HEALTH EQUITY ALERT                                                                      MARCH 5, 2015
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Whitman-Walker Health

Executive Assistant,
Whitman Walker Health 


Whitman Walker Health 
Bread for the City

Whitman Walker Health 

Whitman Walker Health 

Whitman-Walker Health

Nurse Practitioner (Full Time),
Catholic Charities

Staff Accountant,

Whitman-Walker Health

   

Program Evaluator,

District of Columbia Office on Aging 
  
Whitman-Walker Health

Whitman-Walker Health

 

Client Services Representative,

Whitman-Walker Health

 

Integrated Care Nurse Manager,

Green Door

 

Family Physician,
La Clinica del Pueblo 

 

Family Practitioner, Mary's Center

Unity Health Care

Physician-Family Practice
Unity Health Care 

 

Grant Writer,

Providence Health Foundation
    
Providence Health Foundation
     
Unity Health Care

Unity Health Care

Unity Health Care

Unity Health Care

Catholic Charities  

Volunteers Serve Vital Role for Poor

By Elaina Johnson, Howard University News Service, March 4, 2015

Since its founding 41 years ago as a free medical clinic, Bread for the City has expanded to two locations where it serves 33,000 residents annually with a food pantry and free medical and legal services. In addition to working in its food pantry to ensure clients have only healthy and fresh food, volunteers have an opportunity to give back to their community by growing fresh vegetables and fruits in the organization's garden. 

D.C. Council amends Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act

By Andrea Noble, The Washington Times, March 3, 2015

On Tuesday, the DC Council amended an anti-discrimination law in order to clarify language that ensures employers would not have to provide insurance coverage for reproductive healthcare decisions if they are religiously or morally opposed. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser signed the original law earlier this year causing controversy among conservatives in the District. As always required of DC legislation, the law is currently undergoing a 30-day legislative review. 

Varmus Stepping Down as Director of NIH's National Cancer Institute

By National Institutes for Health, Press Release, March 4, 2015

Effective at the end of this month, Dr. Harold Varmus will step down as Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In his five years in the position, Dr. Varmus created NCI's Center for Global Health, revitalized the cooperative clinical trials system, and contributed many important ideas to biomedical research. Deputy Director Dr. Douglas Lowy will began his tenure as NCI's acting director this April. 

NIH-led effort launches Big Data portal for Alzheimer's drug discovery

By National Institutes for Health, Press Release,
March 4, 2015

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), in an unprecedented partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other industry researchers and scientists, launched the AMP-AD Knowledge Portal. It is hoped that with the new data sharing and resource portal, researchers will be able work more effectively in finding ways to treat Alzheimer's disease. 

W.H. purposely has no Obamacare Plan B

By Kevin Liptak, CNN, March 4, 2015

According to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell, the Obama administration has not made any contingency plans for the Affordable Care Act should the Supreme Court side with King's challenge to the law. If the challenge is successful, an estimated 13.4 million Americans would lose their subsidies and subsequently unravel the Affordable Care Act. The Administration's staunch position raises the stakes for the Supreme Court's decision. 

Untreated Dental Decay Is Falling Among Children

By Catherine Saint Louis, The New York Times, March 5, 2015

For the first time in several years, cavities in preschool-age children and younger appear to be on the decline. Experts speculate the decline could be attributed to an increased number of dental pediatricians, access to dental care through Medicaid, and a greater number of pediatricians recommending that parents have their children see a dentist before the age of one. However, according to data released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), tooth decay occurs in greater percentages through teenage years. 

A Biological Basis for Chronic-Fatigue Syndrome

By Cari Romm, The Atlantic, March 3, 2015 

Currently, it is estimated that up to 2.5 million Americans suffer from chronic-fatigue. Recently, experts have redefined the disease with a new name and new guidelines for diagnosis in attempts for the mysterious illness to be taken more seriously in the medical community. Many suffering from the disease are frustrated their illness is often dismissed as being "lazy" or a psychiatric issue. These people might find refuge as a new study reveals there is a concrete difference in immune systems of those suffering with the disease.

Unplanned Births: Another Outcome of Economic Inequality?

By Gillian B. White, The Atlantic, March 4, 2015 

There are many factors pointing to the widening gap between America's rich and poor. Data on unintended births is just the latest contributing factor to be measured.  Wealthier women are more likely to have greater access to birth control and education on family planning. Furthermore, they are more likely to have an abortion in the case of accidental pregnancies. Since unplanned pregnancies reduce the probability of labor-force participation by 25 percent, the income gap further widens. 

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