Name: Stephen Bezruchka Joins Us Again
Start: 2026-05-28T17:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-05-28T18:00:00-07:00
Location: Barnes & Noble University District

Stephen Bezruchka Joins Us Again

Barnes & Noble University District

Born Sick in the USA: Improving the Health of a Nation

If you missed Stephen's presentation on his last book Inequality Kills Us All: COVID-19's Health Lessons for the World. Then you have an opportunity with his lastest Born Sick in the USA: Improving the Health of a Nation.Join the movement for a healthier America by embracing the insightful revelations and empowering calls to action presented within the pages of this eye-opening book.

How healthy you are is dependent on where you live. Americans suffer more cancers, heart disease, mental illness, and other chronic diseases than those who live in other wealthy nations, despite having the most expensive healthcare system in the world.Why? Embark on a journey to unravel the profound impact of public policies on American health from before birth in Born Sick in the USA: Improving the Health of a Nation. Delve into the intricate web where economic inequality weaves a tapestry of sickness stemming from a highly stressed society.This compelling read illuminates the need for transformative change in social safety nets and public policies to uplift national health and well-being. Through vivid storytelling, the book unveils the symptoms, diagnosis, and 'medicine' required to steer the nation toward a healthier future.

About Stephen Bezruchka: Stephen Bezruchka (pronounced bez rootch ka ) is faculty in the School of Public Health at the University of Washington in Seattle. He worked as an emergency physician for 30 years and also set up a teaching hospital in a remote district in Nepal where he supervised the training of Nepali doctors. His current work is in making better known what produces health in a population and why the United States has worse health outcomes than some 50 other nations despite spending almost half of the world's healthcare bill.

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