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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation At the Heart of Race and Health Care 11/27/00 By Linda Wright Moore Reprinted with permission of Philadelphia Daily News Dr. Charles Bridges, assistant professor of surgery at Penn's medical school and clinical director of cardiac surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital, understands that racial disparities in health care are much more than skin deep. That premise is clear in his latest research, a study of differences in the death rates…
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation: Recent Mini-Fellows' Work Recent Mini-Fellows' Work: Jenni Bergal, reporter, The Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL Karen Brown, health and general assignment reporter, WFCR-FM public radio Dan Collison, independent radio and television documentary producer Elena de la Cruz, features writer, La Opinion, Los Angeles Liz Doup, reporter, The Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL Susan Leffler, independent special projects producer, West Virginia Public Radio Network Sharon Lerner, reporter and columnist, The Village Voice…
Online Resources for Health Policy Information, Research, and Analysis Key Facts and In-depth Analysis on Timely Health Policy IssuesAccess reports, chartbooks, and fact sheets that provide background and detailed analysis on timely issues such the rising numbers of uninsured, Medicare reform, how states' fiscal situations are affecting Medicaid, rising health care costs, global HIV/AIDS, racial disparities, and women's health policy. Weekly Updates of Health Policy Activity on the HillListen to Health on the Hill with…
New voluntary court system helps mentally ill inmates get their lives back on track 11/24/2002 Jenni BergalReprinted with permission of Sun Sentinel It's lunchtime in Room 510 of the Broward County Courthouse, and the judge is clearly worried about the disheveled prisoner with matted hair and glassy eyes sitting shackled before her. The man has been languishing in the county jail for days on a minor trespassing charge. He's a schizophrenic and alcoholic who says…
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation 2002 Kaiser Media Internships Program: Week 12 program-August 18-21, 2002 Boston, MA Accommodations: Sheraton Commander Hotel, 16 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Sunday, August 18, 20026:00pm:Dinner, Sheraton Commander Hotel Minuteman Room Review of the Internship, preview television intern tapesMonday, August 19, 20028:00am: Continental breakfast, The 16 Garden Street Restaurant 9:00am: Board bus from hotel to go to Harvard School of Public Health (Contact: Terri Mendoza)677 Huntington Avenue, Kresge Building,…
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Alcon Receives Warning from FDA Problems Involving Test Batches are Fixed, Drug Manufacturer Says 12/09/2000 By Sarah LundayReprinted with permission of The Dallas Morning News Alcon Laboratories Inc. has received a warning letter from federal regulators, saying the drug maker failed to meet several quality and safety standards during a recent inspection. The problems could alter the purity of the company's products, according to the Nov. 17 letter from…
2001/02 Kaiser Media Fellowships program:Poynter Institute program on computer-assisted health reportingMonday, November 12-Wednesday, November 14, 2001 Location: The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, 801 Third Street South, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 (Tel: 727-821-9494; fax: 727-821-0583; www.poynter.org)Hotel accommodations: The Hilton Hotel, 333 1st Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (Tel: 727-894-5000; fax: 727-894-7655) Program Faculty Mike Wendland, Poynter Institute Fellow; Technology Columnist, The Detroit Free Press, Wendland's High Tech Talk, NBC-TV News Channel's weekly technology reports,…
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation: Kaiser Media Fellows: Brenda Wilson Sisters Against AIDS December/January 2001 By Brenda Wilson Reprinted with permission of Heart and Soul. Sisters Against AIDS, Part I Sisters Against AIDS, Part 2
SexSmarts The Kaiser Family Foundation has teamed up with seventeen, the nation's top teen magazine, to create SexSmarts, a campaign to provide young people with information and resources on sexual health issues. The on-going campaign, begun in 2000, addresses a range of topics from decision making about sex, including how to say no, to the real facts on HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). It includes special articles in the magazine, a monthly column…
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