Health care reform has been a contentious political issue in the United States for more than a hundred years. Even after the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, which expanded access to health insurance coverage for millions of people, Americans continue to disagree on whether and how to make quality health care available to all.
SJSU is pleased to host the National Library of Medicine's travelling exhibit, For All the People: A Century of Citizen Action in Health Care Reform/Para todo el pueblo: Un siglo de acción ciudadana en la reforma de la atención de la salud, guest curated by historian and educator Beatrix Hoffman, PhD (Northern Illinois University). This bilingual, 12-banner exhibition is the counterpart to the English-only For All the People exhibition. It will be displayed between March 11th and April 20th, 2024 in the DiNapoli Gallery on the 2nd floor of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library.
The traveling exhibition explores a history of health care reform, which has been a contentious political issue in the United States for more than a hundred years. Often, the public associates health care reform with presidents and national leaders, but communities, workers, activists, and health care professionals have made their voices heard in the debate about whether and how to make quality health care available to all. For All the People/Para todo el pueblo tells the lesser-known story of how movements of ordinary citizens helped shape the changing American health care system.
NPHW: Be the Change You Want to See
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024
Time: 3-5 PM
Location: King Library, 2nd Floor, Room 213
We all have causes that matter to us. But few of us know how to make an impact. Lasting change often requires civic engagement, i.e. activities such as voting, letter writing, protesting, and speaking up in city council meetings. Where do you start? Drop in between 3 and 5 PM to engage with public health teacher-scholar-practitioner Anji Buckner and explore methods for advocating for policy changes. Have some snacks! Write a letter to your elected official! Check out some current policy! And leave with a button! This event is in honor of National Public Health Week and Black Maternal Health Week and in connection with the For All of Us traveling exhibition on SJSU Library 2nd floor, DiNapoli Gallery.
