1. ANTH/HSERV 475 Perspectives in Medical Anthropology University of WashingtonAlejandro Cerón Week 8: Mon, 8/9/2010

2. Class outline Poster/Oral presentations – questions? Whooping cough Today’s readings

3. Oral presentations: Wed, 8/11 12:10Lani 12:20Arielle 12:30Andrea 12:40Linda

4. Oral presentations: Mon, 8/16 10:55Maddy 11:05Jennie 11:15Manjot 11:25Lisa 11:35Megan 11:45Michelle 11:55Kelly 12:05Lucia 12:15Jillian 12:25Dowdy 12:35Pennie 12:45Elizabeth

5. Oral presentations: Wed, 8/18 10:55Laila 11:05Kim 11:15Austin 11:25Rahel 11:35Nguyen 11:45Annie 11:55Anna 12:05Eric 12:15Lauren 12:25Anwar 12:35 12:45

6. Focus on Vaccination for discussion (1/2) WEEK 6  Monday: Film in Class “The Vaccine War” (PBS)The Vaccine War  Wednesday: recommended reading (available in class website)  Streefland, Pieter, A.M.R. Chowdhury, and Pilar Ramos-Jimenez (1999). "Patterns of vaccination acceptance". Social Science and Medicine 49:1705-1716. WEEK 7  Monday: recommended reading (available in class website)  Feldman-Savelsberg, Pamela; Flavien T. Ndonko; and Bergis Schmidt-Ehry (2000). Sterilizing vaccines or the politics of the womb: retrospective study of a rumor in Cameroon. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 14(2):159-179.  (continued in the next slide)

7. Focus on Vaccination for discussion (2/2)  WEEK 7  (continued from previous slide)  Wednesday (today): recommended reading (available in class website) ▪ Blume, Stuart (2006). "Anti-vaccination movements and their interpretations". Social Science and Medicine 62:628-642.  WEEK 8  Monday: discussion on California’s current whooping cough outbreak  Wednesday: Talk and Q&A session with invited speaker on attitudes towards vaccination in Washington State.

8.  Google search “whooping cough [news]” (link)link  CDC MMWR (link)link

14. Whooping cough outbreak in California (June-July 2010)  Fox News (link)link  Fox Philly’s Dr. Mike (link)link  CNN, video and comments (link)link  California Department of Public Health (link)link  Baycitizen.org, story and comments (link)link  abc (link)link  NVIC (link)link

15. Discussion roles RoleStudent Public health officialAustin, Andrea, Anwar, Win, Kelly, Lauren Mother of newbornElizabeth, Megan, Dowdy, Manhot, Jillian, ScientistLucia, Jennie, Laila, Arielle JournalistLisa, Rahel, Pennie, Anna, Maddy What should we do to deal with the outbreak? What should we do to address parents’ attitudes against this vaccination? Should the rights of parents to decide for their children be above the public health goal of preventing disease through vaccinations?

16. Chapter 13: Virulent aftermath  Globalized and localized people  Problems with the use of modernity (p. 321)  Achieving social justice… (p. 327)

17. Davenport: “Witnessing and the medical gaze”  Gazing vrs witnessing  Knowledge production  Social difference