talk about how a children's mental health affect their future health outcome. dr. perrin: that is a super question. we know so much about the incredibly -- about the incredible importance of the first four or five years of life. it is unbelievably -- unbelievable what we know about the development of the human brain this time. we know negative expenses affect how the brain works and will affect how the person's brain works throughout their life. it is important to deal with these negative events early on. we know that in the united states over the last decade, we have had rising death rates among people of working age in this country. those rising death rates don't just happen in 45 and 50-year-olds. it starts and 25-year-olds. i know those rising death rates reflect in part some of these early negative experiences. there is a lot we know about what is causing these bad outcomes. we know more and more about what we can do to prevent those bad outcomes. jonathan: i'm going to turn this question to both of you. if we conquered poverty, this would solve a lot of probl

talk about how a children's mental health affect their future health outcome. dr.n: that is a super question. we know so much about the incredibly -- about the incredible importance of the first four or five years of life. it is unbelievably -- unbelievable what we know about the development of the human brain this time. we know negative expenses affect how the brain works and will affect how the person's brain works throughout their life. it is important to deal with these negative events early on. we know that in the united states over the last decade, we have had rising death rates among people of working age in this country. those rising death rates don't just happen in 45 and 50-year-olds. it starts and 25-year-olds. i know those rising death rates reflect in part some of these early negative experiences. there is a lot we know about what is causing these bad outcomes. we know more and more about what we can do to prevent those bad outcomes. jonathan: i'm going to turn this question to both of you. if we conquered poverty, this would solve a lot of problems. i

we have community health programs. they have not kept up in terms of funding with the growth of population and the diversifying of the population. we need to take advantage of our extension system as well. senator braun: thank you. senator warren. senator warren: thank you so much, ranking members, and senator braun, i'm grateful to you. and also to chairman booker for holding this important hearing. families across georgia's rural communities are facing added barriers to adequate nutrition including distance to a grocery store, limited transportation options and the availability of quality fresh products at an affordable price. for example second harvest of , south georgia estimates that one in five people in south georgia do not know where their next meal will come from, one in five. administrative flexibilities provided by usda have helped provide additional nutrition assistance throughout the pandemic. but i'm hearing from the folks back in georgia that the guidance coming from washington fails to fully reflect the

many received health -- services from both indian health and that v.a.o give you a better idea, let me tell you about my experience. as a vietnam that, we returned home to a country which did not thank us for our service. you are not provided care, the federal government tried to take our culture away from us. it did not provide our communities with basic resources like water. this difficult situation harmed mental health and data veterans and struggles, and unfortunately, we have too many of our native brothers and sisters take their lives. our people suffer from more posttraumatic stress to her than the average american. these are just some of the challenges that the tribal communities continue to face during the covid pandemic. across-the-board, native veterans report issues around quality of care, and veterans with outcomes including covid-19. by affecting generations of our people. in 2015, the suicide rate, 62%. native veterans suffered a more higher rate of mental health disorders compared to non-native utterance. it is essential that the veteran

i'm the national coordinator for health information technology at the department of health and human services and delighted to be here, and thank you for joining me. i want to welcome everyone and really give you a profuse thank you for being with us. before we start, i want to begin with the most basic question: why are we here? what is the point of having this discussion? we are here because the issues we are addressing today have been unaddressed for too long and it is time for us to work together for a democratic vision for our automated society. it is time to situate technology develop and use inner values such as equity, accountability, justice and integrity. we can, of course, make this vision a reality, but we can only do it by partnering with a long range of effective stakeholders, the american people. today we want to focus on an issue that plays a central role in all of our lives, namely health care. health care helps every person, every community, and every dimension of american society. it is an issue that is deeply personal in each of our lives but also critically impor

part of our being in public health is knowing that public health depends on public trust. our job is to promote public health or everyone. so i appreciate the conversation and the pragmatic approach that we are taking to various policy conversations and to helping people navigate their own lives. on masks, one of the things i have been emphasizing our a while, and not everybody agrees. to the point dr. adams just made, we don't come from a country that has amassed morning culture. for many people, rightly or wrongly, this is no judgment on this, i have to point out that many people really do not want to be wearing masks. i've been saying that we really need to talk about vaccines. we see all these various tools in our toolbox. the other analogy i like to use is it is like adding liars, in the winter if it is gold you want to put on many lasers. the vaccine is this really excellent coat, the best protection if you will, against this "inclement weather," if you have the vaccine it would be advisable to remove some of these leaders. many people do not like masking. kids are g

