Public Health Updates 12/13/10

NOROVIRUS GASTROENTERITIS Maine CDC has recently investigated five reports of gastroenteritis outbreaks from Cumberland, Oxfo...

Health Reform Update

Health Reform News CDC Vital Signs highlight recent data on important health topics. November’s health topic is Access to Care: http://w...

Health Reform Update

Health Reform News An important provision of the Affordable Care Act requires insurance companies to meet new requirements concerning...

Health Reform Update 10/14/10

School-based Health Center Funding Opportunity US HHS Secretary Sebelius has designated $100 million in new investments from the Af...

Health Reform Update

Health Reform and Public Health Health reform has many implications for public health. Learn more by viewing or using the Power Poin...

Bi-weekly Public Health Update 9/9/10

INFLUENZA UPDATE Maine CDC has already distributed more than 36,000 doses of flu vaccine. The vaccine distributed so far is earmarked for pr...

Health Reform Update

How to Find a Health Reform (PPACA) Related Grant in www.grants.gov 1. Go to www.grants.gov . Click on "Find Grant Opportunities" ...

Health Reform Update

This Kaiser Health News article describes seven health care changes that will take effect in the coming months: http://www.kaiserhealthnews....

Health Updates

State Health Plan The new state health plan has been released, outlining strategies for making Maine the healthiest state with the most eff...

Update on Health Reform

The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury have issued regulations on grandfathered health plans under the Affo...

Medicare: Coming Accessibility Crisis

In 1995 I started teaching a series of health education programs for Elders known and well-respected as "Healthy Options".  The pr...

Update on health reform

This Kaiser Health Tracking Poll indicates that many Americans are still confused about health reform and what it means to them. This Hea...

Update on Health Reform

The Congressional Research Service issued this 100-page report reviewing the public health, health workforce, and quality provisions in the...

Health Reform

President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law on March 23. Last week, he spoke about health reform when he...

Selected Prevention, Public Health & Workforce Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (HR 3590)

from Trust for America's Health ( www.healthyamericans.org ) Selected Prevention and Public Health Provisions Essential Health Benefits ...