AmeriChoice and Community Health Center Ink Pact.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-11 September 2008-AmeriChoice and Community Health Center Ink Pact(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com AmeriChoice by UnitedHealthcare and Community Health Center (CHC), announced an agreement that will provide beneficiaries of Connecticut's Charter Oak and HUSKY health insurance programs with access to CHC's outstanding teams of...

TNA member Susan Cooper, MSN, RN, named Commissioner of Health.
Susan Cooper, MSN, RN, was recently appointed by Governor Phil Bredesen to serve as the first Tennessee Commissioner of Health who is a registered nurse. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cooper joined state government in September 2005 as a health advisor and was instrumental in developing Tennessee's Health...

Duck race waddles to town; Fundraiser aids Harrington.
SOUTHBRIDGE - Splish, splash, the ducks are ready for a bath. The 16th Annual "Lucky Duck Day," a fundraiser sponsored by Harrington Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, will be held April 29 at Westville Recreation Area after the Sturbridge Lions All American River Race. The event kicks...

The Chinese health agenda: proposed strategies for improving Chinese American health and wellness.
(Original Title: The Chinese Health Agenda--Proposed Strategies for Improving Chinese American Community Health and Wellness) INTRODUCTION The purpose of this report presented by Kent Woo, Executive Director of the NICOS Chinese Health Coalition, is to share with a wider audience the wealth of valuable information...

Highmark Inc. Grant Supports Blindness Prevention for Children.
Pennsylvania Association for the Blind enhances early detection and education program CAMP HILL, Pa., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Highmark Inc. recently awarded $50,000 to the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind (PAB) for its statewide Prevention of Blindness program designed to prevent vision loss and impairment in children....

Can deinstitutionalisation work? Mental health reform from 1993 to 1998 in Victoria, Australia.
ABSTRACT From 1993 to 1998, mental health services underwent a major transformation in Victoria, Australia. The changes aimed to create a community-oriented service system under general health, instead of one based on psychiatric institutions. Community treatment was to be the first option, with hospitalisation as a backup....

'God is helping us to help others'.
"There was not a single Christian in our area when the first missionary came in 1897. He started teaching, preaching and healing as he was a medical doctor. As the work expanded, the PCC sent many missionaries. If you had not sent your missionaries, I would not be standing...

Research and Markets Adds Report: State and Local Health Care IT Market, 2007-2012.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-13 August 2008-Research and Markets Adds Report: State and Local Health Care IT Market, 2007-2012(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "State and Local Health Care IT Market, 2007-2012" report to their offering. In a...

Psychological traits and behavioral coping of psychiatric consumers: the mediating role of self-esteem.
Deinstitutionalization has increased the importance of community mental health services, resulting in increasing numbers of consumers living in communities and more community-based psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR.) services agencies (Reid, 1995; Segal, 1995). PSR service agencies differ from traditional community mental health programs that mainly focus on managing psychiatric symptoms. In...

AIDS warriors hope slashed budget is restored; State may have squandered successful lead in fight against disease.
Byline: Richard Nangle In the public mind, AIDS might be a disease of yesterday - something the government has under control at home and is a danger only in the Third World. The people on the front lines in the fight against HIV disease know...