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VideoReproductive justice and the stimulus
by Michelle Chen on January 27 2009, 2:59PM
A few days ago, the Obama administration raised hopes about a more equitable reproductive health policy by lifting the so-called “global gag rule.” But on the domestic front, the new White House is retrenching on reproductive justice, hoping to avoid…
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Healthcare reform and communities of color
by Michelle Chen on January 22 2009, 5:03PM
Health gaps across racial lines have been well documented. A new report suggests that healthcare reform is also a vital economic development issue for communities of color. The Mainstreet Alliance, a healthcare advocacy coalition focused on small businesses, has published…
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NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation Unveils New Initiative: free.will.power
by Jonathan Adams on December 11 2008, 10:48AM
NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation announced today that it is launching free.will.power, an innovative video-based online initiative designed to reach younger activists and recruit a new generation of young women and men into the pro-choice movement. “In the 2008 presidential…
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by Megan Izen on December 10 2008, 2:44PM
Buried deep in the Health Tips section of South African Airways website is a small notice from the World Health Organization that requires them to disinsect the cabin of certain aircraft. They don’t tell you this when you buy…
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World AIDS Day 2008: Still a Ticking Time Bomb
by Terry Keleher on December 1 2008, 12:44PM
As we commemorate the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day, the HIV rate in many countries continues to soar. According to Reuters, the HIV rate among China’s estimated 200 million migrant workers is a “ticking time bomb.” A few…
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20th Anniversary of World AIDS Day
by Jonathan Adams on December 1 2008, 11:19AM
World AIDS Day: We’re still living with AIDS By Kenyon Farrow, Policy Institute Fellow Today, many of us will dust off those red ribbons, and “remember” to remember the people who we’ve lost, and who are currently living with…
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Prop 4 – Brought to You by Anti-Choice Advocates Who Can’t Take “No” For an Answer
by Julianne Hing on October 29 2008, 10:30AM
When I cast my ballot on November 4, it will be the first time I plan on bringing a camera with me to document my visit to the polls. But while we’ll all be excited making our picks for president…
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Anti-Stem Cell Ad Compares Embryonic Research To Tuskegee Study
by Jonathan Adams on October 22 2008, 1:11PM
via ThinkProgress On the ballot in Michigan is Proposal 2, a measure to permit embryonic stem cell research. As the NIH has outlined, embryonic stem cells offer the most promise for medical breakthroughs. Currently, Michigan has some of the nation’s…
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CDC Underrepresents Those Hardest Hit by HIV/AIDS
by Jonathan Adams on August 4 2008, 12:06PM
Originally on TheRoot.com Kai Wright reports new CDC figures show HIV/AIDS more widespread than previously reported, a fact most black AIDS workers suspected for years. Using their new tool, CDC researchers went back and created new estimates for the annual…
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CHAMP Blogs International AIDS Conference: AIDS2008.com
by Jonathan Adams on August 4 2008, 9:15AM
Our friends at CHAMP are in Mexico City this week for the XVII International AIDS Conference, and they have recently launched a blog, AIDS2008.com, to be a home for community bloggers and other journalists to report on gathering. One of…
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Sex Without a Condom the New Engagement Ring?
by Victor Corral on July 30 2008, 11:05AM
The comment thread on NPR is blowin’ up! Listeners are ranting (and raving) about the new “What’s the New What” segment on NPR in which Pendarvis Harshaw, an Oakland teen at Youth Radio, discusses how for his generation, sex…
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Catch 22 – Cardiac Arrest Donors of Color Save Lives
by Donna Hernandez on July 25 2008, 8:55AM
The experience of losing a loved can be even more devastating when you realize certain preventative measures could have avoided their level of illness. This thought came to mind today when I read a study about patients of color who…
Topics: Health
by Jonathan Adams on June 16 2008, 12:33PM
Photo credit: James Erin de Jauregui TIME Magazine covers the effects of genetics and the environment on obesity in children of color. You’re a native-American baby born into the Oglala Sioux tribe, living on the Pine Ridge reservation in…
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by Guest Columnist on April 21 2008, 12:01PM
contributed by NWFCO Want to take jab at the health insurance industry — and get a chance to win $1,000? The Northwest Federation of Community Organizations is sponsoring the Sick Profits video contest. Be creative, poke fun at corporate health…
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For Lunch: ‘Downer’ Beef Stroganoff
by Victor Corral on February 28 2008, 10:50AM
Once again, industrial agriculture has shown its ugly face, this time, putting millions of kids at risk. Prompted by a disturbing video showing the abuse of “downer” cows (cows that cannot walk due to disease or injury) at Westland/Hallmark Meat…
Topics: Health
by Jonathan Adams on February 19 2008, 9:36AM
Originally posted at Movement Vision Lab: Check out this rally where immigrants demand health care for all….
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SCHIP Politics Punish Children of Color
by Kai Wright on October 23 2007, 9:29AM
by Kai Wright When President Bush vetoed the bipartisan children’s health bill last week, the administration said he aimed to put “poor children first.” But what the White House has actually done is once again put an ideological agenda ahead…
Topics: Health
by Guest Columnist on October 19 2007, 1:25PM
Northwest Federation of Community Organizations (NWFCO) responds to President Bush’s SCHIP veto. Yesterday was a day of reckoning, sort of. The House didn’t override the President’s SCHIP veto, but an important lesson or two will come out of the fight….
Topics: Health
‘Rounding Up’ Illegal Immigrants; No Money For Healthcare?
by The News on October 4 2007, 8:22AM
Racial Profiling based on language In Arizona, legal immigrants are facing verbal abuse and accusations of taking away jobs. These threats are based on the assumption that if a person does not speak English, s/he cannot be legal. Discrimination and…
Topics: Health, Immigration
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