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 'income'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:56:25 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5170344&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F08%2F28%2Farticles-of-interest-28%2F Racial Gaps in Early Childhood: Socio-Emotional Health, Developmental, and Educational Outcomes Among African-American Boys National Center for Children in Poverty http://bit.ly/mZ5AtP Aratani, Yumiko; Janice L. Cooper; Vanessa R. Wight Published: April 2011 Examines gaps in early childhood cognitive and socio-emotional development among African-American and white boys, gaps after controlling for socioeconomic and family traits, and factors that boost resilience to risk. Makes policy recommendations. [@fdncenter Foundation Center] Disparities in Unintended Pregnancy Grow, Even As National Rate Stagnates http://bit.ly/pAnIB0 A new analysis from the Guttmacher Institute shows that following a considerable decline between 1981 and 1994, the overall U.S. unintended pregnancy rate has remaine... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5170344 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:44:57 +0100 5170344 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5143757&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F08%2F18%2Fcommunity-healthcorps%2F http://communityhealthcorps.wordpress.com/ The Community HealthCorps is an AmeriCoprs program that promotes health care for America’s underserved, while developing tomorrow’s health care workforce. Members work to alleviate poverty by improving the capacity of health centers to provide quality health services and programs to medically underserved people. You can read their series dedicated to community health centers and national service. Tuesday, August 9th – Why National Service Matters to Community Health Centers? http://bit.ly/piPNN7 Wednesday, August 10th – Impact on Communities Served by Community HealthCorps http://bit.ly/nQ3FZJ Thursday, August 11th – Preparing the Future Health Care Workforce http://bit.ly/qvbo6a Friday, August 12th – Why AmeriCorps is... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5143757 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:04:12 +0100 5143757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5132089&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F08%2F16%2Fback-to-school-usa-gov%2F Back to School is Easier with Help from the Government The start of a new school year is an important time for planning and preparation. For millions of children and teenagers, it’s time to plan new academic schedules and activities. For parents and guardians it’s a good time to plan financial support for school-aged children. There are several programs and resources available for families who qualify for federal assistance, including low cost lunches and affordable health insurance. Find out more from the USA.gov blog: http://1.usa.gov/qcq6Se (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5132089 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:53:46 +0100 5132089 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5132090&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F08%2F15%2Fsocial-determinants-and-public-health%2F Social determinants approaches to public health: from concept to practice Edited by Erik Blas, Johannes Sommerfeld and Anand Sivasankara Kurup World Health Organization 2011 Available online PDF [222p.] at: http://bit.ly/jGKRYq The thirteen case studies contained in this publication were commissioned by the research node of the Knowledge Network on Priority Public Health Conditions (PPHC–KN), a WHO-based interdepartmental working group associated with the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health…The case studies describe a wealth of experiences with implementing public health programmes that intend to address social determinants and to have a great impact on health equity. They also document the real-life challenges in implementing such programmes, including the challenges i... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5132090 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 22:14:55 +0100 5132090 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5132092&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F08%2F15%2Fcommunity-health-centers%2F Chronicles Project: The Community Health Center Story http://www.chcchronicles.org/ Honors the history of community health centers and helps health centers tell their stories. Organization: RCHN Community Health Foundation, Inc. Access Endangered: Profiles of the Medically Disenfranchised http://bit.ly/qhxTz8 Shows that a growing number of Americans affected by the economic downturn, including middle class families, are turning to Community Health Centers for their health care needs. [Rural Assistance Center Update http://www.raconline.org/updates/health/081211.html] (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5132092 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:51:22 +0100 5132092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5119907&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F08%2F12%2Fconferences-of-interest-3%2F 2011 Communities Joined in Action   Improving Health ~ Eliminating Disparities in an Age of Healthcare Reform October 5-7 in Washington, D.C http://bit.ly/naMoRR This professional conference is a premier opportunity to meet with professionals from community health collaboratives, hospital systems, safety net providers, universities, local and federal government, public health organizations, and more ~ who are all striving to assure positive health outcomes and to eliminate disparities in their communities. 2nd annual Missouri Health Literacy Summit http://bit.ly/qQCA1Z Dr. Howard Koh, 14th Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will be in Columbia, Mo., on September 13 to talk about the importance of health literacy in meeting the requirements ... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5119907 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:21:26 +0100 5119907 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5119909&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F08%2F11%2Fcms-tools%2F http://ow.ly/60Isc The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new tool for patients and caregivers, and other enhanced initiatives, to empower consumers to make informed choices about their health care, and to help improve the quality of care in America’s hospitals, nursing homes, physician offices, and other health care settings. (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5119909 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:22:34 +0100 5119909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118708&cid=t_129324_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F11%2Fannouncing-the-psych-central-drug-discount-card%2F I’m proud to tell you about a new, free benefit offered to Psych Central members and readers — a drug discount card. The Psych Central drug discount card can save you up to 80% or more off the cost of prescription medications, over-the-counter drugs and pet prescription drugs. The Psych Central Drug Discount Card is accepted at over 60,000 pharmacies, including major chains such as Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid and at regional chains and local stores. It is offered in partnership with NeedyMeds. The card may be used by those without insurance and by those who decide not to use their insurance — for example if the drug is not covered under their plan, the copay or deductible is high, the cap has been reached, or if they are in the donut hole. There are no income, insu... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118708 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:11:01 +0100 5118708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5109433&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F08%2F09%2Fits-national-farmers-market-week%2F (August 7-13) by visiting one of the country’s 7,175 farmers markets. That’s over 1,000 more to choose from than last year. You can search the Farmers Market Directory  by zip code proximity, or by products available: http://bit.ly/okPPzA (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5109433 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:04:19 +0100 5109433 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5097851&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F08%2F03%2Fits-world-breastfeeding-week%2F August 1-7, 2011 is World Breast Feeding Week. Check out these interesting, multimedia resources: New Video for World Breastfeeding Week from the Office of Women’s Health: http://bit.ly/p34j7a Womenshealth.gov: Breastfeeding http://1.usa.gov/pLAt71 From the CDC Hospital Support for Breastfeeding,Preventing obesity begins in hospitals: http://1.usa.gov/nJG8Ee Healthcare 411 radio podcast: Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding http://bit.ly/o4621E (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5097851 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:27:38 +0100 5097851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069450&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FKpdi2xw9bqk%2F By Daniel GriswoldAs its governor, Rick Perry, weighs a run for the White House, Texas has drawn attention for its healthy job growth. Since the recession ended in June 2009, Texas has accounted for half of the net new jobs added to the U.S. economy, according to the lead story in this morning’s USA Today. That’s quite a record for one lone state. We’ll leave it to others for now to argue over how much credit Gov. Perry can claim. Some credit surely goes to high oil prices, fueling job growth in a sector important to the Texas economy. Another reason for its relatively strong job growth is a friendly business climate, including no state income tax and relatively light regulations. And for those who scapegoat trade for the nation’s persistently high unemployment rate, consider that ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069450 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:38:58 +0100 5069450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5063770&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F07%2F26%2Fwealth-gaps%2F http://bit.ly/oGWrz1 Wealth Gaps Rise to Record Highs Between Whites, Blacks, Hispanics Twenty-to-One By Rakesh Kochhar, Richard Fry and Paul Taylor The median wealth of white households is 20 times that of black households and 18 times that of Hispanic households, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of newly available government data from 2009. (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5063770 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:29:13 +0100 5063770 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5058217&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F07%2F23%2Ffood-stamps%2F http://t.co/LwRdLNd New America Media, News Analysis, K. I. Hope, Posted: Jul 16, 2011 America is gaining weight and the most vulnerable populations are those with low levels of education and income, as well as those with black or Hispanic heritage. The most obese state in the country, Mississippi, also happens to be the poorest. And with the rates of obesity increasing in 16 states last year and declining in none, America’s diet is influencing policy, politics and programs. Unfortunately, the system is working against people, instead of for them. An obesity study released this week through a joint effort by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation reveals further evidence of a brewing crisis, not least in the area of food stamps. [@preventionins Pr... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5058217 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:25:37 +0100 5058217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997520&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrlindagalloway.files.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fprenatal-1-web.jpg Low cost, prenatal fitness classes. What a progressive thought. The New York City Prenatal Fitness Initiative is a community model that should be replicated on a national scale. A nurse midwife, Marilinda Pascoe and Andrea Bachrach Mata, an aquatic fitness instructor founded a program that offers prenatal water exercise and yoga to low-income pregnant women in North Manhattan and the Bronx at an affordable cost. For 7 weeks, pregnant women will be able to do light aerobics, swim, dance, gentle stretching and exercise for a total cost of $60.00 in a community pool. Not only will these women have fun by releasing endorphins (substances released by the brain that make you feel happy) but they will also be reducing their risks of developing gestational diabetes, obesity and other potential com... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997520 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:00:03 +0100 4997520 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4986171&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F06%2F30%2Fpoor-housing-health-issues%2F According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, poor housing conditions in the United States have been linked to childhood lead poisoning, asthma, and other adverse health effects. June was Home Safety Month - Did your home get a check-up? Find out how to maintain a healthy home at the CDC’s National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network site:  http://bit.ly/kj0Pmx (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4986171 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:46:04 +0100 4986171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4975846&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FI7c-rTbplTw%2F By Chris EdwardsIn the Washington Post Friday, Ezra Klein partly confirmed what I fear the Republican strategy is for the debt-limit bill—get to the $2 trillion in cuts promised through accounting gimmicks. As I have also noted, Klein says that there is about $1 trillion in budget “savings” ($1.4 trillion with interest) to be found simply in the inflated Congressional Budget Office baseline for Iraq and Afghanistan. Klein says, “I’m told that a big chunk of these savings were included in the debt-ceiling deal” that Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) and Sen. Jon Kyl (D-AZ) are negotiating with the Democrats. Republican leaders have promised that spending cuts in the debt-limit deal must be at least as large as the debt-limit increase, which means $2 trillion if the debt-limit is extended ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4975846 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:52:43 +0100 4975846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968492&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmedical-students-deterred-from-primary-care%2F2011.06.25 Primary care physicians are getting paid more, two surveys agree, while hospital employment is rising. Internists earned $205,379 in median compensation in 2010, an increase of 4.21% over the previous year, reported the Medical Group Management Association’s (MGMA’s) Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data. Family practitioners (without obstetrics) reported median compensation of $189,402. Pediatric/adolescent medicine physicians earned $192,148 in median compensation, an increase of 0.39% since 2009. Among specialists, anesthesiologists reported decreased compensation, as did gastroenterologists and radiologists. Psychiatrists, dermatologists, neurologists and general surgeons reported an increase in median compensation since 2009. Regional... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968492 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:00:00 +0100 4968492 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4960889&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F06%2F23%2Finternet-center-for-homeless%2F http://bit.ly/lBzMrC [pdf file] Envisioning an Internet Center for Homeless Individuals: One Group’s Quest to Reduce the Digital Divide By Rebecca Orrick, Research Assistant, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs “While it is important for anyone to have digital literacy skills, it is especially important for individuals who are homeless. Finding housing and other resources to get off the streets is infinitely easier if you know how to perform basic computer functions like sending an email. While most people take for granted that they know how to perform basic tasks on the internet, the reality remains that a significant portion of the homeless population is still digitally illiterate. Increasing the number of people who are self sufficient digitally decreases the number of people ... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4960889 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:44:53 +0100 4960889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952797&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FczovuTGcLYA%2F By Alan ReynoldsRobert Reich posted a letter in June 20 Wall Street Journal responding to my article of June 16, “Why 70% Tax Rates Won’t Work.” He argues that I distort his proposal (though I wasn’t talking about his proposal) and ignore his argument that, “Giving the middle class more purchasing power by lowering its rates while raising the rates at the top will help spur [economic] growth.” This strikes me as a futile effort to change the subject.  Since I proved that past tax rates of 50-70% on relatively modest incomes raised less revenue than a top tax rate of 28%, how could Reich’s proposal of 50-70% rates at incomes above $500,000 raise more revenue?   