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Monday March 13, 2006 02:11

by dunk

“We cannot separate the health of the individual from the health of the family, the community, and the world.”

"We're in deep shit - capatilism is the worst thing that has happened in history of humanity"
"peace and justice and care for all people" - says clowning doctor activist
"loving- the most important thing in life -
Portrait - Patch Adams
http://www.podzy.com/podcasts/portrait (press and hold down the CTRL key and then F key ; this prompts a "find" dialogue box, type in PATCH and press enter, this will pop you to where you can find this brilliant piece of audio- )
patches website:
http://www.patchadams.org/

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patch adams - health and care revolutionary

tp://podfeed.net/category_list.asp?p=1&id=17#

Hunter "Patch" Adams, M.D.

Medicine for Fun, Not Funds

Patch Adams, M.D., is a nationally known speaker on wellness, laughter, humor, and life as well as on the subjects of healthcare and healthcare systems. He approaches the issues of personal, community, and global health with "zestful exuberance" (Time Magazine). Dr. Adams believes that "the most revolutionary act one can commit in our world is to be happy." Dr. Adams is founder and director of the Gesundheit Institute, a free health facility in operation for 15 years. Over 15,000 people have been provided with free medical care at the Institute.

Dr. Adams, also known as Patch, adds to his training as a physician his experience as a street clown. In working with health and mental health professionals, he explores the relationship between humor and therapy using his unique blend of knowledge, showmanship, and 'hands on' teaching techniques. Says Dr. Adams, 'I interpret my experience in life as being happy. I want, as a doctor, to say it does matter to your health to be happy. It may be the most important health factor in your life.' He joyfully believes that 'the most revolutionary act one can commit in our world is to be happy.

Through the success of the Gesundheit Institute program at the Arlington, Virginia location, a model healthcare facility is being planned on 310 acres purchased in Pocahontas County, WV. The Institute will include a 40-bed hospital, a theater, arts and crafts shops, horticulture, and vocational therapy.

Over five years ago, Dr. Adams and staff temporarily stopped seeing patients so that they could coordinate plans for raising $5 million needed for the Institute's permanent and expanded home, a "model healthcare community." Currently planned is an immediate phase of this dream, a $400,000 WV facility so that their medical service to patients can resume within the next two years. The Institute addresses, by action, four major issues in healthcare delivery: the rising cost of care, dehumanization of medicine, malpractice suits, and abuses of third-party insurance system.
http://www.speaking.com/speakers/patchadams.html

An Audio Postcard from
Dr. Patch Adams
http://postcards.audiogenerator.com/P001/P1128131.htm
patch supports candidate dennis kuchinich, who is against WTO, as an alternative to the near fascist regime of bush and co. - presume its from the summer before last but its good to hear patch, a friend and long time political activist was saying to me some time back that she heard an audio tape of one of patchs talks and she and her friend were crying due to what patch was saying
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Patch Adams Interview (2004)
http://www.archive.org/details/PatchAdams20041011
An excerpt from a 2003 interview with Patch Adams, on "La Belleza de Pensar", a Chilean talk show.

January 17, 2006bm96_060117: National Health at Risk in Europe?
Bicyclemark’s Communique
The exaggerations and observations of a Portuguese-American, radical, activist-blogger, podjournalist, and citizen reporter; living in Amsterdam.
http://bicyclemark.org/blog/category/podcast/
AudioCommunique #111 (mp3) - http://media.libsyn.com/media/bicyclemark/bm111_060310.mp3 only a few minutes