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New Horizons An Opportunity To Build A Healthier, Happier Nation, UK
The government launches New Horizons, a major new consultation on how we should care for the mental health of the nation for the next ten years. As the current mental health strategy the National Service Framework draws to a close this autumn, New Horizons is a pivotal opportunity to move on from a model of mental health care based solely on delivering medical services, to a cross-government plan that approaches everyone"s mental wellbeing holistically, and considers the impact of social factors such as unemployment and debt.
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Northeast Colorado Conference Discusses HIV/AIDS Needs Assessment Findings
Rural Solutions, an organization in northeast Colorado, held the "Community HIV/AIDS Education and Action Conference" as part of its ongoing effort to address issues related to HIV, the Sterling Journal-Advocate reports. At the conference, the organization presented the results of a recent needs assessment of HIV/AIDS services in the northeastern part of the state - conducted in partnership with the Center for Research Strategies and funded through the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - which found that HIV prevention services in the area are limited; barriers exist for HIV testing including confidentiality and costs; and mental health and substance use services for at-risk people also are limited, according to the Journal-Advocate (Jones, Sterling Journal-Advocate, 6/17).
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University Of Florida Makes Gene Therapy Breakthrough In Treating Severe Genetic Disorder
A dog born with a deadly disease that prevents the body from using stored sugar has survived 20 months and is still healthy after receiving gene therapy at the University of Florida - putting scientists a step closer to finding a cure for the disorder in children.
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Nurses Call On Rep. Miller To Support Amendment Allowing States To Enact Single-Payer Health Reform

With debate underway in the House Education and Labor Committee today on the sweeping healthcare reform bill in that body, the nation"s largest organization of registered nurses today called on Committee Chair George Miller to support a critical amendment that would enable individual states to go a step farther and adopt single-payer, Medicare-for-All style reforms. The amendment by Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio would remove potential legal impediments for states to pass single-payer bills by waiving federal exemptions that apply to employer-sponsored health plans. The committee is expected to vote on the amendment later tonight or early tomorrow. "Nurses across America - and the thousands of nurses in Rep. Miller"s district - want genuine, comprehensive reform that addresses the patient care crisis we see every day. That is best achieved through a single-payer reform that is the most effective way to control costs, assure universality, and improve the quality of care," said Kay McVay, RN, president emeritus of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee. "With Congress apparently poised to adopt legislation that many of us believe will not solve the crisis, and leave far too much power in the hands of the insurance industry, this amendment is critical to allowing states to show a different path that can become a national model," said McVay. McVay, who is a resident of Rep. Miller"s East Bay Area district, said she has spoken to thousands of other of Miller"s constituents who strongly support single-payer reform. "We expect George Miller to show the leadership needed to give everyone a real choice of what kind of reform our nation, and our states need." CNA/NNOC, which represents 86,000 RNs has been lobbying Miller and other members of Congress to support the Kucinich amendment. Recent studies have documented that compared to people with private insurance, Medicare enrollees have greater access to care, fewer problems with medical bills, and greater satisfaction with their health plans and the quality of care they receive. "Shouldn"t that be the standard for the reform in our nation?" McVay asked, "and if you are not going to adopt Medicare for all in the national bill, why not allow individual states the opportunity to enact it." California Nurses Association


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