Faith: a project in building community capacity.
Abstract: This planning grant was a unique opportunity to learn how to effectively work with faith communities and increase their capacity for further community development. Faith communities were identified and selected for participation based on their location and characteristics of their populations. Committees were formed, developed a needs assessment...

Saving grace: a breast cancer prevention program in the African American Community.
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among African American women and the leading cause of cancer death among women 40 to 55 years of age (American Cancer Society, 2002). The five-year survival rate is 69 percent for African American women and 84 percent for white...

25 years of primary health care: Quo vadis? DOC JIMMY SAYS.
Byline: Dr. jaime T. Galvez Tan Today 25 years ago was a historic occasion in the world history of health. More than 100 heads of states, and Ministers of Health gathered in Alma Ata, U.S.S.R. (now Almaty, Kazakhstan) to declare their commitment to Primary Health Care (PHC)...

25 years of primary health care: Quo vadis? DOC JIMMY SAYS.
Byline: Dr. jaime T. Galvez Tan Today 25 years ago was a historic occasion in the world history of health. More than 100 heads of states, and Ministers of Health gathered in Alma Ata, U.S.S.R. (now Almaty, Kazakhstan) to declare their commitment to Primary Health Care (PHC)...

'Heroes for Health'.
Byline: Elinando B Cinco MANY American and Allied forces were dying not from bullet shots but from infected wounds and other diseases as they engaged the enemies in battles in European and Pacific theaters of war in 1941. Worried about the seemingly helpless predicament, the...

Keeping welfare reform healthy.
Sweeping welfare reforms will affect many health care programs, especially traditional "safety-net providers" such as community health centers and public hospitals. Under the new welfare reform law, Congress has left some important decisions up to the states. States must decide individually how they wish to deal with Medicaid coverage...

Student pageants raise cash, awareness.
Byline: ANNE WILLIAMS The Register-Guard The final tally is still not in, but it was without a doubt another banner year for the Children's Miracle Network "Kids Helping Kids" campaign. During the past five months, senior boys and girls at 20 local high schools raised...

Increasing access to health care: examination of hospital community benefits and free care programs.
For low-income, uninsured individuals who cannot afford to pay for their medical care, free care, also known as charity care, may be the only means to receive medical treatment. The problem is that the existence of this safety net is virtually unknown. Free care is medical care...

Calendar Canada.
Sept. 28-Oct. 1: Conference: Mental health and addictions; Niagara Falls; Canadian Mental Health Association, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health Programs & Alcohol & Drug Recovery Association of Ontario; 877-372-2435 Oct. 2-3 Workshop: Marital therapy, a research-based approach with John Gottman;...

Trident(R) Donates $1.5 Million to Smiles Across America(R) to Provide Dental Education and Care to Children in Need.
Contribution from Oral Health Leader Breaks SAA Records and Doubles the Number of Children Who Will Receive Oral Health Services PARSIPPANY, N.J., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Trident(R), a Cadbury sugarless gum brand, will donate $1.5 million to Smiles Across America (SAA), the signature program from Oral Health...