Cuba has a socialized healthcare system that provides universal coverage to all citizens. Doctors participate in community outreach programs to promote prevention. While clinics have limited equipment and flood damage, doctors are proud of the system's humanitarian achievements in providing care. Doctors are paid little but feel they are champions, not slaves, of the socialized medical system.

3. participant observation

4. lets us experience health care

5. more than we wanted to

6. but we laugh it off

7. and tough it out

8. f and get reconstructive surgery

9. but Che, where do cubans go? * although not the real Che, this man was featured in lonely planet *

10. this is definitely cuba

11. but do cubans go

12. where the SICKo patients went?

13. no, it’s too swanky

14. this looks more like everyday cuba * * prevention is a hallmark of the cuban health care system

15. the disease warriors will take on the mosquitos

16. ¡battle formation! * young men doing mandatory military service often aid public health campaigns *

17. but if we can’t hide from the mosquitos

18. but if we can’t hide from the mosquitos where can we find a cuban doctor?

19. cuba has many health care providers * * 1:165 doctor:patient ratio, versus 1:337 in the US

20. ¡finally, a policlinico!

21. where is the neighborhood doc?

22. we made it to the waiting room

23. community medicine = consultorios are welcoming places

24. that have flood damage

25. and very little equipment

26. and diligent doctors

27. ¡quitar el bloqueo! * * unwarranted propaganda is a mainstay of cuban health care

29. big thanks to evan bruce and julie all my cuban friends all my other friends

32. thank you.