Unnatural Causes: Becoming American explores the lives of immigrants when arriving in America and what happens to their health over time. We learn in the video that immigrant groups coming to America bring aspects of culture, of tradition, of tight family social networks and community social networks that act as a barrier against negative impacts ofContinue reading Unnatural Causes: Becoming American
Chapter 19 and Book Overview
Chapter 19 takes us through the step-by-step events that unfolded during Lia’s healing ceremony. A txiv neeb by the name of Cha Koua Lee came to call Lia’s soul back to her body. The Lees were not hoping for a spiritual healing, but more so a way to make Lia happier in her current condition. TheContinue reading Chapter 19 and Book Overview
Chapters 17 and 18
Chapter 17 continues to explore the Lee’s life. Lia is stuck in this vegetative-like state in where she is not dead, but also not entirely alive. While visiting Dr. Hutchinson, Anne has a discussion with him about the events that led to Lia’s current state. Dr. Hutchinson says that it essentially would not have matteredContinue reading Chapters 17 and 18
Unnatural Causes: Place Matters
This segment of Unnatural Causes focused on the idea that health is embedded in where and individual lives and works. The video explored the residential neighborhoods in two cities located in Seattle and California. Richmond, California was shown to have a lot of negative risk factors in the environment that affected the health of itsContinue reading Unnatural Causes: Place Matters
Chapters 15 and 16
In Chapter 15, the author explores Lia Lee’s life after she was released from Merced following her cryptic diagnosis. Lia is almost seven now and has exceeded the doctors expectations in terms of how long she was supposed to live. Over the course of two years, the doctors were waiting for the moment when LiaContinue reading Chapters 15 and 16
Departmental Talk
On Friday, October 26th, Dr. Jennifer Coleman from Rush University gave a talk about Racial Differences in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder between military personnel. She began the talk by explaining the organization she works for called the Road Home Program; this program offers free mental health services to service members and their families. They have a three-week outpatientContinue reading Departmental Talk
Unnatural Causes: In Sickness and In Wealth
This segment of Unnatural Causes: In Sickness and In Wealth, explores privilege and the concept of inequality by focusing on social determinants in our society. The video goes through the lives of residents in Louisville, Kentucky, who are from different socioeconomic backgrounds and residential areas. There are 26 neighborhoods in Louisville and the farther East oneContinue reading Unnatural Causes: In Sickness and In Wealth
Chapters 13 and 14
Chapter 11 explores the events that occurred after Lia was transported back to MCMC from the hospital in Fresno. At this point, Lia is in immense pain; she is responding physically to the medical staffs’ actions, but she has yet to display verbal understanding of her situation. The Lees and many of their close friendsContinue reading Chapters 13 and 14
Chapters 11 and 12
These next two chapters of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down were quite difficult to read. Chapter 11 carries us through the events of Lia’s final death inducing seizure. It was the “Big One” as Neil called it. Lia spent a remarkable amount of time in the Valley Children’s hospital in Fresno tryingContinue reading Chapters 11 and 12
Chapters 9 & 10
The recents chapters of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, continue to provide information about Lia’s life once she is returned to her family from foster care and go into more depth about the Hmong history and their difficult times during the Vietnam War. Chapter 9 begins with Lia returning home to herContinue reading Chapters 9 & 10