And if 50-70% tax rates would not raise more revenue, then how could he possibly promise “substantial rate ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952797 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:05:45 +0100 4952797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921529&cid=t_129324_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2F10%2Fperceptions-of-income-distribution-and-preferences-for-redistribution%2F This study examines how individuals form these perceptions and posits that systematic biases arise from the extrapolation of information extracted from reference groups. A tailored household survey provides original evidence on the significant biases in individuals’ evaluations of their own relative position in the distribution. Furthermore, the data supports the hypothesis that the selection process into the reference groups is the source of those biases. Finally, this study also assesses the practical relevance of these biases by examining their impact on attitudes towards redistributive policies. An experimental design incorporated into the survey provides consistent information on the own ranking within the income distribution to a randomly selected group of respondents. Confronting ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921529 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 04:10:49 +0100 4921529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893411&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FEowm-HZKXmA%2F By Chris EdwardsPresident Obama wants to raise revenues by reducing tax deductions and other tax breaks, which the administration calls “spending in the tax code.” Donald Marron of the Tax Policy Center argues that “hundreds of billions of dollars of spending are disguised as tax cuts.” Don is a very good economist, and he is concerned that special interest tax breaks can misallocate resources the same way that spending subsidies do. I agree. But I’m also concerned that tax breaks and spending subsidies have different implications for the size of government, which is where I part ways with Don and the president. The following Tax Policy Matrix helps sort out which sorts of tax cuts make economic sense when government size is also a consideration. The government distorts the econ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893411 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:17:20 +0100 4893411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848549&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F05%2F20%2Farticles-of-interest-26%2F When Poverty and Unemployment Are Misdiagnosed by Maggie Mahar Taking Note: A Century Foundation Group Blog May 4, 2011 http://ow.ly/4XAk9 “I diagnosed ‘abdominal pain’ when the real problem was hunger,” admits Dr. Laura Gottlieb in a wonderfully candid Op-ed that explains why physicians so often fail to recognize poverty as the true cause of what appears to be a physical disease. Surveillance of Health Status in Minority Communities: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the U.S. (REACH U.S.) Risk Factor Survey, United States, 2009 http://1.usa.gov/kxOvWn MMWR May 20, 2011 / 60(SS06);1-41 Substantial racial/ethnic health disparities exist in the United States. Although the populations of racial and ethnic minorities are growing at a rapid pace, large-scale commun... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848549 Fri, 20 May 2011 20:54:47 +0100 4848549 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4831455&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F05%2F17%2Fdd-indian-country%2F Massive Digital Divide for Native Americans is ‘A Travesty’ http://t.co/8O8LVCD Perhaps nowhere in the United States does the digital divide cut as wide as in Indian Country. More than 90 percent of tribal populations lack high-speed Internet access, and usage rates are as low as 5 percent in some areas, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Since 2009, New America Foundation has worked with Native Public Media, which supports and advocates for Native American media outlets, to help tribal communities take advantage of new media platforms. In January, the organizations formalized their partnership, and this fall, they plan to launch a media literacy pilot project that will train Native radio broadcasters in at least four communities to tell stories using digital ... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4831455 Tue, 17 May 2011 20:55:06 +0100 4831455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841451&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FwW03XIpnT-Y%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonOklahoma has just joined the ranks of a half-dozen other states by enacting a K-12 education tax credit program. Under the new program, individuals or businesses that donate to non-profit School Tuition Organizations receive a tax cut worth 50 percent of the donation. STOs then use the funds to help low income families afford private schooling. Journalists for the Associated Press and countless other media outlets routinely refer to donations made under education tax credit programs as “state money.” According to the United States Supreme Court’s recent ACSTO v. Winn decision, “that is incorrect.” This is a matter of settled law. To call these private donations “state money” is to misrepresent the facts and mislead readers. It w... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841451 Tue, 17 May 2011 13:13:01 +0100 4841451 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4828850&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FZQVsgrpqZaY%2F By Walter OlsonCato scholars have been appropriately scathing about the federal government’s 2009 “cash for clunkers” program, which paid several billion taxpayer dollars to have older cars scrapped and their engines destroyed, with owners getting vouchers toward new vehicles. When Chris Edwards nominated cash-for-clunkers as the “dumbest government program ever,” he listed among its effects: “Low-income families, who tend to buy used cars, were harmed because the clunkers program will push up used car prices.” Guess what’s the newest trouble to hit the car business? As news outlets around the country are reporting, the price of used cars has lately soared to a modern-day record, with some cars commanding more used than they sold for when new... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4828850 Mon, 16 May 2011 19:17:26 +0100 4828850 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813246&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FE9ZhwCiWnIc%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonFormer DC Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee declares in a new op-ed that she endorses private school choice for low-income families, but adds: “I’m not for school choice for its own sake. I am for choice because it can, directly and indirectly, provide better opportunities for low-income children—not simply more opportunities.” I’m not sure I understand her. Is Rhee saying that given two alternatives: one in which parents have many different educational choices and one in which they don’t, she inherently prefers the option that gives parents no choice if test scores are not impacted either way? Why not prefer choice for its own sake, as well as for its academic benefits? Rhee then goes on to say that private schools receiving government fu... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813246 Wed, 11 May 2011 17:25:39 +0100 4813246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4805961&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F05%2F09%2Fvariety-of-resources-2%2F After Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools http://www.sprc.org/library/AfteraSuicideToolkitforSchools.pdf Evidence-based programs for school districts and private school associations designed to address serious childhood and adolescent distress and prevent suicide. Care Transitions: “Time to Come Home” (Policy Brief) http://bit.ly/kDTXjg (pdf file) Examines care coordination with a focus on the transitions from inpatient care back to the rural community and suggests ways of measuring the quality of care coordination on discharge from the hospital. What is Rural? http://bit.ly/iMW1h4 (pdf file) Defines what rural is, using the U.S. Census Bureau’s census tract based definition and the U.S. Office of Management and Budget’s county-based definition. Highlights rural counties in I... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4805961 Mon, 09 May 2011 21:22:23 +0100 4805961 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4771883&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F05%2F02%2Fphotovoice%2F http://ces4health.info/find-products/view-product.aspx?code=7S63GGPR A new product of community-engaged scholarship has been peer-reviewed and published through CES4Health.info! Photovoice: The Story of Substandard Housing is a 14 minute multimedia video produced through a collaboration between personnel from Quincy Community Health Centers Promotores de Salud (health promoters), Washington State University College of Nursing and the E. R. Murrow College of Communication. The goal of the video is to build awareness about the importance of healthy and affordable housing for low income, rural families. The video identifies substandard housing as a health issue that impacts the community in and around Quincy, an agricultural community in Washington State. It includes photographs that health p... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4771883 Mon, 02 May 2011 11:51:51 +0100 4771883 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4762752&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FJnItt7aA7SM%2F By Daniel J. MitchellAccording to an article in the New York Times, the Obama Administration is seriously examining a proposal to reduce America’s anti-competitive 35 percent corporate tax rate. The Obama administration is preparing to inject an unpredictable new variable into its economic policy clash with Republicans: a plan to overhaul corporate taxes. Economic advisers have nearly completed the process initiated in January by the Treasury secretary, Timothy F. Geithner, at President Obama’s behest. That process, intended to make the United States more competitive internationally, has explored the willingness of business leaders to sacrifice loopholes in return for lowering the top corporate tax rate, currently 35 percent. The approach officials are now discussing would drop the... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4762752 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:49:26 +0100 4762752 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4759058&cid=t_129324_167_f&fid=38271&url=http%3A%2F%2Frebeccascritchfield.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F04%2F27%2Fwe-need-wellness-policies-to-create-healthy-communities%2F By: Hannah Barker, Dietetic Intern, with assistance from Rebecca This week I participated in a webinar called, “Looking Upstream: How Income, Education and Racial Disparities Shape Health.” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation was the host. The expert panel included: Dr. James Marks from the Health Group at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Paula Braverman from the University of California in San Francisco, David Williams from the Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard University, and Steven Woolf from the Virginia Commonwealth University. We Spend a Lot on Healthcare for Such a Sick Country I learned that the United States spends so much on health care, yet ranks poorly in terms of several health indicators, like infant mortality and life expectancy.  However, the cause of the Unite... Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4759058 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:00:44 +0100 4759058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4753666&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F3hDFR4atXeA%2F By Alan Reynolds“In the last decade, the average income of the bottom 90 percent of all working Americans actually declined,” Obama said on April 13. “The top 1 percent saw their income rise by an average of more than a quarter of a million dollars each.” Politi-Fact, partly on the basis of my own research, generously rates the president’s claim as “Half True.” The truth is that the President’s source, Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez, refer only to pretax, pretransfer income reported on individual tax returns (as opposed to being sheltered inside a corporation or IRA or simply unreported), and they have no data on the bottom 90%. Worst of all, they leave out transfer payments, which amounted to $2.3 trillion last year — 44% as large as a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4753666 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:55:08 +0100 4753666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4748582&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F04%2F24%2Fph-updates%2F Global Disease Outbreak Map http://outbreaks.globalincidentmap.com/home.php Displays outbreaks, cases and deaths from viral and bacterial diseases which have the potential to indicate biological terrorism. ASTHO Report: Cuts to Public Health Services Jeopardize Americans’ Health http://www.astho.org/Display/AssetDisplay.aspx?id=5827 The ongoing fiscal crisis continues to have a negative impact on the ability of state and territorial health agencies to protect the public’s health, according to a new report from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). NACCHO Announces Funding Opportunity for Accreditation Preparation http://www.naccho.org/topics/infrastructure/chachip/demo.cfm NACCHO is seeking applications for local health department (LHD) demonstratio... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4748582 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 03:13:34 +0100 4748582 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4686409&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F04%2F06%2Fsenior-health-2%2F Good News for Caregivers http://bit.ly/geJyEd (pdf file) About 52 million Americans take care of a spouse, a child, a parent, or another loved one at some point over the course of the year. The Affordable Care Act has good news for these millions of informal caregivers: It includes several measures that will mean more support for them, as well as improved quality of care and more protections for the seniors and people with disabilities that they care for.To help caregivers navigate these provisions, Families USA produced The Health Care Law: Good News for  Caregivers. This piece outlines how the health care law will help consumers and caregivers make more informed decisions about long-term care options, build the long-term care workforce, and improve quality and safety for seniors a... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4686409 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 03:15:12 +0100 4686409 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684277&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fjerptwu4EFo%2F By Chris EdwardsHouse Budget Committee Chairman, Paul Ryan, introduced his budget resolution for fiscal 2012 and beyond today entitled “The Path to Prosperity.” The plan would cut some spending programs, reduce top income tax rates, and reform Medicare and Medicaid. The following two charts compare spending levels under Chairman Ryan’s plan and President Obama’s recent budget (as scored by the Congressional Budget Office). Figure 1 shows that spending rises more slowly over the next decade under Ryan’s plan than Obama’s plan. But spending rises substantially under both plans—between 2012 and 2021, spending rises 34 percent under Ryan and 55 percent under Obama. Figure 2 compares Ryan’s and Obama’s proposed spending levels at the end of the 10-year budget window in 2021. ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684277 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:54:21 +0100 4684277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4636414&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FHZnOSnDj6Q4%2F By Daniel GriswoldI just read through a new report from the Federal Reserve, “Surveying the Aftermath of the Storm: Changes in Family Finances from 2007 to 2009,” on how the Great Recession of 2007–2009 impacted the balance sheets of American households. The short and unsurprising answer is: very negatively. The average net worth of U.S. households fell by nearly 20 percent between 2007 and 2009. A less intuitive finding was that the more wealthy households took a bigger hit, not just in dollars but in percentage of wealth. As the survey put it, there were “progressively larger decreases at the higher percentiles” of net wealth. The survey also found progressively larger declines in income during the recession. The higher a household’s income in 2007, the steeper the decline on... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4636414 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:47:27 +0100 4636414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4616596&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F03%2F20%2Fwebinars-3%2F Finding Articles – PubMed Central, Loansome Doc & Evidence Based Medicine Join Barb Jones as she discusses how to obtain health sciences journal articles when  you are not affiliated with a health sciences library.  Barb will present and explain the use of PubMed Central,  the importance of the NIH Public Access policy, and Loansome Doc.  She will also discuss the basics of evidence-based medicine and how to filter your literature searches to obtain the best evidence. Taking the one-hour class and completing the exercises and class evaluation makes you eligible to receive 1 Medical Library Association Continuing Education credit. This online training is FREE. Register online at http://tinyurl.com/mcrclasses (registration is not required but is appreciated). URL to attend... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4616596 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:58:28 +0100 4616596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4594879&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F03%2F16%2Fhp2020-iaccess%2F http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=1 Improving access to health services means increasing the timely, appropriate use of personal health services to achieve the best possible health outcomes. Access requires patients to complete three steps: (1) gain entry into the health care system; (2) access a health care location where needed services are provided; and (3) find a health care provider the patient can trust. Healthy People 2020 calls upon the Nation to find innovative and effective ways to improve access to health services by addressing each of the three steps. This will require changes at all levels of the health care system—from policy to the patient. [Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion] (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4594879 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:17:23 +0100 4594879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489635&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FRX7stlKncCc%2F By Daniel J. MitchellHere's a video arguing for the abolition of the corporate income tax. The visuals are good and it touches on key issues such as competitiveness.   