Health for Everyone

Health for Everyone is a guide to making our health care system more progressive and features contributions from clinicians, researchers, and advocates for those that are disadvantaged, overlooked, and historically oppressed within the US healthcare system.

Zackary Berger, MD, PhD, is a primary care physician and bioethicist at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. He has published widely in the scholarly literature and for the lay public on making healthcare a reflection of the health needs of ordinary people and communities. He lives in Baltimore, MD.

Chapter 1: What is progressive health care? Chapter 2: Shortness of Breath: Not So Simple Chapter 3: Chronic Pain and the Movement Towards Progressive Healthcare Chapter 4: Progressive Healthcare for People with Substance Use Disorder Chapter 5: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Chapter 6: Cancer Chapter 7: "Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired": The History, Present, and Future of Healthcare Policy and Provision in U.S. Black Communities Chapter 8: Sexual and Gender Minority Health: Meeting the needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Patients Chapter 9: Immigrant Health Chapter 10: Improving Healthcare for Disabled Patients Chapter 11: Pediatrics Chapter 12: Latinxs Chapter 13: Seeking New Voices and Perspectives for Healthcare in America: Recognizing and Overcoming Barriers of Language Chapter 14: Progressive Healthcare for Seniors: Redesigning How We Deliver Care for Older Adults Bibliography Notes Index About the Author