Public Health Over Corporate Wealth: The Meaning Behind the Shirt
"Public Health Over Corporate Wealth" means that when people's health and a company's profit pull in different directions, health should win. It is one of the best-selling designs at Care & Resist, and it comes as a tee, a hoodie and a crewneck sweatshirt.
Public Health Over Corporate Wealth
Public Health Over Corporate Wealth Hoodie
Public Health Over Corporate Wealth SweatshirtWhat it means
The rhyme carries a whole argument. Public health is the unglamorous work of keeping a population well: clean water, vaccines, safe food, clinics that stay open, insurance that pays for the treatment a doctor ordered. Corporate wealth is what gets protected when a claim is denied, a rural hospital is closed for not earning enough, or a drug is priced out of reach.
The shirt does not say business is bad. It states an order of priority, and it is an order most people agree with once it is said out loud.
Who wears it
- Nurses, doctors and public health workers, on the way to and from a shift.
- Patients and caregivers who have fought an insurance denial.
- Union members in health care, at staffing and contract actions.
- Students in nursing, medicine and public health.
When people wear it
Nurses Week in May, staffing rallies and picket lines, town halls on Medicaid and hospital closures, and graduation. It is also an everyday shirt for people who work in health care and want to say why.
The design
Lowercase lettering in a soft retro serif, each letter a different color of a muted rainbow, with a few small sparkles. Five words stacked on four lines, with the rhyme of health and wealth landing at the ends of the lines. It was written and lettered by a person, like every Care & Resist design, and it is printed to order in the USA.
The tee comes in eight garment colors, from Ivory and White to Black and Graphite, with softer shades such as Blossom, Banana, Bay and Chambray in between. The hoodie and the sweatshirt come in Black, White, Sand and Sport Grey. All three are unisex with a relaxed cut and run true to size; see the size and fit guide.
Designs people wear with it
The same priority, in other words.
Buying for a group? Group orders of existing designs go on one custom listing so everyone's sizes and colors ship together; see group and bulk orders. See gifts for a nurse and the complete set in healthcare shirts.
Questions people ask
What does "Public Health Over Corporate Wealth" mean?
It means the health of the public should come before company profits, in decisions about insurance, drug prices, hospital closures and safety rules.
Is this a good gift for a nurse or a public health graduate?
Yes. It suits nurses and people finishing nursing and public health programs, because it says why they chose the work.
Can I wear it to work in health care?
That depends on your employer's dress code. Many people wear it to and from a shift and at union and advocacy events.
Does it come as a hoodie or sweatshirt?
Yes. The same design is available as a tee, a hoodie and a crewneck sweatshirt, and each product page links to the other two.
Can I order it for a group?
Yes. Pick the garment, collect sizes and colors, and we put the whole group on one custom listing that ships together; see group and bulk orders.