Joseph Jarvis

Author, Medical Professional, Traveler

Meet Joseph Jarvis

I’m Dr. Joseph Q. Jarvis, author of The Purple World: Healing the Harm in American Health Care, What the Single Eye Sees: Faith, Hope, Charity and the Pursuit of Discipleship, and The Hope of the Promise: Israel in Ancient & Latter Days, 

My latest book, For the Hurt of My People: Original Conservatism and Better, Simpler Health Care is now available.

I am passionate about reforming the way we Americans do health care business.  

I have joined with many other Utahns to start a non-profit organization, Common Sense Health Care for Utah.  We will bring real and sustainable health system reform to the voters of Utah by ballot initiative in 2026.  Better, simpler health care will finance needed medicine and surgery for every Utah resident with no out of pocket payment at the time of service.

I love to study religion and spirituality and gladly share insights with others interested in the gospel.

Latest book: For the Hurt of my people Original conservatism & better, simpler Health care

Books by Joseph Jarvis

In  What the Single Eye Sees: Faith, Hope, Charity & the Pursuit of DiscipleshipDr. Joseph Q. Jarvis reveals spiritual insights we’ve never considered before.

He teaches us how to explore what Christ’s call to discipleship really means and how following that call deepens our relationship with the Savior. 

In The Hope of the Promise: Israel in the Ancient & Latter Days, Dr. Joseph Q. Jarvis explores the real sites of biblical events, their connection to the gospel, and how we can use them to enrich our faith

Using vivid images and archaeological analysis, he gives context to the stories we were raised with, reminding us that they are a pivotal part of history.

In For the Hurt of My People: Original Conservatism and Better, Simpler Health Care, Joseph Q. Jarvis, MD, MSPH, a long-time public health physician, offers practical ideas on how to untangle the messy politics which keep our nation from really reforming how we do healthcare.Illness or injury should not be reduced to a business opportunity, but instead should be a chance to meet individual need and thereby promote the general welfare of American society.

In The Purple World, Dr. Joseph Q. Jarvis, MD, examines how our nation’s focus has radically shifted from the disease to the dollar—drastically harming Americans in the process. 

Instead of simply pointing fingers and wailing about the outrages, Dr. Joseph Jarvis offers a workable solution that can be implemented by each state. 

Featured On:

"Healing Us" Documentary

Healing US, a film documentary about the tragedy and chaos of American health care, is narrated by Susan Sarandon and features a diverse set of voices who together tell the story of the suffering caused by business as usual in American health care and what can be done about it.  

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"Limbo"

On the eve of their honeymoon, Damon and Becky are taken to a place where their past haunts them – literally.
In this place, the past becomes reality. The place, is Limbo.