health services. collaborating with the covid task force to provide covid testing, vaccination and contact tracing. in close partnership with mental health services team, the office of equity workforce development has implemented policies and practices to advance racial and health equity initiatives throughout the behavioral health services. during the pandemic, the team members continued to provide cultural competency, workforce development and wellness initiatives in addition to maintaining b.h.s. training requirements for clinicians. the oewd worked towards high quality appropriate services. to serve the diverse needs of all san franciscans. the following is a partial list ever other incredible work the team contributed to during this year. developing a state mandated cultural competency plan. implementation of the b.h.s. portion of the strategic racial equity action plan. providing equity training for the b.h.s. street crises response team and providing consultation to other counties regarding rac

against all health threats. be they the chronic illness that is we have, or the emerging infections that we have to face. one of the things that is a bit disconcerting, obviously, is that we've never had this before where the -- because i'm representing science, i get attacked. that's an attack on science. who would have imagined when you and i were working together that i would have to have federal agents guarding me all the time because of attacks and threats on my life, harassment of my family, my children, my wife. merely because i'm telling people they need to get vaccinated. merely because i'm telling people they need to wear a mask. can you imagine that, bill, it doesn't make any sense. but that's what the reality is. senator frist: you know, it's -- people ask me all the time do you wish you were in washington? i said no. look at dr. fauci of all people. what advice do you have? we have-- we are coming on the holidays here, and we'll wrap things up here. any advice to the public with respect to covid-19,

health care costs. i call that food is medicine. how we get food into the health care system is a four-part formula, every part clear and easily addressed in a bipartisan fashion. the first is medically tailored meals. we have to have medicare and medicaid test medically tailored meals, to the sickest patients with conditions like heart failure, kidney failure, cancer. research shows medically tailored meals reduces home visits, hospitalizations and saves money. the second part of the formula is produce descriptions for people who have diet sensitive diseases but aren't quite that sick and can still shop and cook. a doctor should be able to write a prescription for fruits, vegetables, other healthy foods that is partly or fully covered by insurance. and produce descriptions seem, from all the evidence, at least as cost-effective as other treatments, like cholesterol lowering drugs for prevention of heart attacks. the third part of the formula is to leverage dietitians. today in medicare, dietitians can

economic decisions they all affect our health. we all care about our health.e all think about our children. if you want our children to be healthy, what causes that? these are the forces that cause children's health? . our political system aligns to generate health. we should be expecting a discussion about housing decisions. the decision about infrastructure. they sing not minimum wage. we all care about our health. host: we are taking your calls this morning. you could start dialing in now. they are on your screen. a (202) 748-8002 text to -- a text to (202) 748-8003 with your name, city, and state. you can go to facebook.com/c-span. john in south dakota is up first. caller: good morning. it's good to be able to talk to you. my question has to do with where the pandemic will come from because of the exponential release of methane from the polar caps. they are warming faster and faster. we seem to ignore this as we pump more co2 in the atmosphere. we are going to have tipping points. are we going to start seeing pandemics come from the cryo-spear? also, i thi

least spend more on health and get much worse health and this comes from a narrative. what i'm trying to say is we should change the narrative that here's what we should be talking about. if we are going to buy contagions and stop the next plague we should talk about vaccines in early detection. we also should talk about how underlying social ills and marginalization is going to have an effect on when the next contagion happens. they really is about the narrative and this is what we should be talking about only talk about plagueses in contagin and what we are trying to do is inject that into the conversation. >> i'm curious, you reference brieflyy you talk about a marshall plan for health. what does that look like and i'm curious about that because it's one of those remarkable moment hin history rebuilding and recovery from a crisis. we are in crisis again. what does that look like and this is specific to the u.s. and is there a global plan and how would you explain that to someone is read your book? >> eroded in 2019 before anyone had ever heard of covid. fundamentall

alliance and the world health organization's civil society working group on climate & health. we'll also get an update on how climate activists held a people's plenary and then walked out of cop26 in protest. and 30 years ago today, indonesian troops armed with u.s. m-16s opened fire on thousands of unarmed east timorese civilians, killing more than 270 of them. >> i lost one sister and two brothers. >> 10 days before i w to give birth, the army was shooting people and they would die at our feet. we could not stop to help them. >> i know families were totally wiped out. amy: "massacre: the story of east timor." all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. this is climate countdown. at the u.n. climate summit in glasgow, negotiators have backed away from including a call to phase out coal as well as fossil fuel subsidies in the latest draft agreement, which was released today, the final scheduled day of the two-week summit. an earlier draft called for "phasing-out of coal and subsidies for fossil fuels." t