I do have one complaint about the video, though it is merely a sin of omission. There is not enough attention paid to the issue of double taxation. Yes, America's corporate tax rate is very high, but that is just one of the layers of taxation imposed by the internal revenue code. Both the capital gains tax and the tax on dividends result in corporate income being taxed at least two times. These are points I made in my very first video, which is a good companion to the other video. There is a good argument, by the way, for keeping the corporate tax and instead getting rid of the extra layers of tax on dividends and capital ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489635 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:13:01 +0100 4489635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4484175&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F02%2F16%2Fhomeless-spent%2F http://bit.ly/ha8YOe By Lois M. Collins, Deseret News February 16 In a world where millions of people spend hours harvesting crops on make-believe farms, advocates for homeless and poor people are using the power of a social media game to explore poverty’s causes and show people how easy it might be to tip into its chasm. This month, the ad agency McKinney teamed up with Urban Ministries of Durham in North Carolina to launch “Spent,” http://playspent.org/ an game that’s certainly enlightening, but more sobering than fun…the challenge is simple: Can you make it through the month on your last $1,000 as you face various decisions and challenges — none of them especially out of the ordinary — that the month throws at you. (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4484175 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:52:02 +0100 4484175 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4412248&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F01%2F28%2Fpatient-care%2F Can we lower medical costs by giving the neediest patients better care? by Atul Gawande January 24, 2011 The New Yorker Hot Spots http://nyr.kr/gYeYy1 If Camden, New Jersey, becomes the first American community to lower its medical costs, it will have a murder to thank. At nine-fifty on a February night in 2001, a twenty-two-year-old black man was shot while driving his Ford Taurus station wagon through a neighborhood on the edge of the Rutgers University campus. The victim lay motionless in the street beside the open door on the driver’s side, as if the car had ejected him. A neighborhood couple, a physical therapist and a volunteer firefighter, approached to see if they could help, but police waved them back. “He’s not going to make it,” an officer reportedly told the physical th... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4412248 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:34:00 +0100 4412248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4412250&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F01%2F28%2Fph_updates%2F Saving Money for Families and Small Businesses http://www.healthcare.gov/news/blog/saving_money.html By Richard Sorian, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs HealthCare.gov Whether you’re an individual or a small business owner, you know how difficult it can be to make ends meet. Over ten years, between 1999-2009, health insurance premiums have more than doubled for families, rising by $7,500 for the average employer-based family plan.  Skyrocketing costs have also made it increasingly difficult for small businesses to provide insurance to workers; the percentage of small employers offering health insurance dropped from 65 to 59 percent during that same ten-year period. Because of the health care law, some relief is in sight.  A new report released today by HHS lays out how much fami... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4412250 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:10:08 +0100 4412250 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4411483&cid=t_129324_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F28%2Fhealth-matters-2010-issue-79%2F This article discusses the relation between low income families and poor diet. The article considers the intake of fruit and vegetables, skipping of meals and being able to afford and access healthier foods for those on low incomes (Available from Fade Library) Filed under: Deprivation, Diet, Lifestyle Tagged: Diet, Healthy lifestyles, Income, Nutrition (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4411483 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:49:03 +0100 4411483 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4399753&cid=t_129324_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fangry-exercise%2F I think one of the secrets to decent diabetes management is management … of priorities. November of 2010 I had the best lab report I’ve had since I was in my early 20′s.  Best A1C, best cholesterol, best everything.  I hadn’t made any purposeful changes to my diabetes routine, I wasn’t testing more, I wasn’t counting carbs better, I wasn’t watching what I ate any closer than usual.  But I had been exercising like crazy. I was been spending three to four hours per day at the YMCA playing basketball and lifting weights, and I felt great.  I am lucky to have found an exercise that I really enjoy (basketball).  While playing basketball I am having fun, and that’s why I do it.  It just happens to be great exercise too.  How lucky am I? I ha... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4399753 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:00:10 +0100 4399753 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4395122&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F01%2F24%2Fchild-referral%2F CYF uses ‘cultural consultants’ to bridge gaps http://bit.ly/hvwFgd Vivian Nereim Pittsburgh Post-Gazette January 23, 2011 About 60 percent of children in “out-of-home placements” here are  African-American, although African-Americans make up 18 percent  of the county’s child population. Dubbed “racial disproportionality,”  this imbalance is found in child welfare systems nationwide. Scholars and child welfare officials debate the causes of  disproportionality. Some believe it starts with bias in institutions that refer children to CYF, like hospitals and schools. Others argue that it  stems from the persistent influence of poverty and related factors, like  unemployment and single parenthood: African-Americans are nearly four times more like... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4395122 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:47:08 +0100 4395122 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4378604&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F01%2F20%2Fhomeless-services%2F http://bit.ly/dOo2bS Thursday, January 27, 2011 1 to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time People working in homeless services, regardless of their position, face challenging working conditions and are at risk of burnout. How can agencies best support staff and promote a positive work environment? Sign up for a free Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration  (SAMHSA) HRC webcast to learn more. Presenters Ken Kraybill, B.J. Iacino, and Ayala Livny will share lessons learned and offer strategies for promoting a healthy workplace. [Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration] (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4378604 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:12:59 +0100 4378604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4373577&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F01%2F19%2Fconferences-17%2F Call for Poster Abstracts Fourth Evidence-Based Practice on the Frontline:  Building a Culture of Quality, Safety and Nursing Professionalism April 14 Holiday Inn Executive Center Columbia, MO http://bit.ly/ijGFhE To provide a forum to explore how front line nurses can discover and use the latest evidence to guide their everyday practice in order to improve nursing care and patient outcomes. EPA Environmental Justice Community Outreach Call February 3, 2011 at 3 p.m. ET http://bit.ly/fiTzfC Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has made Expanding the Conversation on Environmentalism and Working for Environmental Justice one of EPA’s top priorities. http://bit.ly/i2h1hu In support of this priority, we invite environmental justice advocates to participate on our next Quarterly Environmental J... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4373577 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:43:52 +0100 4373577 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4337915&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FCMMX1H-G8kY%2F By Chris EdwardsThe Obama administration is showing interest in reforming the U.S. corporate income tax. That’s good news because a lower corporate rate would boost domestic investment, which in turn would generate more jobs and higher wages and incomes. A lower corporate rate would also attract more inflows of direct investment from abroad—foreign-based businesses expanding their plants and building new plants in the United States. I updated this chart from our book, Global Tax Revolution. It shows that during the 1980s, the United States enjoyed higher inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) than outflows. But since then, the pattern has reversed—our companies are now investing more abroad than foreign-based companies are investing in the United States. (Data is from the BEA). ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4337915 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:10:40 +0100 4337915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4313989&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FPremGoVsvgM%2F By Daniel J. MitchellThe news is going from bad to worse for Ireland. The Irish Independent is reporting that the Swiss Central Bank no longer will accept Irish government bonds as collateral. The story also notes that one of the world’s largest bond firms, PIMCO, is no longer purchasing debt issued by the Irish government. And this is happening even though (or perhaps because?) Ireland received a big bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (and the IMF’s involvement means American taxpayers are picking up part of the tab). I’ve already commented on Ireland’s woes, and opined about similar problems afflicting the rest of Europe, but the continuing deterioration of the Emerald Isle deserves further analysis so that American policy makers h... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4313989 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:47:36 +0100 4313989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309592&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FIougkQG-aIU%2F By Daniel J. MitchellThe mid-term elections were a rejection of President Obama’s big-government agenda, but those results don’t necessarily mean better policy. We should not forget, after all, that Democrats rammed through Obamacare even after losing the special election to replace Ted Kennedy in Massachusetts (much to my dismay, my prediction from last January was correct). Similarly, GOP control of the House of Representatives does not automatically mean less government and more freedom. Heck, it doesn’t even guarantee that things won’t continue to move in the wrong direction. Here are three possible bad policies for 2011, most of which the Obama White House can implement by using executive power. 1. A back-door bailout of the states from the Federal Reserve &#82... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309592 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:02:34 +0100 4309592 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4305464&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D12905 The ELDER Project http://bit.ly/ifplI3 The Educational Linux Distribution Electronic Resource (ELDER) Project is a grassroots community movement that dedicates itself to providing curriculum ready, user friendly, supported and most importantly FREE educational software tools for teachers, parents and students.   ELDER will also include lesson plans and video tutorials, so that these tools can be implemented with ease and used anywhere, anytime. Finally, ELDER will forever stay free and open source – so that anyone can contribute, have access to, and improve for generations to come! You can access the ELDER project software at http://meeting.knet.ca/mp19/course/view.php?id=68 About the Developer: http://bit.ly/hukTCI Michael Mak is a Bachelor of Health Science Student in the Global Heal... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4305464 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 03:44:50 +0100 4305464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4278400&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D12867 http://nyti.ms/hZ6eiH The New York Times by David Bornstien This is a story about a plan to end chronic homelessness in the United States. It’s not an indeterminate “war on homelessness,” but a methodical approach to do away with a major social problem. Programs discussed in this article: 100,000 Homes http://100khomes.org/ Common Ground http://www.commonground.org/ Pathways to Housing http://www.pathwaystohousing.org/ Housing Subsidies VASH for Veterans http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/programs/hcv/vash/ 202 Housing for the Elderly http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/progdesc/eld202.cfm Shelter Plus Care for people with disabilities http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/programs/splusc/ HOPWA for people with AIDS http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/aidshousing/programs/ [RWJF_VP tweet... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4278400 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:30:09 +0100 4278400 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4272946&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D12817 Webinar Series- What Healthy Communities Need from their Transportation Networks http://bit.ly/eBkviE Public health and transportation professionals have the opportunity to participate in a new, four-part webinar series in 2011 that covers how transportation systems impact health in diverse communities across the nation. This series explores the intersections between health and transportation, highlights innovative state and local programs that leverage opportunities in transportation that benefit health, and explains what the future may hold for the federal surface transportation Webinar 1: Community Health and Transportation Planning on Tuesday, January 18,  2-3 pm EST (11-12 pm PST, 1-2pm CST) Webinar 2: The Health Benefits from Active Transportation on Tuesday, February 15, 2-3 pm E... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4272946 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:30:09 +0100 4272946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265696&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FX5Wl5PN0vJM%2F By Daniel J. MitchellSometimes it’s not a good idea to be at the top of a list. And now that Japan has announced a five-percentage point reduction in its corporate tax rate, the United States will have the dubious honor of imposing the developed world’s highest corporate tax rate. Here’s an excerpt from the report in the New York Times. Japan will cut its corporate income tax rate by 5 percentage points in a bid to shore up its sluggish economy, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said here Monday evening. Companies have urged the government to lower the country’s effective corporate tax rate — which now stands at 40 percent, around the same rate as that in the United States — to stimulate investment in Japan and to encourage businesses to create more jobs. Lowering the corpor... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265696 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:26:48 +0100 4265696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4254108&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D12635 http://wearevisible.com/ I learned about this resource through medical librarian Angela Arner’s health literacy blog (see the posting here: http://aa47.wordpress.com/2010/10/01/wearevisible-com/ ] It’s amazing to see the way people have made use of technology to change their lives. The website includes online tutorials to assist people in setting up Gmail accounts, facebook and twitter accounts and to consider blogging. (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4254108 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:20:05 +0100 4254108 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4249693&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D12621 Register online at: http://bit.ly/g2WFle Health Reform IS Working: A Webinar discussion on next steps for community prevention in the Affordable Care Act Monday December 20th 12:00-1:30 PM PST; 3:00-4:30 PM EST Join the American Public Health Association, Prevention Institute, Public Health Institute, PolicyLink, and Trust for America’s Health for an interactive discussion of the Affordable Care Act.  Learn about  opportinities for communities, public health, and healthcare leaders to get involved and ensure that the prevention provisions of the Affordable Care Act live up to their full potential.  [Prevention Institute email] (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4249693 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:06:35 +0100 4249693 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4245284&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FBiGbKfoTtNo%2F By Walter OlsonFrom time to time my colleague David Boaz posts about the many ongoing ways in which the economy of Washington, D.C. continues to outpace that of the rest of the country, thanks to a well-paid and layoff-resistant workforce of federal employees and contractors, a thriving lobbying sector, and so forth. Thus David noted this week that the Washington, D.C. metro area has now attained the highest family median income of any major city, and last month that, according to Census Bureau figures analyzed by Newsweek, “seven of the 10 richest counties in America, including the top three, are in the Washington area.” I thought I’d add three more data points to this picture: Even as most of the country remains mired in serious housing recession, the capital has boun... