Copacetic Health

A scramble of a pre-Mother's Day omelette  Origins of May Day where I accidentally say, trans-rated instead of translated, wabi-sabi style  Memorial Day  Grief  A nation's 250th birthday  Missing mothers  Bits from William Butler Yeats Life, liberty and happiness are good  Mother's Day  In a world of cheaply made bargains, the social and commercial determinants of health are not jar...

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 fr...

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-0 Mineo, L. (2022). 'Shadow pandemic' of domestic violence. The Harvard Gazette ,  https://news.harvard.edu/gazette...

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.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

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 barg...

Caregivers caretakers keep love lines strong and healthy.  A fig tree figures prominently in a loved one’s garden. Love, Dr. Bull The course of true love never did run smooth .   ~ William Shakespeare Only love can break your heart .   ~ Neil Young 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, f...

Smack talking fitness chewing gum (FCM) and other unhealthy looksmaxxing trends. References Murthy, 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.html De Shie...

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 psych...

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...

Happy Holidays and Jingle Bulls! 'Tis the season for Social and Community: United Kingdom's focus on loneliness| Policy papers and Annual Reports https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/loneliness-annual-report-the-first-year Vivek H. Murthy, MD https://www.vivekmurthy.com/ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2003. The Future of the Public's Health in the 2...

International Committee of the Red Cross https://www.icrc.org/en Youth Suicide Rates Increased During the COVID-19 Pandemic https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2023/youth-suicide-rates-increased-during-the-covid-19-pandemic Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, The Father of Flow https://www.cgu.edu/people/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/ Tommy, The Who https://youtu.be/txA_FXWX7Po?si=GcF4FhZbxGWXZbv0 Everglow,...

We’ve only just begun. Education is number 1! Education:  A Neglected Social Determinant of Health https://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 States https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/supporting-homeless-students/index.html Food Insecurity...

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 Sciences Health Impacts of Air Quality https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/programs/climatechange/health_impacts/asthma/index.cfm World Health Organization - Air Po...

~ HOT ~  2023 City of Phoenix launches Office of Heat Response and Mitigation https://www.phoenix.gov/heat Arizona Department of Health Services Heat-Related Illness Dashboard https://www.azdhs.gov/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/extreme-weather/heat-safety/index.php#heat-home World Health Organization - Heatwaves https://www.who.int/health-topics/heatwaves#tab=tab_1 In a world of cheapl...

Humility + Humor + Healthcare + Childhood Medical Monsters Based 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 Bull In this reader's humble opinion, the masterpiece of patient narratives: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly https://www.amazon.com/Divi...

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