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Community-Based Orgs and Health Reform

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…

… 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

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

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