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4245284 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:48:46 +0100 4245284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4238666&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D12567 http://bit.ly/fUgL0w New study from The Education Trust shows that problems are often most acute in suburbs, small towns WASHINGTON (November 18, 2010) – Nearly a decade after federal law was enacted to ensure that low-income students and students of color had a fair shot at being assigned to strong teachers, students in high-poverty schools are still disproportionately taught by out-of-field and rookie teachers, according to “Not Prepared for Class,” a report released by The Education Trust. And while equity in teacher assignment patterns remains a major problem in inner-city and rural schools – particularly in mathematics – gaps in access to in-field teachers actually are widest in our nation’s suburbs and small towns. [The Education Trust] (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4238666 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:10:29 +0100 4238666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4237874&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F4OV2Jt2irUM%2F By David BoazForbes looks at new data on household income in different metro areas: Median family incomes across the country decreased dramatically from 2008 to 2009, and no region was left untouched by the recession. But despite shrinking paychecks nearly across the board, some cities still stand out for their bigger-than-average salaries. To find the places where Americans earn the most, we looked at median family income data for 2009, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. In September, as part of its annual American Community Survey, the Census released updated data for several hundred Metropolitan Statistical Areas — geographic entities defined by the U.S. government that roughly correspond to major cities. The place with the highest median family income is the Washington, D.C., me... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4237874 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:41:53 +0100 4237874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4230867&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D12461 Partnerships Between Federally Qualified Health Centers and Local Health Departments for Engaging in the Development of a Community-Based System of Care http://www.nachc.com/client/Partnerships%20Between%20FQHCs%20and%20LHDs_Final_11_03_10%20(2).pdf http://bit.ly/a5khf3 (pdf) Discusses both federally qualified health centers and local health departments and explores various collaborative models between them that optimize resources and promote improved health care access and quality improvement.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers Let’s Move Toolkit for Faith-based & Neighborhood Organizations http://www.hhs.gov/fbci/Tools%20&%20Resources/Pubs/lets_move_toolkit.pdf http://bit.ly/dE2oMh (pdf) Designed to help faith-based and neighborhood organiza... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4230867 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 18:27:20 +0100 4230867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4226305&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D12429 http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/default.aspx Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. See whats new for HP2020 http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/new2020.aspx including a renewed focus on identifying, measuring, tracking, and reducing health disparities through a determinants of health approach. (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4226305 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:57:54 +0100 4226305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4220828&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D12405 http://www.kff.org/uninsured/ The Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured has updated its resources on health coverage and the uninsured to reflect new data released in September by the U.S. Census Bureau, and to include information about the potential impact of the health reform law on the uninsured population. Those resources include: The Uninsured: A Primer http://www.kff.org/uninsured/7451.cfm — Updated with 2009 data, the Primer reviews the basic profile of the uninsured population, how they receive care, the latest trends in health insurance coverage, key issues in increasing coverage and basic statistics on the uninsured. It also discusses how the new health reform law might affect the uninsured population. The Uninsured and the Diff... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4220828 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 05:20:25 +0100 4220828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4219726&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fb4TWb67KkNU%2F By Roger PilonToday POLITICO Arena asks Will implementing President Obama’s Fiscal Commission recommendations require that everyone take a hit? My response (with tax insights from Jagadeesh Gokhale): President Obama’s Fiscal Commission Report offers a useful start in reducing our budget deficits and national debt, but it hardly goes far enough. As several of my Cato colleagues have just noted here, here, here, and here, the report recognizes, to its credit, that our corporate income tax structure puts U.S. corporations at a considerable competitive disadvantage against their foreign competitors. And the report keeps military spending cuts on the table, even if there is much more to be cut. Yet by proposing a reduction in government spending from 24.3 percent of GDP to... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4219726 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:21:46 +0100 4219726 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4219729&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F2s4Lbn3TW1Q%2F By Chris EdwardsPresident Obama’s Fiscal Commission has produced a serious and sobering analysis of the government’s budget mess, and it provides some of the needed solutions. Three of the report’s main themes are on target: the need to make government leaner, the need to cut business taxes to generate economic growth, and the need to impose tighter budget rules to discipline spending. The report rejects the view of many Democratic leaders that the welfare state built over the last 80 years must be defended against any and all budget cuts. “Every aspect of the discretionary budget must be scrutinized, no agency can be off limits, and no program that spends too much or achieves too little can be spared. The federal government can and must adapt to the 21st century by transforming it... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4219729 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:03:31 +0100 4219729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214086&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F_2z-16QiXAc%2F By Daniel J. MitchellI’m understandably fond of my video exposing the flaws of Keynesian stimulus theory, but I think my former intern has an excellent contribution to the debate with this new 5-minute mini-documentary. The main insight of the mini-documentary is that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) only measures how national output is allocated between consumption, investment, and government. That’s useful information in many ways, but if we want more output, we should focus on Gross Domestic Income (GDI), which measures how national income is earned. Focusing on GDI hopefully would lead lawmakers to consider ways of boosting employee compensation, corporate profits, small business income, and other components of national income. Focusing on GDP, by contrast, is misguided since ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214086 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:56:30 +0100 4214086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159217&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FmZu3EjePgy4%2F By Michael F. CannonThe co-chairs of President Obama’s Fiscal Commission propose to eliminate several tax loopholes while reducing marginal rates.  Hear, hear.  But they describe those loopholes as “backdoor spending in the tax code.”  It is incorrect and dangerous to equate tax loopholes with government spending. The tax code’s countless credits, deductions, and exclusions let people keep a portion of their earnings, provided they use the money how the government wants them to use it.  Tax loopholes therefore have a lot in common with government spending: they give power to politicians, inhibit freedom, reduce economic output, unjustly enrich special-interest groups, et cetera. But to call them “tax expenditures” or “tax subsidies” or ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159217 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:39:01 +0100 4159217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4144894&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D12101 This report presents the most accurate statistical profile of U.S. broadband Internet adoption currently available. The report features new analysis of “adoption gaps,” i.e., the differences in average broadband Internet adoption at home among different groups after controlling for demographic and geographic factors. There are certain groups in the population that have lower adoption rates even after taking account of differences that typically affect broadband usage. For example, the home broadband adoption gap between the lowest-income households and higher income brackets ranges from 16 to 34 percentage points, even after controlling for differences in education, age, race, ethnicity, household size, urban-rural location, foreign-born status, disability status and state of residence... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4144894 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:58:59 +0100 4144894 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4151766&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FKbvf19QYBTI%2F By Daniel J. MitchellThe White House recently released a video, narrated by Austan Goolsbee of the Council of Economic Advisers, asserting that higher tax rates on the so-called rich would be a good idea. Since Goolsbee’s video made so many unsubstantiated assertions and was guilty of so many sins of omission, here’s a rebuttal video, narrated by yours truly. This new Center for Freedom and Prosperity video includes the full footage of the White House production, so viewers can decide for themselves which side is correct. Debunking White House Pro-Tax Increase Propaganda is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4151766 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:41:45 +0100 4151766 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133677&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F46XbEB_1zfg%2F By Daniel J. MitchellLast week, I highlighted nine ballot initiatives that were worth watching because of their policy implications and/or their role is showing whether voters wanted more or less freedom. The results, by and large, are very encouraging. Let’s take a look at the results of those nine votes, as well as a few additional key initiatives. 1. The big spenders wanted to impose an income tax in the state of Washington, and they even had support from too-rich-to-care Bill Gates. The good news is that this initiative got slaughtered by a nearly two-to-one margin.  I was worried about this initiative since crazy  Oregon voters approved higher tax rates earlier this year. In a further bit of good news, Washington voters also approved a supermajority requirement for tax incre... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133677 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:58:40 +0100 4133677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4109951&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D11843 http://bit.ly/bUpbvF The MAGAZINE of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Spring 2010 Can an integrated neighborhood in Southwest Baltimore help overturn decades of race-based assumptions about the origins of health disparities? “And the researchers who have come to this neighborhood to investigate this long-suspected but never before proven notion—that poor health is not so much about race, as place—may eventually rewrite the way health disparities are viewed and treated in this country.” For more on the study see Exploring Health Disparities in Integrated Communities Project: http://www.jhsph.edu/healthdisparities/Projects/SWB1.html The Southwest Baltimore Community Health Report http://www.jhsph.edu/bin/e/r/SWBCommunityReport.pdf (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4109951 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:23:42 +0100 4109951 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031317&cid=t_129324_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F10%2F05%2Fthe-situation-of-high-marginal-income-tax-rates-and-motivation%2F A leading rationale against progressively higher income tax rates for top-earners is that high taxes will dissuade them from working hard, being innovative, or trying to be the best at whatever they do. This rationale has seemingly prevented a return of the very high marginal income tax rates used between 1951 and 1963, when taxable personal income over $400,000 was taxed to the tune of 91% by the federal government. Now-a-days, taxable personal income over $373,650 is taxed at 35% by the federal government (the percent will increase to 39.6% in 2011 if the Bush tax cuts are not extended or made permanent.  39.6% was used during the Clinton years.  When combining many states’ income taxes, the effective rate would–at least for those high-earners living in states with progres... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031317 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 04:01:09 +0100 4031317 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3995237&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D11273 6th Annual Healthy Indoor Environments Conference http://www.hiech.org/conference/ FREE REGISTRATION FOR EVERYONE!! Through new special conference sponsorships we are proud to announce that the 6th Annual Healthy Indoor Environments Conference is NOW FREE TO EVERYONE!  To get breakfast and lunch INCLUDED for BOTH DAYS, you must register at the web site so we can get a head count to order the food. If you do not register, food will not be provided for you. The conference is proud to highlight local experts from the four state region of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska as well as national experts, presenting topics relating to the built environment and how it impacts public health and wellbeing. This year’s Conference will be held October 7 – 8, 2010, at the Overland Park Convent... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3995237 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:42:54 +0100 3995237 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3993881&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FevdN6f_RRzU%2F By Daniel J. MitchellOur tax system in America is an absurd nightmare, but at least we have some ability to monitor what is happening. We can’t get too aggressive (nobody wants the ogres at the IRS breathing down their necks), but at least we can adjust our withholding levels and control what gets put on our annual tax returns. The serfs in the United Kingdom are in much worse shape. To a large degree, the tax authority (Inland Revenue) decides everyone’s tax liability, and taxpayers have no role other than to meekly acquiesce. But now the statists over in London have decided to go one step farther and have proposed to require employers to send all paychecks directly to the government. The politicians and bureaucrats that comprise the ruling class then would decide how much to... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3993881 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:54:30 +0100 3993881 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3989327&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D11249 Nearly six months since the signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and as some key provisions are due to be implemented, the Kaiser Family Foundation  launched an online gateway providing easy access to new and comprehensive resources on the health reform law. Recognizing the transition from the debate about passage to the realities of implementing a law, the Health Reform Source, http://healthreform.kff.org, has many new features that provide explanations of the basics of the law, in-depth analysis of policy issues in implementation, and quick and easy access to relevant data, studies and developments. The Source features the premiere of “Health Reform Hits Main Street,” http://healthreform.kff.org/the-animation.aspx a new animated short movie designed to ... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3989327 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:23:03 +0100 3989327 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3970299&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D11197 Linking Community and Faith Leaders to Information about New Benefits Tuesday, September 21, 2010 Time: 4 PM Eastern, 3 PM Central, 2 PM Mountain, 1 PM Pacific Dial in information: For those with internet access, please join the call online at: http://hhs.granicus.com/live For those without internet access, please dial: 1-888-455-6860 or 1-866-844-9416 A Conference Call for Faith and Community Leaders with the President of the United States You are invited to join President Obama for a conference call to discuss key new benefits under the Affordable Care Act.  We want to ensure that community leaders like you have the most up-to-date information and resources about these new benefits to share with your communities and congregations. On September 23rd, the six month anniversary of the Af... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3970299 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:20:30 +0100 3970299 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3929190&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fthe-happiest-people-are-extroverted-engaged-and-healthy%2F photo: Thinkstock If you make at least $75,000 a year, are extroverted, healthy, and engaged in your life: Congratulations. This is the happiest you’ll ever be, and it’s all downhill from here! On the bright side, you’re probably happier than most people you know. In fact, a new study shows that you just may be the happiest person in America. The good news for those of us who don’t fit the above description is that happiness comes with age — besides the period from age 35-44, where there’s a dip in contentedness levels. Those damn kids! Are you happier now than you were 10 years ago? via CNN Post from: BlissTree The Happiest People Are Extroverted, Engaged, and Healthy (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3929190 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:08:41 +0100 3929190 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3904740&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D10979 New Orleans Five Years After the Storm: A New Disaster Amid Recovery http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/8089.cfm This comprehensive survey of the experiences of New Orleans residents is the third in a series conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation since 2005.  Five years after Hurricane Katrina, an increasing majority of the city’s residents says the rebuilding process is going well, but substantial majorities still report that the city has not recovered and feel the nation has forgotten them.  The survey also finds the scope and immediacy of the Gulf oil spill weighing heavily on New Orleans residents’ minds. Report Analyzes Implications for Health Inequities of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act The new health care reform law establishes a strong foundation for eliminati... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3904740 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:48:13 +0100 3904740 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3882614&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D10815 http://bit.ly/9nF7Ls Monday August 23 1pm-2:30ET The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and the National Health Policy Training Alliance for Communities of Color will conduct a 90-minute webinar to release a new report, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010:  Advancing Health Equity for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Populations. The webinar, which is open to all, will take place on Monday, August 23, 2010, from 1pm – 2:30pm EDT, during which time the report will be summarized and participants will have opportunities to pose questions. (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3882614 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:58:38 +0100 3882614 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3798559&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fshould-doctors-be-paid-to-communicate-with-patients%2F2010.07.28 I often hear from physicians that they would do a better job communicating with patients if they were adequately reimbursed for the time it took to do so. Given that certain types of physician-patient communications (patient education, care planning, etc.) can have quantifiable, therapeutic benefits for patients, I can see their point. I have no problem with physicians asking to be adequately reimbursed for services they provide, as long as they are high quality and add value. For example, teaching chronic disease patients how to care for themselves at home takes time and is critical to effective patient self care. In this role, physicians are called upon to be a provider of necessary information as well as a coach to encourage and support patients. But as evidence suggests, many physic... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3798559 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:00:34 +0100 3798559 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3790692&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fb4DM7DLQdWY%2F By Daniel J. MitchellThe 2001 and 2003 tax cuts are scheduled to expire at the end of this year, which means a big tax increase in 2011. Tax rates for all brackets will increase, the double tax on dividends will skyrocket from 15 percent to 39.6 percent, the child credit will shrink, the death tax will be reinstated (at 55 percent!), the marriage penalty will get worse, and the capital gains tax rate will jump to 20 percent. All of these provisions will be unwelcome news for taxpayers, but it’s important to look at direct and indirect costs. A smaller paycheck is an example of direct costs, but in some cases the indirect costs — such as slower economic growth — are even more important. This is why higher tax rates on entrepreneurs and investors are so misguided. For every... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3790692 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:48:04 +0100 3790692 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3773748&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D10467 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Grantmakers in Health invite you to participate in a 90-minute webinar to share research and best practices in effective communication about the social determinants of health and the complex beliefs and conflicted values that come along with it. Over the course of four years, the RWJF Vulnerable Populations Portfolio, along with Olson Zaltman Associates and Westen Strategies, undertook an iterative research and message development process, that benefitted from both traditional and nontraditional research techniques. As a result, we now have a way to create more compelling, effective and persuasive messages that resonate across the political spectrum. Scheduled for Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. (EST) / 2:00 p.m. (CST) / 1:00 p.m. (MST) / 12:00 n... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3773748 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:48:06 +0100 3773748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3776362&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FYl2o2cca40M%2F By Daniel J. MitchellThe Wall Street Journal has an excellent editorial this morning on the obscure — but critically important — issue of measuring what happens to tax revenue in response to changes in tax policy. This is sometimes known as the dynamic scoring versus static scoring debate and sometimes referred to as the Laffer Curve controversy. The key thing to understand is that the Joint Committee on Taxation (which produces revenue estimates) assumes that even big changes in tax policy have zero macroeconomic impact. Adopt a flat tax? The JCT assumes no effect on the economic performance. Double tax rates? The JCT assumes no impact on growth. The JCT does include a few microeconomic effects into its revenue-estimating models (an increase in gas taxes, for instance, w... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3776362 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:17:49 +0100 3776362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3740584&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FcqY5QUVJim0%2F By Daniel J. MitchellSupporters of the Cleveland Cavaliers, especially the owner of the team, are upset that basketball superstar LeBron James has decided to sign with the Miami Heat. The anger is especially intense because the Cavaliers offered James $4 million more over the next five years. But their anger is misplaced because more money in Cleveland actually translates into about $1 million less disposable income when the burden of state and local income taxes is added to the equation. Rather than condemn James for making a rational choice, local basketball fans should tar and feather Ohio politicians. This story from CNBC walks through the calculations. [I]f you match up what James’ salary would be for the first five years in Cleveland and the five years in Miami, you find that the C... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3740584 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:26:49 +0100 3740584 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3738527&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D10333 Online Coverage of XVIII International AIDS Conference http://globalhealth.kff.org/AIDS2010 The International AIDS Society (IAS) and the Kaiser Family Foundation will provide worldwide online access to the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010) taking place in Vienna, Austria, July 18-23, 2010. Kaiser — an independent operating foundation and non-partisan source of facts, information, and analysis, based in Menlo Park, Calif., USA — is the official webcaster for AIDS 2010, providing daily coverage [Kaiser Family Foundation] Cyber-Seminar – Faithfully Fit: Promoting Healthy Eating and Living in African American Churches http://ccplanet.cancer.gov/cs_evidence-based-programs.html July 13, 2010, 2:00-3:00 PM ET. This cyber-seminar will explore the researcher and prac... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3738527 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:33:25 +0100 3738527 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3719799&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D10203 http://www.healthcare.gov/ HHS Launches New Consumer Focused Health Care Website The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today unveiled an innovative new on-line tool that will help consumers take control of their health care by connecting them to new information and resources that will help them access quality, affordable health care coverage. For more information see the press release http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/07/20100701e.html The NN/LM MCR maintains a website that lists links to Prescription Assistance Programs, Insurance and Benefits Assistance Progrmas and Information Resources on Insurance. http://nnlm.gov/mcr/resources/community/inner.html The HealthCare.gov website has been added to this page. (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3719799 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:36:49 +0100 3719799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718381&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F0mRalV1SaZE%2F By Sallie JamesRand Paul, after setting the newswires alight with his controversial stance on the Civil Rights Act, is busy touting his “moderate” credentials. Moderate, in this case, being a euphemism for “laughably timid.” In a recent interview with a Kentucky radio station, Paul rejected the charge of his political opponent that he was opposed to farm subsidies. Not true, sayeth Paul. He is “much more moderate than that.” According to an article in yesterday’s  Lexington Herald-Leader, Paul’s less-than-radical view on farm subsidies is that, well, maybe dead people should not receive them: Let’s just agree that we will get rid of subsidies for dead farmers first,” he said. After that, Paul said, the government should restri... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718381 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:05:20 +0100 3718381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718382&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FsPvhQSrvB5M%2F By Daniel J. MitchellMany people assume that Europe is the land of high-tax welfare states and America is an outpost of laissez-faire capitalism. We should be so lucky. The burden of government in America is still lower than it is in the average European nation, but the United States is a lot closer to France than it is to Hong Kong — and the trend is not comforting. We recently endured the embarrassing spectacle of President Obama arguing with Europeans that they should increase the burden of government spending. Now we have a new report from the European Commission indicating that the average corporate tax rate in member nations of the European Union has plummeted to just 23.5 percent while the corporate tax rate in the U.S. has stagnated at 35 percent. In the past dozen years a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718382 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:10:33 +0100 3718382 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3715589&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D10181 http://www.healthcare.gov/law/about/provisions/pcip/index.html HHS Secretary Sebelius Announces New Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Affordable Care Act Program to Provide Temporary Coverage for Americans Without Insurance Due to Pre-Existing Conditions Now Through 2014 When the New Insurance Exchanges Are Established The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today the establishment of a new Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) that will offer coverage to uninsured Americans who have been unable to obtain health coverage because of a pre-existing health condition.  The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, which will be administered either by a state or by the Department of Health and Human Services, will provide a new health coverage option for Ameri... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3715589 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:10:28 +0100 3715589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3702396&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D10135 http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/06/20100618d.html The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today issued a final rule to establish a temporary certification program for electronic health record (EHR) technology.  The temporary certification program establishes processes that organizations will need to follow in order to be authorized by the National Coordinator to test and certify EHR technology. Use of “certified EHR technology” is a core requirement for providers who seek to qualify to receive incentive payments under the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs provisions authorized in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. HITECH was enacted as part of the American Recove... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3702396 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:25:00 +0100 3702396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3690836&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealthcare-finance-and-poverty-fault-lines-intersected%2F2010.06.23 Solutions to problems are generally sought from within the problems themselves. Two recent examples are healthcare and finance. In both cases, the solutions are believed to be better-structured and regulated systems. In blogs, articles and speeches, I have stressed that — while there are myriad ways that healthcare can be improved — the real solutions to high healthcare spending lie outside of healthcare. Poverty and its associated manifestations are at the core of the healthcare spending crisis. The high costs of caring for the poor will continue to overwhelm the system, no matter how it’s structured and improved. Rather than looking for solutions through changes in process and regulation, the major solutions to healthcare’s excessive spending reside in areas such as ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3690836 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:45:35 +0100 3690836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3683592&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fsmell-test-fragrance-company-scenting-low-income-housing-to-make-residents-happy%2F Scent-branding is part of the marketing plan for several retail outlets, hotels, and even casinos. Just step into a W Hotel and note the eerily similar smell to the last one you visited. Like color and light, smells can evoke emotions, making consumers happy and thus more likely to spend, return, and build brand loyalty. But one scent company is actually applying this to a living space: International Flavors and Fragrances has created a special scent that they’re planning to pump into a low-income housing building in the South Bronx, New York, filling the hallways and common spaces with – we kid you not – L’Eau Vert du Bronx du Sur. The “Green Water of South Bronx” is meant to evoke happiness and optimism for the 200 building residents. We wouldn’t necessa... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3683592 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:37:31 +0100 3683592 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3679177&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D10047 The Maternal and Child Health Library released a new edition of the knowledge path, Health Insurance and Access to Care for Children and Adolescents.  The knowledge path points to resources that analyze data, describe effective programs, and report on policy and research aimed at advancing health coverage and improving health care access for children and adolescents. Emphasis is placed on Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).  Separate sections present resources for professionals (health professionals, program administrators, policymakers, and researchers) and for families. A special topics section points to resources that address health reform, outreach and enrollment, and school-based and school-linked care. View the path online at http://www.mchlibrary.inf... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3679177 Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:24:42 +0100 3679177 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3667847&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D10021 Prevention Institute has launched Communities Taking Action: Profiles of Health Equity, http://bit.ly/aAd8mh an online database that highlights successful community efforts to increase health equity. The profiled communities promote racial and social justice through initiatives to prevent chronic disease, violence, and injury. The database includes 64 profiles in total, all plotted on an easy-to-browse google map http://bit.ly/9N8gJy [CBPR] Long URL to the Communities Taking Action http://preventioninstitute.org/tools/focus-area-tools/communities-taking-action-profiles-of-health-equity.html (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3667847 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:22:51 +0100 3667847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3644763&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-medical-home-in-ontario-the-poor-left-behind-again%2F2010.06.09 In a recent blog posting, I described Group Health’s medical home for 8,000 patients. It proved to be a boon for primary care physicians, who were able to reduce the size of their patient panels, see fewer patients per day, refer more patients to specialists, and maintain or increase their incomes. Patients liked it, too. And Group Health was happy because expenditures per patient were 2 percent lower. But poor patients had trouble getting through the front door of the medical home, so based on demographic differences alone, expenditures should have been lower by 10 percent or more. Nonetheless, they declared victory. Now news filters south from Ontario’s eight-year experiment with medical homes for 8,000,000 patients, and the news is similar. Participation is skewed to healthier an... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3644763 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:00:52 +0100 3644763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3610322&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FhBsUQsiZdJc%2F By Daniel J. MitchellThe Taxpayers Alliance has a brief but compelling video, entitled “How long do you work for the tax man?,” which shows how an ordinary worker in the United Kingdom spends more than one-half his day laboring for government. “What will they tax next?” is still the best policy video to come out of the U.K., in my humble opinion, but this one is very much worth watching — especially since America is becoming more like Europe with each passing day. What makes the video particularly depressing is that it only considers the tax burden. Regulations and government spending also are a burden on average workers, largely because of foregone economic growth. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3610322 Fri, 28 May 2010 19:12:05 +0100 3610322 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3561447&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D9507 Launched in 2000 under the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention, CeaseFire engages the community to work with young people at high risk of being involved in violence to provide on-the-spot alternatives to shooting and change social norms about gun violence. Read “Upending Twisted Norms” in the New York Times. http://nyti.ms/9ZfR7t Learn more about CeaseFire. http://bit.ly/d6ZChd Visit the CeaseFire Web site. http://www.ceasefirechicago.org/ [RWJF Content Alerts] (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3561447 Thu, 13 May 2010 15:16:00 +0100 3561447 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3553717&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D9475 Resources for Medical Interpreters Last week, Massachusetts launched a campaign to encourage the use of medical interpreters. Please read the press release http://bit.ly/diN23o For more information and resources from the Massachusetts Office of Health and Human Services, see their website on Interpreter Services http://bit.ly/c5KKLM [CLAStalk listserv] Guides to Breastfeeding http://www.womenshealth.gov/pub/bf.cfm An Easy Guide to Breastfeeding provides information and encouragement to women and their loved ones. It explains the benefits for baby, mom, and society, and also provides frequently asked questions and answers about breastfeeding. Available in English, Spanish and Chinese, as well as brochures for African American and American Indian/Alaska Native women. Affordable Care Act and ... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3553717 Tue, 11 May 2010 20:01:03 +0100 3553717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3543923&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D9435 Socioeconomic Disparities in Health in the United States: What the Patterns Tell Us Abstract URL: http://bit.ly/cjCbUM April 2010, Vol 100, No. S1, American Journal of Public Health The authors aimed to describe socioeconomic disparities in the United States across multiple health indicators and socioeconomic groups. [PAHO/WHO Equity listserv] (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3543923 Fri, 07 May 2010 20:19:48 +0100 3543923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3543925&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D9421 http://www.preventioninstitute.org/component/jlibrary/article/id-266/127.html School lunches and farmers’ markets are on the national radar right now, and for good reason. The food system influences our ability to access, buy and eat healthy foods: from the farm to your corner store, from t.v. commercials to your table, the food system matters.  The just-released Convergence Partnership’s Recipes for Change: Healthy Food in Every Community, authored by Prevention Institute, aims to increase access to healthy foods by highlighting the innovative prevention strategies already working in communities across the country. (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3543925 Fri, 07 May 2010 14:07:18 +0100 3543925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3527613&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D9351 The Grocery Gap: Who Has Access to Healthy Food and Why It Matters http://bit.ly/aPX4uv Sarah Treuhaft, PolicyLink Allison Karpyn, The Food Trust March 2010 “…..Inequitable access to healthy food is a major contributor to health disparities. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adult obesity rates are 51 percent higher for African Americans than whites, and 21 percent higher for Latinos.. ….” [posted on PAHO/WHO Equity list] New Census Bureau Report Analyzes Nation’s Linguistic Diversity Language Use in the United States: 2007 [http://www.census.gov/prod/2010pubs/acs-12.pdf] The number of people 5 and older who spoke a language other than English at home has more than doubled in the last three decades and at a pace four times greater than the nation’s po... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3527613 Mon, 03 May 2010 15:41:00 +0100 3527613 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3494572&cid=t_129324_180_f&fid=38610&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.productivity501.com%2Fdiversified-income%2F7634%2F Conclusion There are a number of different sources of income. Make sure you aren’t just depending on your employer. Even a few hundred dollars per month from another source can give you additional financial freedom that gives you some level of protection against layoffs and job instability. A few hundred dollars a month gives you some income that isn’t dependent on your boss. It also can serve as the foundation for the confidence you need to start your own full-time business if you ever decided to do that. Follow Productivity501 on Twitter.. If you liked this, please consider sharing it with others: --- at Productivity501:Passive IncomeTips for TaxesEarly Withdrawal from an IRAIncome Diversification10 Stages of Financial Freedom (Source: Productivity50... Productivity501 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3494572 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:00:58 +0100 3494572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3460149&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fln1QarG0zcY%2F By Daniel J. MitchellMy former intern, Hiwa Alaghebandian, has just narrated a new Economics 101 video about the cost of the tax code. I won’t spoil the surprise by giving the details, but you if you’re not angry now, you will be after watching. In the video, Ms. Alaghebandian notes that a study from 1996 (back when the tax code was not nearly as complex) estimated that a flat tax would reduce the compliance burden of the income tax by 94 percent. In my video on the flat tax, I mostly focused on how a single-rate, consumption-base system would boost growth and competitiveness, but simplicity also would be a remarkable achievement. Not only would real tax reform reduce compliance costs by hundreds of billions of dollars, it would also put a big dent in the corrupt practice ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3460149 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:16:47 +0100 3460149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3448844&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FbFVtG7fuqj4%2F By Daniel J. MitchellA Washington Post columnist reports on a group of limousine liberals who are lobbying to pay more taxes. Of course, there’s no law that prevents them from writing big checks to the government and voluntarily paying more, so what they’re really lobbying for is higher taxes on the vast majority of investors and entrepreneurs who don’t want more of their income confiscated by the clowns in Washington and squandered on corrupt and inefficient programs: A group of liberals got together Tuesday and proved that they, too, can have a tax rebellion. But theirs is a little bit different: They want to pay more taxes. “I’m in favor of higher taxes on people like me,” declared Eric Schoenberg, who is sitting on an investment banking fortune. He c... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3448844 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:01:20 +0100 3448844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3417256&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D8813 To Be Young, Digital, and Black http://spotlight.macfound.org/btr/entry/to_be_young_digital_and_black/ “Watkins and a panel of African-American educators and students recently discussed the post-digital divide world at a United Negro College Fund public forum, “To Be Young Digital and Black.” Joining Watkins at Morehouse College were Tarshia Stanley, associate professor of English at Spelman College; Michael Hodge, chair of the sociology department at Morehouse College; Craig Wacker, MacArthur Foundation program officer in digital media and learning; and college students Deven Sanders (Spelman) and Brandon Xavier (Morehouse).” [http://tinyurl.com/yea4jxn] Kaiser’s March Update on Health Disparities http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/report.cfm Kaiser’s March Upda... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3417256 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:06:06 +0100 3417256 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420566&cid=t_129324_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2FnT5CNi779fk%2F Good morning readers:  Just a quick post to let you know that there is some wonderful FREE information for you if you are considering blogging.  The Income Blogging Guide, written by Andrew Rondeau and Joel Williams, has helped me immensely in setting up my blog site, Nursing Comments.  The materials include how to set up your blog, themes you might consider for your blog, establishing your own ‘niche’, getting the appropriate domain and hosting carrier AND probably the most important – making money with your blog.  It is great for beginners (such as I was just this year).  I highly recommend this study packet to ease the frustration of starting your own blog!  You can get the copy for FREE at: http://www.incomebloggingguide.com/ Stephanie (Source: Nursing Comments) Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420566 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:18:30 +0100 3420566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375599&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D8655 Social Health 2010: Sharing. Exchanging. Social Health! http://sites.google.com/a/sxsh.org/sxsh/ was held recently in Austin, TX. I learned about the resources below by following a few people on Twitter http://twitter.com/ who were posting during the day National Broadband Plan http://broadband.gov/Plan/ Binary America: Split in Two by A Digital Divide http://tinyurl.com/2ff5d8 How the Other Half Lives: Touring the Digital Divide http://www.librarian.net/talks/sxsw10/ Librarians and ePatients as Partners http://bit.ly/a4Qb5M (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375599 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:08:06 +0100 3375599 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360514&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D8561 http://covertheuninsured.org/ March 14020, 2010 Cover the Uninsured, a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is a national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and demand solutions from our nation’s leaders. Find guides to health insurance cover by state, see statistics on insurance coverage by state, and more. Also take a look at the NN/LM MCR page that includes links to Prescription Assistance Programs, Insurance and Benefits Assitance Programs and Information Resources on Insurance http://nnlm.gov/mcr/resources/community/inner.html (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360514 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:18:59 +0100 3360514 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3342638&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FDgss7Ji69TQ%2F By Daniel J. MitchellPresident Obama is proposing a series of major tax increases. His budget envisions higher tax rates on personal income, increased double taxation of dividends and capital gains, and a big increase in the death tax. And his health care plan includes significant tax hikes, including perhaps the imposition of the Medicare payroll tax on capital income — thus exacerbating the tax code’s bias against saving and investment. It is unclear why the White House is pursuing these punitive policies. The President said during the 2008 campaign that he favored soak-the-rich taxes even if they did not raise revenue, but his budget predicts the proposals will raise lots of money. Because of the Laffer Curve, it is highly unlikely that all of this additional revenue will ma... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3342638 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:34:14 +0100 3342638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331645&cid=t_129324_180_f&fid=38610&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.productivity501.com%2Fincome-diversification%2F7019%2F Conclusion You don’t need to rush out and try to create a source of income from everything mentioned in this article. However, there is great value in being aware of different opportunities and looking for one or two ways you can protect yourself against the loss of your primary job. In particular, if you can find something you enjoy and turn it into a secondary source of income, you can give yourself a lot of flexibility in the future, regardless of what happens in the job market. Follow Productivity501 on Twitter.. If you liked this, please consider sharing it with others: --- at Productivity501:Passive IncomeTips for TaxesEarly Withdrawal from an IRA10 Stages of Financial FreedomCareer Renegade (Source: Productivity501) Productivity501 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331645 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:00:21 +0100 3331645 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3308262&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D8277 http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/4427.pdf Center for Studying Health System Change Reschovsky, James D.; Ellyn R. Boukus “Despite broad consensus among the medical community about how physicians can help to address and, ultimately, reduce disparities, physician adoption of several recommended practices to improve care for minority patients remains low.” (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3308262 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:31:51 +0100 3308262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3287723&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FTxcyRXkszBc%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonThere’s a widespread belief that public schools are homogeneous and all inclusive while private schools are bastions of the elite. This was proven to be a myth decades ago by the renowned sociologist James Coleman, and as far as I know, that pattern of findings hasn’t changed in recent years. Nevertheless, the myth continues. A new Fordham Institute paper provides a partial antidote, pointing out that quite a few public schools enroll virtually no low-income kids, making them bastions of the elite. Where the Fordham paper trips up a bit is in calling these elite public schools “private public schools.” As already noted above, private schools are, on average, better economically integrated than their government counterparts, so this phrase is exa... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3287723 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:16:13 +0100 3287723 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3279960&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FbOOWjQtMbTI%2F By Daniel J. MitchellBarack Obama wants higher tax rates on the so-called rich, including steeper levies on income, capital gains, dividends, and even death. Along with other politicians in Washington, he acts as if successful taxpayers are like sheep meekly awaiting slaughter. I’ve explained in this video why class-warfare tax policies are misguided, and a new study from Boston College provides additional evidence about the consequences of hate-and-envy tax policy. The research reveals that high tax rates in New Jersey have helped cause wealthy people to leave the state, leading to a net wealth reduction of $70 billion between 2004 and 2008. Wealth and income are different, of course, so it is worth pointing out that another study from 2007 estimated that the state lost $8 billion o... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3279960 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:38:36 +0100 3279960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3266889&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fj5XsHa47BeU%2F By Daniel J. MitchellIf you want to get depressed or angry, the New York Times has an article celebrating the effort by politicians at all levels of government to lure more people into the food stamp program. New York City is running ads in foreign languagues asking people to stick their snouts in the public trough. The City is even signing up prisoners when they get out of jail. The state of New York, meanwhile, actually set up quotas for enrolling new recipients. And on the federal level, there apparently is a program that gives states “bonuses” for putting more people on the dole. No wonder one out of every eight Americans is receiving food stamps. By the way, this is not just the fault of Democrats. The ranking Republican on the Agriculture Committee is a big defender of th... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3266889 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:04:46 +0100 3266889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3243772&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FGDIc5SCJuNk%2F By Daniel J. MitchellPoliticians in Washington have come up with something far more impressive than turning lead into gold or water into wine. Using self-serving budget rules, they can increase the burden of government spending and say they are cutting taxes instead. This bit of legerdemain is made possible, thanks to the convolutions of the personal income tax, by adopting or expanding refundable tax credits. But in this case, “refundable” does not mean the government is returning money to taxpayers. Instead, it means that money is being redistributed to people who do not earn enough to be subject to the income tax. This is hardly a trivial issue. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the amount of income redistribution being laundered through the tax code is now so la... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3243772 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:26:56 +0100 3243772 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3235828&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fcaw7UitGmus%2F By Daniel IkensonDuring his SOTU address last week, the president declared it a national goal to double our exports over the next five years.  As my colleague Dan Griswold argues (a point that is echoed by others in this NYT article), such growth is probably unrealistic. But with incomes rising in China, India and throughout the developing world, and with huge amounts of savings accumulated in Asia, strong U.S. export growth in the years ahead should be a given—unless we screw it up with a provocative enforcement regime. The president said: If America sits on the sidelines while other nations sign trade deals, we will lose the chance to create jobs on our shores. But realizing those benefits also means enforcing those agreements so our trading partners play by the rules. Ah, the enforce... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3235828 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:46:09 +0100 3235828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3235830&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWVBaJiajXNE%2F By Alan ReynoldsThe new budget reportedly hopes to raise $364 billion over ten years by raising the top two tax rates, plus $105 billion by raising the tax on dividends and capital gains to 20% from 15%, and $500 billion through discriminatory caps and limits on personal exemptions and deductions allowed to other taxpayers. The $364 billion from raising the top two tax rates pales in comparison to the $2.56 trillion from keeping the rest of the Bush tax cuts in place, including $600 per couple (the 10% bracket) for everyone still rich enough to pay taxes (the Obama plan would exempt half of  U.S. workers from paying income tax).  That contrast between $364 billion and $2.56 trillion is definitive proof that Democrats’ endless complaint about the Bush tax cuts going “mainly to the ric... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3235830 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:40:05 +0100 3235830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182140&cid=t_129324_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F18%2Fbmj-2010-vol-340-no-7738%2F content page Fade Fave: Doctors told to declare all income or risk investigation and high penalties Fade Skinny: Doctors in the United Kingdom who have not declared some of their earnings have until the end of March to register with the tax office or risk investigation, public shaming, high penalties, and public prosecution. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Posted in Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Journals Tagged: Athens Password, Current Awareness, Doctors, E-Journals, Income (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182140 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:56:47 +0100 3182140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3171884&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F1ypg4QUiWbQ%2F By Chris Moody A real stimulus: To create jobs, repeal the corporate-income tax. As if times weren’t hard enough: The individual mandate on health insurance would impose high implicit taxes on low-wage workers. For more on this, read the new Cato study on burdens the health care legislation will place on the poor. Hot off the press: New issue of Regulation magazine looks at lessons from the financial crisis and property rights. Even though the government is running massive deficits, interest rates and inflation are low. So, what’s the problem? Podcast: “Bernanke’s Conceit” featuring Mark A. Calabria. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3171884 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:23:48 +0100 3171884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3171885&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FIn435zpiq7c%2F By Chris EdwardsWe’ve got an IRS Commissioner who doesn’t even do his own taxes, and is not embarrassed about it. We’ve got complex deductions that nobody understands, including the government, as the Maryland nurse with the MBA found out. We’ve got a Treasury Secretary and other high appointees who apparently cheated on their taxes. And we’ve got the Democrats hell-bent on greatly increasing the power and responsibilities of the overwhelmed IRS with their health care bill. Now, more than ever, it’s time to scrap the current income tax and put in a flat tax. Or at least we could take a big jump in that direction with a “Simplified Tax,” as discussed in a new National Academies report. Get rid of all almost all deductions, exemptions, and cr... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3171885 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:21:59 +0100 3171885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3171889&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FqfHgYHyCgPg%2F By Michael F. CannonIn a new study titled, “Obama’s Prescription for Low-Wage Workers: High Implicit Taxes, Higher Premiums,” I show that the House and Senate health care bills would impose implicit tax rates on low-wage workers that exceed 100 percent.  Here’s the executive summary: House and Senate Democrats have produced health care legislation whose mandates, subsidies, tax penalties, and health insurance regulations would penalize work and reward Americans who refuse to purchase health insurance. As a result, the legislation could trap many Americans in low-wage jobs and cause even higher health-insurance premiums, government spending, and taxes than are envisioned in the legislation. Those mandates and subsidies would impose effective marginal tax rates on lo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3171889 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:31:52 +0100 3171889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3165109&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D7635 http://tinyurl.com/yh2xu2z In what possibly is a first for a U.S. library, the San Francisco Public Library has hired a psychiatric social worker to address its homeless users. Since joining the staff nearly a year ago, Leah Esguerra has directed more than 150 individuals into city social services programs, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. [Library Journal Express, January 12, 2010] (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3165109 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:53:42 +0100 3165109 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3142519&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FnjLh8I2w3HY%2F By Daniel GriswoldFor American workers and families trying to get ahead, the decade just behind us was a stinker. As a front-page Washington Post story over the long weekend summarized: For most of the past 70 years, the U.S. economy has grown at a steady clip, generating perpetually higher incomes and wealth for American households. But since 2000, the story is starkly different. … According to the story, the Aughts (2000-09) were the first decade since World War Two with no net job creation, and the first in which median household income was actually lower at the end than at the beginning. It won’t be long before critics of trade will try to blame the poor economic performance on trade agreements and globalization. This has been a standard line of attack, and I address it at length i... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3142519 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:06:28 +0100 3142519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116507&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D7457 Health Reform Comparison Tool http://www.kff.org/healthreform/sidebyside.cfm# The online tool allows users to quickly compare the amended Senate bill with the House bill approved Nov. 7 by the full House, both through the interactive tool and through a stand-alone printed document. The tool also allows comparisons from more than a dozen other health reform proposals put forward by various members of Congress, committees and other leaders during the year.  In addition, the Foundation has updated a short comparison of the Medicare provisions in the Senate and House bills. [Kaiser Family Foundation] Latinos Online, 2006-2008: Narrowing the Gap New Pew Hispanic Center report examines trends in  technology use among Latinos, whites, and blacks The Pew Hispanic Center has released a new repo... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116507 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:45:43 +0100 3116507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116508&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D7449 Queens Lags Behind the Nation in Late-Sate Breast Cancer detection Read how the Queens Library is involved in outreach on health information around this health concern through Health Link, winners of the Joseph F. Shurbert Library Excellence Award in 2008 http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/adviscns/rac/award/08qbpl.htm December 22, 2009 Huffington Post by Omar Kasrawi http://bit.ly/8pClny “To reach out to various ethnic groups, HealthLink goes through the Queens Public Library, which boasts the highest readership in the country, according to the American Library Association. Each branch has unique programs in the local language of the community that it serves. “Nothing [no other program] has used the same kind of community organizing approach to put cancer screening right into th... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116508 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:39:50 +0100 3116508 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3109104&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D7431 This report, Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Access to Care Among Children: How Does Medicaid do in Closing the Gaps?, analyzes data for more than 15,000 children from the 2003 and 2004 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, a nationally representative household survey conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. [Kaiser Family Foundation] Training New Dental Professionals Shows Promise to Expanding Access of Care http://tinyurl.com/ydu5pcs Training new midlevel dental providers in the U.S. could significantly increase the access of basic dental care for underserved populations, according to a report released yesterday by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. [Center for Health and Health Care in Schools News Alert – November 17, 2009] Translating Social Determinants Messages for Lay Aud... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3109104 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:07:22 +0100 3109104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3096787&cid=t_129324_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F17%2Fidentifying-a-fairer-system-for-funding-adult-social-care-2009%2F Title: Identifying a fairer system for funding adult social care Skinny: Evaluation of the recent Green Paper on adult social care. Asks: Is the Government taking steps to ensure that arrangements for the care and support of older people are fair? Is the Green Paper detailed enough to determine whether people on different incomes may ‘win’ or ‘lose’ under any new set of proposals? Publisher: Joseph Rowntree Foundation Published: 07/10/2009 Size: 12p Posted in Grey Literature, Inequalities in Health, Older People, Social Care, Supportive Care Tagged: Funding, Green Papers, Income, Inequalities, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Older People, Social Care (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3096787 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:58:56 +0100 3096787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3068477&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D7259 By Annie Gowen Saturday, December 5, 2009 1:41 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/05/AR2009120501746_pf.html Julija Pivoriunaite’s heart sinks when one of her teachers at Glasgow Middle School announces that the class must go online to do a homework assignment. It happens almost every school day. [wwwedu listserv] (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3068477 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:50:40 +0100 3068477 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3060501&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D7233 A new rural-focused American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) blog and information resource is now available from a collaboration between the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative and the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health. It includes a resource page, summary of ARRA provisions, a short history of what happened to rural in ARRA, and a rural-focused blog. View this new resource at http://www.worh.org/hit/. See the posting: Why the Digital Divide is Likely to Expand under ARRA http://www.worh.org/hit/2009/11/why-the-digital-divide-is-likely-to-expand-under-arra/ for a review of a report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Office of the National Coordinator for HIT with findings “that hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of poor patients are lagging behind other hospi... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3060501 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:18:59 +0100 3060501 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3057994&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D7219 Charting a Necessary Path: The Baseline Report of the Access to Success Initiative The baseline report of the Access to Success Initiative shows that low-income and minority students enroll in and graduate from four-year programs at disproportionately lower rates than do other high school graduates in their respective states. http://tinyurl.com/yf5xwdx [posted on WWWEDU listserv] (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3057994 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:22:30 +0100 3057994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3045923&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D7191 In a powerful new book, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Investigator Jason Corburn, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, examines why most American cities are unable to offer healthy surroundings to all their residents. Toward the Healthy City: People, Places and the Politics of Urban Planning uses success stories, past and present, to identify what city planners, health departments, activists and residents themselves can do to improve the physically and socially toxic environments that are too common in our cities today.  Learn more about the book http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/product.jsp?id=52309 (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3045923 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:02:52 +0100 3045923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3045925&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D7175 The New Media, Technology and Internet Use in Indian Country: Quantitative and Qualitative Analyses http://tinyurl.com/yf37e4g As digital communications and the Internet become increasingly pervasive, Native Americans continue to lack access to this digital revolution.  Native Americans are among the last citizens to gain access to the Internet, with access to broadband often unavailable or overly expensive in Native communities.  Beyond that challenge, there is a fundamental lack of qualitative or quantitative empirical research on Native American Internet use, adoption, and access, stifling the Native voice in broadband and media policy. As the Federal Communications Commission develops a data-focused and comprehensive National Broadband Plan, the Native voice, and supportive research,... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3045925 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:54:55 +0100 3045925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048091&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FH6-RLz6ONVk%2F At a conference yesterday, White House National Economic Council Director Larry Summers repeated a superficial critique of the U.S. corporate income tax that we’ve heard often from the Obama administration. Politico notes that Summers suggested “that U.S. corporate tax rates are relatively low, despite complaints from U.S. corporations.” And they quote him: “If you look at taxes paid by corporations as a fraction of profits, they’re actually very low” because the U.S. tax code is replete with “evasion and avoidance.” The Obama team’s solution to the supposed problem is to pile more complex IRS rules and regulations on U.S. corporations and to increase taxes on their foreign earnings. There are lots of problems here. One is the implication that the U.... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048091 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:45:46 +0100 3048091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3023105&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fqe-aFuDa-I4%2F Leaders of the Church of Christ, Scientist, are pushing to get a provision into the health care bill that would mandate equal treatment for “spiritual healing,” such as Christian Science prayer treatments. Sens. John Kerry and Orrin Hatch are trying to get it inserted into the Senate bill, according to the Washington Post. Kerry’s spokeswoman, Whitney Smith, told the Los Angeles Times that insurers would not be forced to cover prayer. Instead, she said, “the amendment would prevent insurers from discriminating against benefits that qualify as spiritual care if the care is recognized by the IRS as a legitimate medical expense. Plans are free to impose standards on spiritual and medical care as long as both are treated equally. It does not mandate that plans provide... