MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'health philanthropy'. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:24:44 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3706642&cid=t_129742_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fleisure-time-equals-tv-time-for-most-americans%2F photo: Thinkstock Sometimes the only thing that gets us through the workday is the thought of collapsing on our couches at 8 p.m. to enjoy an hour of mindless sitcom madness. Should we be devoting our time to more worthwhile activities? Sure. We could volunteer, exercise, or learn a new language, but after eight + hours of work, do we have it in us to work for a few more every night? Most Americans watched TV in their free time last year, and, in fact, time in front of the TV rose by 12 minutes since 2007. The average amount of TV watched per day was 2:12. Yikes…That’s a little embarrassing. Maybe we should look into more productive after-work activities, like helping the homeless. We could probably still get in at least half-an-hour of mindless entertainment while working out ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3706642 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:31:59 +0100 3706642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3246864&cid=t_129742_87_f&fid=35747&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthaffairs.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F02%2F05%2Fchcfs-mark-smith-on-converging-market-and-public-health-interests%2F In an interview in the February issue of Health Affairs, California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF) President and CEO Mark Smith reflects on successes and failures in areas where market interest and public interest converge in health care. Smith told Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Susan Dentzer: The policy world has built enrollment barriers for people in an incremental fashion. Every time a new program is created, there’s a new set of eligibility rules and enrollment processes and procedures. Before you know whether you’re eligible for program number seven, you have to prove that you’re not eligible for programs six, five, four, three, two, or one. That’s the kind of insanity that we place on the backs of working families, and the Medicaid and social service systems. We said, “... Health Affairs Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3246864 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:48:22 +0100 3246864 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=833560&cid=t_129742_87_f&fid=35747&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthaffairs.org%2Fblog%2F2007%2F08%2F31%2Freform-10-recommendations-for-improving-health-care-after-katrina%2F A new report, released August 29 by Florida Health Care Association (FHCA) and funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation, offers ten recommendations for improving how frail and elderly people are cared for during major disasters, such as hurricanes, so as to prevent needless deaths. LuMarie Polivka-West, in an introductory letter to the report–Caring for Vulnerable Elders during a Disaster: National Findings of the 2007 Nursing Home Hurricane Summit–said that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “determined that the elderly accounted for…70 percent of the deaths from Hurricane Katrina.” Representatives from seven southeastern coastal states, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state ... Health Affairs Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=833560 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:52:36 +0100 833560 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=716779&cid=t_129742_87_f&fid=35747&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthaffairs.org%2Fblog%2F2007%2F07%2F05%2Fblog-global-health-featured-on-googleorg-blog%2F Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, has just this week launched a blog that will focus on its areas of concern: global public health, climate change, and economic development and poverty. Copyright © 2007 Health Affairs Blog. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. All material published on Health Affairs blog, excluding links, is covered under a Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial - No Derivs 2.5 license.Plugin by Taragana (Source: Health Affairs Blog) Health Affairs Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=716779 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:08:49 +0100 716779