The News Review:
- Health Tip: Keep Bathroom Chemicals Locked Up
- Mental health bill is Ramstad’s legacy
- Lack of insurance, increase in drug abuse put youths’ health in danger
- ICF International wins $3.9M in contracts
- Health Briefs: Martin County-Nov. 24
Health Tip: Keep Bathroom Chemicals Locked Up
U.S. News & World Report, DC
All medications should have a child-proof cap, and make sure it is secure and tight. Mouthwash may contain alcohol, which even in small amounts can be dangerous for children. Keep mouthwash away from a child’s reach. When throwing away expired or unused medications, make sure the containers are secure and cannot be opened by children.
Mental health bill is Ramstad’s legacy
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN
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Indeed, Ramstad’s farewell to Washington after nine terms in Congress could be a short one. Even as he flew home from Washington on Friday, Ramstad’s Democratic friends in Congress, chiefly Rep. Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island — his co-sponsor on the mental health parity bill – were pushing to get him into the incoming Obama administration. He is being considered for one of two top-level drug policy positions, one of them "drug czar," or head of the White House office of National Drug Control Policy. The other is director of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. As a member of the new administration, Ramstad would be well positioned to influence the government’s implementation of the mental health parity act, which does not go into effect until 2010. "I’m leading the charge, frankly, from the congressional side," Kennedy said Thursday outside the West Wing, where he fist-bumped with Ramstad at the end of the signing ceremony that climaxed Ramstad’s political career.
Lack of insurance, increase in drug abuse put youths’ health in danger
Statesman Journal, OR
The main focus in providing health insurance coverage — locally and nationally — is on uninsured children younger than 18. “The dollars are best spent when we spend them on children,” said Andy Walker, public health manger for the Polk County Public Health Department. “Prevention dollars spent on children provide that child with better health for the rest of their lives. “Expanding coverage to all of Oregon’s children is at the top of a list of recommendations presented in a recent draft report by the Oregon Health Fund Board, which was formed last year to map out ideas for reforming Oregon’s health-care system. In covering children, the reform may mean an expansion of the Oregon Health Plan to bring more kids under its umbrella. However, the board also recommended extending OHP coverage to more adults, using a combination of taxes to health-care providers and federal funds. “A lot of data suggests it’s really hard to recruit one without the other,” said Sean Kolmer, research manager for the state Office of Health Policy and Research.
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ICF International wins $3.9M in contracts
Bizjournals.com, NC
The total value of the three-year contracts with the federal Head Start, Early Head Start and Child Care research arm is $3. Under the first $2. 9 million agreement, Fairfax-based ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI) will support the office’s research efforts.
Health Briefs: Martin County-Nov. 24
TCPalm, FL
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