system,. the community, and also manage your health system-— health system,.stem,. interesting views from gordon brown _ health system,. interesting views from gordon brown today, - health system,. interesting views from gordon brown today, the i health system,. interesting views i from gordon brown today, the former british prime ministers saying it is no surprise the new variant has been discovered in south africa. he says it is partly because there are not enough vaccinations in africa because the richer countries have been hoarding vaccines. what do you make of that? that been hoarding vaccines. what do you make of that?— make of that? that is certainly something _ make of that? that is certainly something i— make of that? that is certainly something i have _ make of that? that is certainly something i have been - make of that? that is certainly something i have been saying, make of that? that is certainly - something i have been saying, others have said it over and over again. the reason we wanted to see the world vaccinated at the same time is notjust be

weill. people who have been cared for under the mental health act?— the mental health act? is likely that the number _ the mental health act? well, it is likely that the number of - the mental health act? well, it is likely that the number of issues l the mental health act? well, it is| likely that the number of issues at play but this is definitely something that we need to look at. we know that there are shortages across the health care profession and i think that mental health is no different there. because these people are at a very vulnerable stage being treated under the mental health act it is vitally important that they get the right staff and support when they need it. haifa that they get the right staff and support when they need it. how much of a factor or — support when they need it. how much of a factor or not _ support when they need it. how much of a factor or not do _ support when they need it. how much of a factor or not do you _ support when they need it. how much of a factor or not do you think- support when they need it. how much of a factor or not do yo

and mental health apps. and, but it also showed was, you know, those kinds of gaps that hannah was talking about, that you can't just, you know, sort of drop these tools in, ah, and expect them to fill a need when there are already, uh, systemic issues such as, you know, how does care get reimbursed, you know, depending on how you are, that many people now have smartphones, but there may be additional infrastructure needed in order to use the apps effectively, as well as if you do have a therapist who's using the apps. either a lot of questions about best practices, you know, what, who are these actually best for i, you know, can they be used for people who have more severe mental health needs as opposed to being best directed towards people with maybe more moderate needs. and so i know that the, this really raised a number of these questions quite sharply when there was this accelerated push, then to a digital mental health. nicole, when does this, i a medical and ethical conversation happen? is it after al

i think it's fundamentally about the structure and to come back to the health system we have a healthsystem as many on this call no debt currently incentivizes its practitioners to look after sick people we have very few incentives for the practitioners and health system to keep people healthy. that is a fundamental flaw in our health system as organized. if we were to reengineer health system to keep people healthy i would be totally find in that because fundamental i care about the health system keeping people healthy which are health system now vastly underperforms. >> i have a similar kind of response. i was thinking i'm going to bungle this analogy because i'm not and is stored in of warfare but i remember there's some stories about how during the second world war the government was able to mobilize for the production of jeeps and they basically went the story goes that ceo of all the car company said we will make you rich if you make us times of change. within months we were outperforming every other centrally planned government in europe, and they couldn't believe like how we w

public health.sha must explain why only now covid-19 has become a brave -- grave workplace danger across all sectors and all this. more than 100 employees. four months ago, osha published narrowly focused health care ets that didn't include a vaccine mandate. by pursuing alternative covid-19 enforcement avenues and trumpeting the success of its previous efforts, the biden administration undercuts its own arguments that it's needed. rather than pursuing a one size fits all approach, osha could have revised this covid 19 guidance to allow employers flexibility to promulgate innovative and current safety protocols that best meet the needs of their industries, the remote workforces, their culture and their supply chain and those have been more communicative employers could have developed and implemented the best solutions for their employees. many employers have included a vaccination mandate as part of their overall covid-19 response programs and so far has shared its vaccine policy playbook to -- with

strong supporter of our federally qualified community health centers, our rural health centers and the program that hrsa runs to support. we've seen them play a significant role in the vaccine. we're also running a pilot program which allows them to distribute free at-home rapid tests to families, and i think that's another important way in which they can contribute to this response. we're hoping to scale that up by thanksgiving. right now it's in eight states. we've also been able, through the fqhcs and rural health centers, distribute masks to families that might need them, high-quality masks, and of course they continue to provide clinical care to families that get care there. so continue to see them play a significant role, and we're always looking for opportunities to increase the impact they can have in this pandemic. >> i thank you for that answer, and i want my community health centers to know how valuable they are, not just in the time of a pandemic, but throughout the daily lives of lots of americans. i just visited one in kansas city, kansas last week. again, reminded that t

