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| Volume 2 Issue 48 |
Autumn 2007 |
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Conference on
PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT: Health Information and Patient Education
“Moving into the Future of Family Medicine”
November 8-11 Newport Beach, California
Sponsored by American Academy of Family Physicians and Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Web Site: www.stfm.org/patienteducconf/pi07/
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PREVENTION OF VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASES
A live, two-day course with the latest information for providers
Presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California Department of Health Services, Immunization Branch,
County of Orange Health Care Agency and Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc., Trust Fund 910
Doubletree Hotel, Anaheim/Orange County
November 14-15, 2007 8:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m.
Register by close of business – November 1, 2007
Registration fee of $50 payable to PHFE Management Solutions, Trust Fund 910. Mail to :
California Department of Health Services
ATTN. Myan Nguyen
850 Marina Bay Parkway
Bldg. P, 2nd floor
Richmond, CA 94804
Hotel Reservations must be made by October 1, 2007 Call 800-222-TREE |
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME
National Public Health Education Campaign sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the CFIDS Association of America.
For a CFS Toolkit for Health Care Professionals, a Guide for Patients, CFS Continuing Education Courses and a Resource Guide, visit www.cfids.org/treatcfs/tools2use.asp or email meded@cfids.org
And now, a Word from the World Health Organization:
“Private Health Insurance in OECD Countries”
"Evidence shows that private sources of health care funding are often regressive and present financial barriers to access. They contribute little to efforts to contain costs and may actually encourage cost inflation."
OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)
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Department of Homeland Security Releases New Preparedness Resources For Seniors and people with disabilities
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Ready Campaign has released three new demonstration videos designed to highlight the specific steps older Americans, as well as individuals with disabilities and special needs, should take to prepare for emergencies. Available online at www.ready.gov
COMPULSORY HEALTH INSURANCE?
Of all states, Massachusetts had the most favorable health care environment to enact an individual mandate to purchase private insurance. It is not working in Massachusetts, and the outcome would be worse in any other state that tried the same.
Don McCanne, M.D. |
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This issue of
Health Care Matters
Sponsored by a Grant
From
HOAG MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER PRESBYTERIAN
We thank Hoag Memorial for continuing support of the Council!
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