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• Why the U.S. House’s Health Reform Bill is Good News for Gay Rights

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 499
  Rep. Nancy Pelosi made history this weekend, doing something that no politician has been able to do in the United States since...well, forever. Pelosi was able to work the U.S. House to pass a health reform bill, by a vote of 220-215 , that brings this country closer to the precipice of national health care than weve ...
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• House Passes Health Reform Bill with Key LGBT Provisions

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 499
  Late this evening, the House passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act, H.R. 3962, by a vote of 220 to 215. While this is a historic step toward improving health care for all Americans, it is also a tremendous advance for the health needs of LGBT people. HRC lobbied the three committees involved in drafting ...
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• Electronic tools can help improve health care processes

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, Nov 1 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the use of electronic tools and technology applications can significantly help improve people’s health care processes.The researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggest that electronic tools for consumers can help improve their ...
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• $75 Million Awarded To Charles Drew University And Three Other Historically Black Institutions

  
  Information on HPV — Authority: 144
  The National Institutes of Health has awarded $75 million to Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science and three other historically black institutions to establish a medical research consortium to combat health disparities in minority and underserved populations. Source: $75 Million Awarded To Charles Drew ...
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• CommCare Bridge Update: Important Information for Nov. 1st

  
  A Healthy Blog — Authority: 133
  As the second phase of Commonwealth Care Bridge enrollment begins, here is some important information that may be useful to you:November 1st EnrollmentOver 10,000 residents in the northern and southern parts of the state are expected to be automatically enrolled into Commonwealth Care Bridge on November 1st - Sunday. ...
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• Consumer Informatics Improve Health

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 562
  A new report confirms that electronic tools and online technology can help improve health care processes that relate to behavioral compliance. Adherence to medication and improved clinical outcomes — such as smoking cessation — were discovered upon a review of 146 published research studies of patient-focused ...
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• Disparities Council Recap

  
  A Healthy Blog — Authority: 133
  The Health Disparities Council held its monthly meeting on Monday. Chaired by Representative Rushing and EOHHS Secretary Bigby, the members focused on legislative opportunities to address health disparities in Massachusetts. Public Health Committee Chair Jeffrey Sanchez opened the meeting with a report on recently ...
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• Reporting from the Classroom

  
  Disruptive Women in Health Care — Authority: 126
  As this first full term at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has unraveled, I see how much they were prepping us during summer term .  My days have been filled with work, outside activity, caffeine, and a test of how long I can go without sleep and still be productive—similar to what I imagine ...
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• New E-Book Addresses LGBTQ Issues In The Education Of Healthcare Professionals

  
  Information on HPV — Authority: 144
  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is proud to announce publication of LGBTQ Cultures: What Health Care Professionals Need to Know About Sexual and Gender Diversity, written by Michele J. Eliason, PhD, Suzanne L Dibble, DNSc, RN, Jeanne DeJoseph, CNM, PhD, and Peggy Chinn, RN, PhD. The book is available online only at ...
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• Uprising Radio Asks Wendy Norris: Wheres the Meat of the Media Discussion on Shriver Report?

  
  RHRealityCheck.org — Authority: 717
  In case you missed Wendy Norris excellent analysis of The Shriver Report: A Womans Nation Changes Everything , on RH Reality Check, Media Ignores Womens Health Disparities in Shriver Report , you can listen to an interview with Wendy on KPTKs Uprising Radio archived from this morning (click below to play): ...
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• Health Disparities Legislation Moves Forward

  
  A Healthy Blog — Authority: 133
  The Disparities Action Network (DAN) is pleased to announce that the Joint Committee on Public Health favorably reported its two priority bills on Wednesday. S. 810 and S. 811 provide Massachusetts with a comprehensive health disparities strategy by codifying the EOHHS Office of Health Equity and supporting ...
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• Media Ignores Womens Health Disparities in Shriver Report

  
  RHRealityCheck.org — Authority: 717
  The "battle of the sexes is over" claims themuch-heralded Shriver Report: A Womans Nation Changes Everything onAmerican work and family life. Go ahead, take a victory lap. Unless, of course, youre among the millions of women whostill earn 23 percent less on average in wages, pay 38 percent more forgender-rated ...
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• Unequal Access: Hispanic Children Rarely Get Top-notch Care For Brain Tumors

  
  disabilityresourcelinks.com — Authority: 140
    Unequal Access: Hispanic Children Rarely Get Top-notch Care For Brain Tumors
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• Disparities Council Meets on Monday 10/5

  
  A Healthy Blog — Authority: 133
  The Commonwealth’s Health Disparities Council will hold it’s next meeting on Monday, October 5 at One Ashburton Place, 21st floor (10am-12pm). Please click here to view the meeting agenda and here to review the Council’s website updates.
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