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3023105 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:57:40 +0100 3023105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3015272&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F1Jo668QVLVs%2F After several posts about crazy decisions by the UK government, mostly involving extreme political correctness, it’s time to get back to basics and look at tax policy. A financial services consulting firm in London has just released a survey with the stunning finding that one-fifth of entrepreneurs are thinking of escaping the country because of punitive taxes — particularly the new top tax rate of 50 percent. Here’s what Tax-news.com reported: The poll of more than 300 entrepreneurs by business advisors Tenon also found that many more may follow in an attempt to escape the 50% rate of income tax, due to be introduced from next April on annual incomes above GBP150,000, with nearly half of the respondents (48%) still deciding what action to take. …Tenon points out that... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3015272 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:49:53 +0100 3015272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3005486&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D7005 Find resources for low income populations on the NN/LM MCR Low Income Issues Web Page http://nnlm.gov/mcr/resources/community/inner.html Brief Examines Impact of Health Reform Proposals on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities http://www.kff.org/healthreform/8016.cfm The major bills now pending before Congress include a number of key provisions that could either directly or indirectly have an impact on reducing health disparities affecting racial and ethnic minorities. Racial and ethnic minorities represent only one-third of the total U.S. population, but they comprise more than 50 percent of the nation’s uninsured. A new Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief examines some of the key provisions of health reform legislation that are likely to have a significant impact on people of color and... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3005486 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:05:25 +0100 3005486 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2974878&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D6859 Women and health: today’s evidence tomorrow’s agenda Despite progress, societies continue to fail women at key times of their lives World Health Organization – 2009 ISBN: 9789241563857 Available online PDF [108p.] at: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241563857_eng.pdf Download executive summary [pdf 497kb] http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2009/WHO_IER_MHI_STM.09.1_eng.pdf “…….Despite considerable progress in the past decades, societies continue to fail to meet the health care needs of women at key moments of their lives, particularly in their adolescent years and in older age. These are the key findings of the WHO report Women and health: today’s evidence tomorrow’s agenda. [WHO/PAHO Equity Listserv] IOM data report summaries in Spanish and Chi... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2974878 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:56:54 +0100 2974878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2968644&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D6845 http://www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/comments The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services invites you to comment on the DRAFT set of objectives for Healthy People 2020. For three decades, Healthy People has provided a set of national 10-year health promotion and disease prevention objectives aimed at improving the health of all Americans. [Healthy People Listserv http://www.healthypeople.gov/Contact/ ] (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2968644 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:19:47 +0100 2968644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947885&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D6733 Health Information in Karen Thanks to a grant from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine to a collaborative team from New York (Edward G. Miner Library, University of Rochester and Rochester Committee on Refugee Resettlement), Healthy Roads Media has been able to partner to create a number of new materials in Karen (http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/karen/index.htm).  Karen is the language spoken by a new refugee group arriving from Burma (Myanmar). The materials are free in multiple formats and can be downloaded. Healthy Roads Media also has materials in 19 other languages. [Health Literacy listserv] Special Issue of Medical Journal Explores Latino Health and Health Care New Facts Uncovered to Advance Health Care Systems and Policy for U.S. Latinos http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.j... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947885 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:12:18 +0100 2947885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2930962&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fe8FSXQOtY1Y%2F Florida’s airwaves are alive with the sound of Governor Charlie Crist’s radio advertisement trumpeting his grade of “A” on Cato’s “Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors.” I am pleased that Gov. Crist values Cato’s ratings because we work hard to make them accurate and nonpartisan. But the radio ad is making many fiscally conservative Floridians scratch their heads because of the governor’s recent policy actions. The governor earned his Cato grade in last year’s report mainly because of his large property tax cuts and moderate spending approach. The grade was based purely on quantitative data on revenues, general fund spending, and tax rate changes. However, since I wrote the report in mid-2008, the governor seems to have fallen off the fisca... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2930962 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:29:02 +0100 2930962 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2928492&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D6649 Prescription: Networking: A new urban network suggests how technology could remake health care By David Talbot Technolgy Review November/December 2009 http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/23545/ Hospitals that Care for Poor Patients Face Digital Divide Review of Health Information Technology in Hospitals Shows Effect of Lagging Adoption Rates on Quality Hospitals that serve a disproportionately large share of poor patients are lagging well behind other hospitals in adopting electronic health records (EHR), leading to a digital divide that could exacerbate health care disparities, researchers report today in the Web exclusive edition of the journal Health Affairs. The first national survey to examine EHR adoption among hospitals that primarily serve poor people shows that lack of capi... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2928492 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:11:33 +0100 2928492 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2916083&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FG7xTnco9RUA%2F According to The Hill, House Democrats are considering re-branding their new government-run health insurance program.  A “public option” evidently isn’t catchy enough.  Now they’re thinking, “Medicare Part E” as in, Medicare for Everyone. By all means, model a new government program after Medicare, which: Drags down the quality of care for all patients, both publicly and privately insured Literally kills people by fueling the epidemic of deaths due to medical errors (as many as 100,000 annually) Is responsible for the fragmented delivery system about which the Left complains Has required one tax increase every four years, still has an unfunded liability approaching $90 trillion, and will therefore be the driving force behind income-tax rates essential... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2916083 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:11:20 +0100 2916083 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2898927&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FsOTk-fBoGcU%2F Social Security benefits are indexed for inflation, but because inflation has been roughly zero for the past year, the adjustment formula implies no increase in benefits this year. Nevertheless, President Obama on Wednesday attempted to preempt the announcement that Social Security recipients will not get an increase in their benefit checks for the first time in three decades, encouraging Congress to provide a one-time payment of $250 to help seniors and disabled Americans weather the recession. Obama endorsed the idea, which is expected to cost at least $13 billion, as the administration gropes for ways to sustain an apparent economic rebound without the kind of massive spending package that critics could label a second stimulus act. This is outrageous on four levels: 1. If the president ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2898927 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:34:58 +0100 2898927 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892107&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D6533 The Uninsured: A Primer http://www.kff.org/uninsured/7451.cfm Updated with 2008 data, reviews the basic profile of the uninsured population, how they receive care, the latest trends in health insurance coverage, key issues in increasing coverage and basic statistics on the uninsured. More detailed breakdowns are available in supplemental data tables.  [Kaiser Family Foundation Update] Updated Guide Available on Asylee Eligibility for Resettlement Assistance Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) announces the newly updated publication, Asylee Eligibility for Resettlement Assistance: A Short Guide.  The guide is designed to help service providers address the barriers to resettlement and integration faced by asylees.  It contains important and timely information about the bene... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892107 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:41:40 +0100 2892107 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2865596&cid=t_129324_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F06%2Fageing-and-society-2009-vol-29-no-7%2F This article looks at the effects of ageing on the relationship between standard of living, as measured by various deprivation indices, and income. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Ageing, Deprivation, Income, Older People, Standard of Living (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2865596 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:41:55 +0100 2865596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2862465&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FlTr48a3bkh0%2F An earlier post revealed that higher tax rates in Maryland were backfiring, leading to less revenue from upper-income taxpayers. It seems New York politicians are running into a similar problem. According to an AP report, the state’s 100 richest taxpayers have paid $1 billion less than expected following a big tax hike. The story notes that several rich people have left the state, and all three examples are about people who have redomiciled in Florida, which has no state income tax. For more background information on why higher taxes on the rich do not necessarily raise revenue, see this three-part Laffer Curve video series (here, here, and here): Early data from New York show the higher tax rates for the wealthy have yielded lower-than-expected state wealth. …[New York Govern... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2862465 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:39:23 +0100 2862465 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2855545&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FDUOrN4dIdDU%2F I am very fearful that the Republicans will nominate another Bush-style candidate for 2012. With the government running trillion-dollar deficits, the country needs a hard-line budget-cutter as the next president. Politico reports: “Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has been quietly assembling the blueprint of a presidential campaign and will announce Thursday the support of a group of high-level political strategists and donors, complemented by a handful of top new media consultants.” I gave Pawlenty a “B” in my fiscal report card on the governors last year. Here’s what I said about him: Tim Pawlenty pledged not to raise taxes when he ran for governor, but his tax record in office is more mixed than that. He backed a $200 million tax increase on cigarette consumer... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2855545 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:30:55 +0100 2855545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2851743&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FNICl_7Jx-5Y%2F Based on five criteria, James Pethokoukis of Reuters connects the dots and warns that President Obama is going to propose a value-added tax. Does President Obama have a secret plan to raise taxes on middle-class Americans — and,well, pretty much everybody else — with a European-style, value-added tax? Actually, it’s not such a big secret. …Obama’s campaign promise to not raise taxes on households making less than $250,000 a year was always considered a joke here inside the Beltway. …Maybe it was a joke inside the campaign, too. Since being elected, Obama has raised cigarette taxes and has advocated raising healthcare taxes, energy and small business taxes, in addition to corporate taxes. What’s more, economic advisers like Larry Summers seem eager to get rid of all t... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2851743 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:13:47 +0100 2851743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2846347&cid=t_129324_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F_TKxtI_qwPg%2F Scott Lincicome sharpens his pencil today and calculates that Congressional failure to ratify the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement–a deal that was signed almost three full years ago–has so far cost American exporters $2 billion.  That tally increases $1.9 million each and every day. Since that time [the trade agreement signing], American exporters have paid approximately $1.9 million per day in Colombian tariffs that they wouldn’t have paid if the Democrat-controlled Congress had just passed the FTA back then and thus allowed it to enter into force. By my math, that means that Congress’ and (now) the President’s partisan stalling has resulted in a pointless tax on American businesses of almost $2 billion ($1.9798 billion = 1042 days times $1.9 million) a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2846347 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:32:08 +0100 2846347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2846315&cid=t_129324_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F30%2F6148%2F Title: Monitoring poverty and social exclusion in Northern Ireland 2009 The Skinny: Details indicators of poverty and social exclusion in Northern Ireland, providing a comprehensive analysis of trends. The study includes analysis of trends relating to: low income; worklessness and unemployment benefit; young adult unemployment; housing; and migrant workers. Publisher: Joseph Rowntree Foundation Size of Publication: 6p Published: 29/09/2009 Posted in Deprivation, Equity, Grey Literature, Inequalities in Health, Poverty, Social Capital, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion Tagged: Economics, Grey Literature, Income, Pay, Social Deprivation, Social Inclusion (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2846315 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:35:12 +0100 2846315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2846316&cid=t_129324_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F30%2Fa-minimum-income-standard-for-northern-ireland%2F This study asks if this standard is applicable for Northern Ireland and whether it is possible to have a ‘UK-wide MIS’.The study: is based on what members of the public think people need for a minimum, socially-acceptable standard of living; compares standards for Great Britain and Northern Ireland for selected household types; and examines how prices compare and whether what people need differs between the two places. Publisher: Joseph Rowntree Foundation Size of Publication: 24p (4p) Published: 29/09/2009 Posted in Deprivation, Equity, Grey Literature, Health Economics, Inequalities in Health, Poverty, Social Capital, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion Tagged: Economics, Grey Literature, Income, Pay, Social Deprivation, Social Inclusion (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2846316 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:31:04 +0100 2846316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2844189&cid=t_129324_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D6313 The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) in the US Department of Agriculture has announced a funding opportunity for Community Food Projects.   Applicants are encouraged to seek and create partnerships with public or private, nonprofit or for-profit entities, including links with academic institutions (including minority-serving colleges and universities), and/or other appropriate professionals, community-based organizations, and local government entities. Community Food Projects should be designed to (1): (A) meet the food needs of low-income people; (B) increase the self-reliance of communities in providing for their own food needs; and (C) promote comprehensive responses to local food, farm, and nutrition issues; and/or (2) meet specific state, local, ... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2844189 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:02:56 +0100 2844189