Revitalization: are we there yet?
Editor's note: NEHA strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships in the profession. In pursuit of these goals, we will feature a column from the Environmental Health Services Branch (EHSB) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in every issue...

Hard words.
I WISH Jeremiah Wright had made his point about America's failings without saying "God damn America." But not for a moment do I wish he had been less prophetic. The great biblical prophets did and said outrageous, controversial things, which consistently got them in trouble and occasionally landed them...

Calendar Canada.
Sept. 4-5: Forum for CEO's; Ontario Hospital Association; Toronto; 416.205.1362 Sept. 8-9: Workshop: Health care financial managers; Ontario Hospital Association; Toronto; 416.205.1362 Sept. 9-10: Workshop: Health care information management; Ontario Hospital Association; Toronto; 416.205.1362 Sept. 12: Conference: Organ donation; Ontario Hospital Association; Toronto;...

Accessing cultural competent health education programs in the twenty-first century.
(Original Title: Accessing Culturally Competent Health Care in the 21st Century) INTRODUCTION According to the 2000 census, there were approximately 2.4 million Chinese in the United States, and about 152,000 of them resided in San Francisco. The 2000 census also revealed that about 59 percent...

Promoting breast cancer screening in rural, African American communities: the "science and art" of community health promotion.
Comprehensive community health promotion models typically combine community organization and citizen participation principles with behavioral theories to address ways to generate change at the individual and policy levels (Bracht, 1990). Social workers new to community practice struggle with the complex interplay of these theories and the need to develop skills...

The Kaiser Family Foundation Community Health Promotion Grants Program: Findings from an Outcome Evaluation.
Objectives. To present results from an outcome evaluation of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation's Community Health Promotion Grants Program (CHPGP) in the West, which represented a major community-based initiative designed to promote improved health by changing community norms, environmental conditions, and individual behavior in 11 western communities. ...

How well does Medicaid work in improving access to care?
Medicaid is the nation's largest health insurance program. More than 51 million people--about one in seven Americans--were enrolled in Medicaid at some time during 2002 (Holahan and Bruen 2003). Medicaid also plays a vital role in funding the health care safety net, including hospitals, community health centers, and school...

BUSINESS BEAT.
Byline: The Register-Guard People Melissa Rose Sayer has been appointed director for Children's Miracle Network, a fund-raising arm of the Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation. The network provides funding support for programs serving children hospitalized at Sacred Heart Medical Center or receiving care through Sacred...

New Master's in Counseling Psychology to Help Meet Need for Mental Health Professionals.
First to Offer Specialty Tracks for These MA Candidates WEST ROXBURY, Maine, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To help meet society's increasing need for accessible, highly trained mental health professionals at all levels, the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology (MSPP) is now offering a Master's of Arts in...

Community efforts narrow health care gaps.
ATLANTA -- Eliminating the racial and ethnic disparities in heart disease and stroke in the United States will require new models of care and innovative, community-based collaborations and programs, experts agreed at a prevention conference on heart disease and stroke sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....