Community-Based Orgs and Health Reform
| July 7, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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Do you work for a community-based organization (CBO) that connects community members to prevention and wellness services, coordinates access to health services, and links individuals to coverage? Did you know that health reform emphasizes local-level efforts aimed at wellness, health promotion, chronic disease prevention, and health care quality in a… more
Did you know…
| July 6, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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… that approximately half of all fruits, nuts, and vegetables grown in the U.S. come from California farms? … that farm workers in California consist mostly of young Latino males, with little education and low incomes? … that most California farm workers are poor and have limited access to medical… more
Promoting Prevention
| July 2, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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On Wednesday, the White House issued a press release announcing an Executive Order establishing the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council. The Surgeon General will serve as the Chair of the Council, also shall be composed of: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture; (2) the Secretary of Labor; (3)… more
Health Reform Getting More Popular
| July 1, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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The word is spreading… more Americans are starting to agree that it does in fact make sense for more people to have health insurance, for the system to focus on prevention, to curb egregious insurance practices, and contain sky rocketing costs. According to a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll, 48%… more
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