The News Review:
- Promoting Adolescent Healthy Lifestyles
- Part-time work no friend of breastfeeding
- Symposium Announces Great Strides In Childhood Immunization
- E. Edwards v. McCain on health care
- Misdiagnosis: Reproductive Health and Our Environment
Promoting Adolescent Healthy Lifestyles
American Medical News – American Medical News (subscription) – Apr 28, 2008
It is not intended to be exhaustive list of articles on this topic. These articles were part of the materials provided to participants at the AMA’s Adolescents and Health Care Disparities Work Group meeting held in July 2005. Proceedings: AMA Educational Forum on Adolescent Health- Youth Drinking Patterns and Alcohol Advertising Through a HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau cooperative agreement, Partners in Program Planning for Adolescent Health (PIPPAH) the AMA convenes meetings of its AMA Educational Forum on Adolescent Health. The forum on November 6, 2003 featured discussions of youth drinking patterns and alcohol advertising. This document is available for.
Part-time work no friend of breastfeeding
The Age – Apr 28, 2008
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick said even aninitial period of 14 weeks’ paid leave would be a good start to getbreastfeeding established. She said that in a time of skillsshortages, businesses would be smart to encourage women to returnto work by providing facilities that allowed for breastfeeding. “We need to recognise that breastfeeding is an important part ofchild health and development, and if we are serious about beinginclusive of women, then we need workplaces which are breastfeedingfriendly,” she said. Australian Breastfeeding Association president Margaret Grovesaid it was a win for all when companies made it easier for womento breastfeed. “The employers get happier women returning earlierto work and the women feel supported,” she said.
Symposium Announces Great Strides In Childhood Immunization
Medical News Today – Medical News Today (press release) – Apr 28, 2008
Lob-Levyt commended la Caixa for creating a “new business alliance which will provide thousands of enlightened individuals and enterprises across Spain with opportunities to join our Immunize Every Child campaign and thereby help address one of the world’s most glaring injustices. “The GAVI Alliance has made a critical contribution towards reaching the Millennium Development Goals in the field of mother-and-child health,” said HRH Princess Cristina of Spain, Director of the Social Area of the “la Caixa” Foundation. “Advances in vaccination, which we are sharing today are extremely important for the future of developing countries. Health care is a key piece in the construction of solid and healthy communities. “La Caixa” Foundation is Spain’s largest corporate foundation and ranks second in Europe and fifth worldwide. “La Caixa’s support to GAVI is further example of our social commitment.
E. Edwards v. McCain on health care
MSNBC – Apr 28, 2008
It’s just like what they did to John Kerry with the SwiftBoats. JC (Sent Monday, April 28, 2008 2:26 PM)
I’m going to look at Nader’s platform on these issues. pittsburgher (Sent Monday, April 28, 2008 2:15 PM)
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Nader is so pro-abortion, he would allow a mother to "abort" her child all the way until it was 18 years old!
theTruthaboutNader (Sent Monday, April 28, 2008 2:26 PM)
Senator McCrazy. Can we get the same health care benefits that OUR elected officials enjoy? I mean, seeing how WE THE PEOPLE pay for it all! The open market doesn’t seem to be working for the US, now does it? I watched an old episode of House last night and I was struck by something that was said by an administrator, "Healthcare is a business and I’m going to run it like one.
Misdiagnosis: Reproductive Health and Our Environment
AlterNet – Apr 28, 2008
Posted April 28, 2008. If we want to foster healthy communities, we need to make connections between reproductive health, environmental toxins, and the food we eat… My grandfather was a counterbalance. And, despite her difficulties protecting herself and her children, my mother taught me to rely on myself and to believe that everyone deserves opportunities. When I think about having a child, I think foremost of my grandfather and the rest of my family. I think about new generations of immigrants in the United States. I think about opening my home for a child who will have options and be empowered to make choices. I imagine that my child will get to learn from a rich community of queer folks, radical people of color, and antiracist white folks. I am in a process of identifying and unraveling my ambivalence about motherhood.