i want to really thank all of our health care heroes. the folks who work here. the folks who had to operate. everyone knew that it would be a challenge to operate in a temporary location. like, that's tough enough. and then try doing that in the middle of a global pandemic. everyone knew that this would be a big project for d.p.w. to do. think about doing that project in the midst of a global pandemic. think about all of the work for everyone involved with the department of public health and everything that they -- all of the challenges that they have helped this city to overcome over the last year. i remember my late sister ran a behavioral health clinic in the east bay, in oakland. and i remember the incredible stress in the years before she passed when they were operating in a trailer, in a temporary location. how difficult it was -- not just for the patients and clients, but for all of the staff to come to work in cramped quarters and for people in the community to not even really know where to go to find them. and i remember when they moved back in with the

investing in a representative health care workforce and increasing equitable access to quality healthcare for everyone. recognizing just the need for continued coordination and implementation of leadership of the task force recommendations, -- that a continue front equity infrastructure in the white house. this is a historic slate of recommendations and it is remarkable that they were developed within just eight months since our first meeting. i am also pleased to report that the administration has already begun action aligned with an estimated 80% of the prioritized recommendations. much of that action has been achieved through the white house covid-19 response and agency across the federal government underscoring whole of government commit to equity. the gaps that once existed in vaccination rates has closed. a survey completed at the end of october, these data tell the story of what is possible. this progress was made possible because we called on all of society to join us and they did. this is a reflection of the work of partners and communities across the country ensuring access,

the public's health. the hearing is two hours. >> i will request that members please mute their microphones. finally, have your staff email it to document ti at mail. house.gov. for my opening statements of today's hearing which has been coming for a long time. this is our first hearing in 10 years on threats to our water and how these threats affect human health and the health of our communities. in that time, there been many studies conducted. some old and new science developed on tracking and using such contamination. i am glad to have a panel of experts in front of us, well, before us on zoom to catch us up on latest information. today, we know more about the impacts of contaminants on human health, aquatic spaces and the environment. however, there remains many gaps in our understanding. at this hearing, we will some of the impacts of these contaminants and the role that the governments should have to protect our health and the health of our water resources. water quality and attention of our water r

india's health care sector stateroom. thanks. bye for now. serious dorcas days with one man leading the country through prison us out as last legitimacy. he needs to step down. how has he retained control through over a decade of war? we examine the global power games of president basha, alyssa, we believe assad simply carrying out iranian orders. what keeps you awake at night when the reason that could effect any human eyesight master of chaos on all jazeera hello and welcome to context india. i'm free, the souls are coming to you from them by context. india, re take the time to deliver a considered analysis of this country, politics and us people. in each episode in the series, we're taking a closer look at a specific facet of what has perhaps been the biggest crisis india has faced since independence recovered pandemic. this our 4th and final episode, we are examining the indian health gas sector that crumbled under the pressure of the 2nd wave. of course 19. we will be looking at issues of insufficient investment and

investing in our representative health care workforce and increasing equitable access to quality healthe for everyone. in recognizing the need for continued coordination in leadership of those job force recommendations, the -- is that work continues from an equity infrastructure -- the white house. this is an historic slate of recommendations. it is remarkable they were developed in just eight months since our first meeting. i am also extraordinarily pleased to report to the administration has already begun action aligned with an estimated 80% of the prioritized recommendations. much of that action has been achieved with the covid-19 response in agencies across the federal government, underscoring the whole of government commitment to equity. as jeff noted, the gaps that once existed in vaccination rates among blacks and rice has closed. the latest survey that was completed at the end of october -- data we have seen from the kaiser family foundation and the pew research foundation. these data collectively tell the story of what is possible when we begin to commit to equity at the center

we need much greater health financing, at least 3% of it gdp , as public financing of health care., whether infrastructure or supplies and the health workforce not pulling into place. correspondent: covid devastated numerous countries but india's experience especially during the second wave was one of the most shocking pandemic ordeals. the covid impact both insured and the long-term term will be significant especially in the health care sector. i'm discussing the challenges with the former secretary of health for the government of india, the national spokesperson of the pgp. welcome to context india. my first question. is to both of you. . india has inequitable record and dealing with the likes of polio, smallpox. why is it, then, that they were not able to deal with the pandemic? >> you are right. we did a tremendous job in dealing with -- we have done well in infections. it is very infectious and lethal. we were part of god. correspondent: given india's expertise in dealing with health pandemics, why did india not deal with the pandemic better? >> so does india. this pandemic to

