Tag Archive: Healthcare
December 24th, 2014 by Rachel | Tags: Disability, Healthcare, Peace Corps | 1 Comment »
Almost two months ago, when I was in Adamawa for a site visit, a few Peace Corps Volunteers and I were at a health center in a remote village about an hour and half outside of the capital. We were standing on the side of the road trying to catch a bus or taxi. A […]
March 30th, 2010 by Rachel | Tags: Anthropology, Corporation, Environment, Healthcare, Material Culture, Technology | 1 Comment »
I have a love-hate relationship with corporations. Some of them out there, such as Wal-Mart, ExxonMobile, and United Healthcare are just evil and have really done some great harm to their workers and customers and to the world; however, there are corporations that have done phenomenal things for the world. Here are a few that […]
March 15th, 2010 by Rachel | Tags: Anthropology, Healthcare, Material Culture, News Media, Technology | 1 Comment »
CNN posted an article the other day on how three particular objects changed our lives. Those three objects are television, interstates, and internet. It was very interesting to see that interstates were one of the items on the list. Interstates certainly did help improve a network of shipments of goods and provide families and friends […]