common practice in the private sector to segment customers and markets...targeting different products and services accordingly.
Why not apply a similar approach to segment and target public health? Clearly, the wealthy in any population are likely to have quite different health problems and concerns compared to the poor, and are likely to respond to different messages...wouldn't it make sense to tailor-make our messages and services accordingly?
Jen thanks for your comment. I think working with already existed local health associations would certainly put everything in to play smoother, specially in the third world countries and developing ones. I believe since they are coming from more conservative perspective working with their own organization would help us as public health professionals to get our word out quicker. At the end it will be absolutely beneficial to come up with new department of health and education for them to existing their existing life quality.
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