according to data by the unit health ministry. march 17 2020. we had one docked up on 11600 indians. the statistics show that we could have been better prepared if our health care was stronger, which it was not mr. mitten. so i did do 2 different teachers. jesse one is the infrastructure of the country. i won't be in foster care for countries. there were within 6 months on the other. yes. so yes, in dak, giving this population and given to call me, has elliptic, within the infrastructure been loaded, i don't that. the issue is, how did we deal with the 2nd week? i mean these up proportions which nobody put in the word discipline, that is an infrastructure you should be taught because in guy be a good looking. he currently has its limitations. but looking at the infrastructure which was available and looking at the vaccination which has been the vaccination program isn't so successful. and that is that the containment of what could happen in the 3rd week. so. 6 do you agree with mr with those arguments you yes. this was a new wires that it does.

and the occupational health & safety act. all of these things were actually part of the democratic process. nobody is suggesting an autocratic or extralegal form of vaccination mandate. mandates have to be lawful and thus far the courts have upheld them almost uniformly. host: about 10 minutes left with professor lawrence gostin this morning. dr. anthony fauci will be on capitol hill this week testifying before the senate health committee. that we are airing on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m. eastern thursday. today in about 10 minutes, the supreme court will hear two oral arguments on the texas abortion law, the first challenge brought by a group of health providers, the second by the justice department. that is getting underway beginning in about 8.5 minutes. we are going to air it on c-span two this morning. you can also listen to it on the new c-span now app and our website. until our program ends at 10:00 a.m. eastern, your calls with lawrence gostin. this is melissa and iowa. -- in iowa. caller: i have a question for your gentlem

health. and there can be so many ideas depending on the culture, on the communities where we were raised in the ideas around mental health itself to, to make that appointment. and then she even see if there's a provider and we can make that appointment with so apps and other sources of technology can fill in that gap because i think one thing we've seen again and again and we continue to see is that there is such a need for mental health care, and it's so hard to find that mental health care all across the world kind of thoughts. well, yeah, i mean, just to add on that before the current corona virus pandemic, the w h o already stated that we were indeed in a pan down mac of both anxiety and depression worldwide. and so the question is, what kinds of care can be furnished remotely and how they actually address those gaps? rather than this kind of am creep of more and more proliferation of digital mental health, where it's not necessarily addressing those gaps. and that's a complicated convers

health. i promise you it will be a safe space. i guess we'll be very kind to you that say hi to the get hannah nicole. some yes, so nice to see you had a please introduce yourself to our international audience. tell them who you are, what you do. hi. thank you so much for having me. my name is hen, as even i teach at u. c. berkeley and i have just screwed in the book, the distance cure a history of tell of therapy for mit press. good to have you. hello, nicole. introduce yourself to our international audience. hello, i'm nicole martinez martin. i am an assistant professor at stanford center for biomedical ethics. i and my research recently has been on others of digital mental health tools and a i. all right, and thank you very much for having. oh, thank you for making the time and i learned some yes, i get to have you here. introduce yourself. try international audience. so great to be here. thank you. i'm so me a debate. i'm a psychiatrist and an author and i teach narrative medicine at moun

investing in a representative health care workforce and increasing equitable access to quality health care for everyone. and recognizing the need for continued coordination and implementation and leadership of those task force recommendations. that that work continue in the white house. this is a historic slate of recommendations and it is remarkable they were developed really within just eight months since our first meeting. i am also extremely -- extraordinarily pleased to report the administration has already begun action online within 80% of the prioritized recommendations. much of that has been achieved through the white house covid-19 response and agencies across -- and hospitals but up and underscoring that. the gap among black, white and latin adults has closed. the latest cdc survey completed at the end of october, from the kaiser foundation, from the pew research center, these data collectively tell the story of what is possible. they can commit to equity at the center. progress was made possible because we called on society to join us and they did. this is a reflection of t

. >>> health officials including dr. anthony fauci testified bf the senate health committee tan biden response and getting children vaccinated. >>> good morning. the senate health education and labor pensions committee will please come to order. today we are holding a hearing with members of the president's covid-19 hearing. ranking member burr and i will have an opening statement. while we're unable to have this hearing fully open to the public yet, live video is available on our committee website. if you are in need of accommodation, including closed captioning, you can reach out to the committee. a few months ago president biden announced his plan to respond to the delta variant which was surging and jeopardizing our hard won progress against covid-19. cases, hospitalizations and deaths are trending down. the vaccination rate is continuing to go up. age 12 and older have gotten their first dose of covid-19 vaccine. nearly 70% have been fully vaccinated. we're seeing a clear majority of americans support can bring vacc