Screening of Salud: A Documentary about the Cuban Healthcare System

The local chapter of Physicans for a National Health Policy (PNHP) and Rochester Indymedia are co-sponsoring a screeing of <i>Salud: What puts Cuba on the map in the quest for global health </i> <br /> August 23, 7pm <br /> St Joes, 402 South Ave<br /> www.Saludthefilm.com for more info <br /> The film will be followed by a moderated discussion. Emily Queenan, MD of PNHP and Andy Dillon of Rochester Indymedia will facilitate. <br /> <br /> Please email sacco@riseup.net if your organization would like to co-sponsor the event. <!--break--> <img class="dada-image-center" src="http://rochester.indymedia.org/sites/default/files/migrate_dada/salud_medium.jpg"><br>Some comments about Salud: <br /> "¡Salud! is an excellent, accurate and deeply moving portrayal of a healthcare system designed to keep people healthy rather than the ‘sickcare’ system that currently exists in the United States."<br /> <br /> Joycelyn Elders, MD, former U.S. Surgeon General<br /> <br /> Of 23 counties that I represent, 22 of them are medically underserved…. One of the reasons the Congressional Black Caucus wanted to go to Cuba is that as we traveled around the world, in some of the most remote places we would always run up on Cuban doctors. So we went to Cuba." <br /> <br /> -HON. BENNIE THOMPSON, U.S. House of Representatives, Mississippi

<p>The local chapter of Physicans for a National Health Policy (PNHP) and Rochester Indymedia are co-sponsoring a screeing of <i>Salud: What puts Cuba on the map in the quest for global health </i> <br /> August 23, 7pm <br /> St Joes, 402 South Ave<br /> <a href="http://www.Saludthefilm.com">www.Saludthefilm.com</a> for more info <br /> The film will be followed by a moderated discussion. Emily Queenan, MD of PNHP and Andy Dillon of Rochester Indymedia will facilitate. </p> <p> Please email <a href="mailto:sacco@riseup.net">sacco@riseup.net</a> if your organization would like to co-sponsor the event.</p> <!--break--><p><img class="dada-image-center" src="http://rochester.indymedia.org/sites/default/files/migrate_dada/salud_medium.jpg" /><br />Some comments about Salud: <br /> "¡Salud! is an excellent, accurate and deeply moving portrayal of a healthcare system designed to keep people healthy rather than the ‘sickcare’ system that currently exists in the United States."</p> <p> Joycelyn Elders, MD, former U.S. Surgeon General</p> <p> Of 23 counties that I represent, 22 of them are medically underserved…. One of the reasons the Congressional Black Caucus wanted to go to Cuba is that as we traveled around the world, in some of the most remote places we would always run up on Cuban doctors. So we went to Cuba." </p> <p> -HON. BENNIE THOMPSON, U.S. House of Representatives, Mississippi</p>