The White House Contacts More Health Less Care

August 9th, 2010 |

Author: Dr. Pete | Share |

Longtime followers of More Health Less Care will remember that I wrote about sending a copy of the book to Michelle Obama way back in February. I also sent a separate copy to President Obama around the same time. My goal was to engage the Obama administration in a real discussion about helping Americans to get healthy.

Well, last week I heard back from President and Mrs. Obama! Before you get too excited, check out the nice card they sent me. Kind of meaningless, isn’t it?

But I’m a realist. I didn’t expect to get a call from President or Mrs. Obama, but I thought perhaps one of her anti-obesity task force staff would see some value in the More Health Less Care philosophy and respond to me. Perhaps we could have a “get real” conversation about our American culture and the environment that’s helping fuel our public health crisis. Perhaps I could have some small influence on our federal government’s response to the obesity epidemic. But it doesn’t seem likely.

To be honest, maybe I’m not as much of a realist as I say I am. Maybe I was dreaming a little bit to think that the administration would be interested in my message. The card was probably the wake up call I needed, because, truth be told, I don’t think that our health answers are going to come from the government.

Social change starts from the ground up. It starts with personal change. It starts with me. It starts with you. So, let’s leave the government out of it and just get healthy! We can do it!

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M. Edwards

Yes, I’ve been getting similar responses promoting PREVENTION for over 10 years. I keep getting the same standard response-“There isn’t any money in prevention”. My answer is-if we keep doing things the same old way, more people will continue to get diseases, insurance costs and disease care will continue to rise, and our healthcare/rescue ship will sink before it ever reaches port! (And NOBODY wins…) The whole system needs revamping, but it can’t be accomplished when the same engineers that created this boondogle are asked again to “fix” the system. Medical professionals need to be rewarded for promoting wellness, not for promoting drugs and putting on band-aids as a “cure”. I’m not sure what the answer is, but is SURE isn’t by continuing to the same course.
DrPete

Thanks Mike. Politics follows the people. The government won’t change until we do. Let’s start now!
Healthcaretrainers

Little does the First Lady appreciate the power in ground swell movements.
Dion

DON’T YOU DARE GIVE UP! Yes, it does start from grass roots, and that’s where you come in! The post card from our president is an absolutely Pathetic response and frankly embarrassing to call them “our leaders”.
As for the wake-up call, you Dr Weiss are NOT the one who needs the wake-up call, the Obamas are and we all know it! PLEASE KEEP UP YOUR EFFORTS, FOLLOW YOUR PASSION ON THIS MATTER it is TOO IMPORTANT to drop! Remember evil attacks good right when good is at it’s strongest!
DrPete

Dion — thanks for the encouragement! The More Health Less Care Alliance is coming and together we can change our culture. Pete

Dr. Peter J. Weiss

The White House Contacts More Health Less Care