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View Post: Turbulence Ahead: Family Failure is the Health of the State
4 Dec 2009 by Gerard O'Neill  
As I keep saying, gays are a tiny minority of the population and only a minority of gays will want to marry/form a civil partnership if the experience of other countries with gay marriage is anything to go by. ...
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View Post: Health and race fuel discussions in neighborhoods; 2009 City ...
3 Dec 2009
The findings in the report were the subject of a community meeting this week in Dorchester, organized in partnership with the Codman Square Health Council, part of the Codman Square Neighborhood Council. ... While the report covers a range of health issues, one common theme is that minority populations are disproportionately affected by illness. The city's African- American and Latino residents experienced higher levels of chronic disease, mortality, and poorer health ...
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View Post: Leveling the Field — Ensuring Equity through National Health Care ...
2 Dec 2009 by NEJM  
To begin with, the health care system must be given the tools to measure and improve the quality of care that minorities receive. Today, most doctors, hospitals, and health plans do not analyze the quality of care delivered according to ...
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View Post: Minority Populations Face Highest Traffic Fatality Rates
The ...
4 Dec 2009 by PHM   ...
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View Post: The Essential Role of the Father (and a Doula) in Childbirth ...
9 hours ago by Dr. Walt  
Nevertheless, the active and effective male support person during labor appears to constitute a small minority of male birth partners. This was demonstrated in one study, which described the man's role in labor in one of three ways: .... A partnership with doulas and midwives can allow a man to feel more significant, reduce his stress and discomfort, and allow him to enjoy the experience more fully. For those fathers who want to and who can play a more active support role ...
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View Post: Glass City Jungle » Blog Archive » Governor makes appointments to ...
2 hours ago by LisaRenee  
The Commission on Minority Health was established to promote health and the prevention of disease among members of minority groups. Each year the commission distributes grants from available funds to community-based health groups to be used to .... He previously served as the CEO for the Greater Cleveland Partnership from 2004-2008. Millard also served as the vice president for member services and operations for the Greater Cleveland Growth Association for 1999-2004. ...
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View Post: In Recognition of World AIDS Day
3 Dec 2009
The objective of the Demonstration Initiative is to provide technical assistance to Minority Serving Institutions to increase their capacity to address the sexual health needs of minority college and university students, ... Abt Associates, in partnership with the HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration, the SPHERE Institute, will provide training and technical assistance (TTA) in Electronic Data Collection and Storage and Retrieval ...
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View Post: Ethnic Minority Partnership EMP: Press Release
25 Nov 2009 by ethnicminoritypartnership@gmail.com  
Secondly, to provide high quality, appropriate health care and support for women and girls who have undergone FGM. Finally, to contribute to the worldwide campaign to end FGM. We estimate that over 2500 women living in Ireland have ...
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View Post: News • The George Washington University Medical Center
2 Jul 2009
The HIV/AIDS Atlas is just one of a number of Atlases developed through the National Minority Quality Forum and George Washington University's joint initiative on Health Disparities Research and Policy. ... only such school in the nation's capital; GW Hospital, jointly owned and operated by a partnership between The George Washington University and a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc.; and the GW Medical Faculty Associates, an independent faculty practice plan. ...
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View Post: Philanthropy Careers: Director, North Carolina Health Careers ...
19 Nov 2009
North Carolina Health Careers Access Program (NC-HCAP), whose mission is to increase the number of underrepresented minorities or economically/educationally disadvantaged students who are trained, educated, and employed in the health professions. ... Health Careers Centers at UNC-Pembroke, Elizabeth City State University, and North Carolina Central University and its strong partnership with the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Program (AHEC). It ...
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