The big losers in such a system are children, poor women, and the elderly. She proposes a prevention system that intervenes before a teen is pregnant, before the onset of heart disease, before child abuse. And, the nation's public health cannot be shortsighted, she believes, carrying issues that encompass jobs, schools, transportation, all of what we do each day. Elders talked about how the healthcare system is not designed for women. And, to combat with these issues, education is key.
Big problems take time and require big solutions.
It's about changing attitudes of society, she said, which she admits is hard to come by. Education should prepare people in need to become leaders who recognize and grasp opportunities. Education must teach responsibility. Community institutions need to become involved, too. The next Presidential Inauguration Symposium will be held on Thursday, March 8 .