[green health care] Letter: Community health care forums helpfulIn the last few weeks, I have participated in several Vermont health care forums, including a forum sponsored by Richmond legislators Anne OBrien and Jim McCullough, and VPIRG. Thanks to these groups, I am learning how different communities feel about health care reform. People of Vermont understand the need for universal health care coverage for everyone in our state. And no one questions that ...From: http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20111115/OPINION03/111150304/Letter-Community-health-care-forums-helpful?odyssey=nav%7chead[green health care] Vital Signs: The U.S. needs a health-care revolution nowHealth care in the U.S. has become a “body shop” so focused on protecting the profitable status quo that it’s all but turned its back on protecting public health through disease prevention, according to Dr. Walter Bortz, a geriatrician, author, professor and, at age 81, a marathon runner. His diagnosis of modern medicine isn’t pretty.From: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B693C7422-0509-11E1-B7EF-002128040CF6%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1[green health care] Saskatchewan voters say provision of health care a priority issueProviding health care is seen as an issue of top importance, followed by ensuring reasonable taxes and encouraging economic growth, a survey conducted for the Regina Leader-Post and Saskatoon StarPhoenix has found. The Praxis Analytics survey asked respondents to rate the importance of nine issues on a scale of one (very unimportant) to five (very important).From: http://www.leaderpost.com/Saskatchewan+voters+provision+health+care+priority+issue/5652426/story.html[green health care] Seal The Borders Against Canadian Health CareSingle-payer systems wont solve U.S. health care problems -- and leaders should abandon their plans to implement them.From: http://www.forbes.com/sites/sallypipes/2011/10/17/seal-the-borders-against-canadian-health-care/?feed=rss_home[green health care] Poll: Sask. voters say provision of health care a priority issueProviding health care is seen as an issue of top importance, followed by ensuring reasonable taxes and encouraging economic growth, a survey conducted for the Regina Leader-Post and Saskatoon StarPhoenix has found. The Praxis Analytics survey asked respondents to rate the importance of nine issues on a scale of one (very unimportant) to five (very important).From: http://www.leaderpost.com/Poll+Sask+voters+provision+health+care+priority+issue/5652426/story.html[green health care] Merger gets green lightBEN HOGWOOD MOREHEAD CITY — The organization that oversees behavioral health in Onslow and Carteret counties got the green light Oct. 31 to merge with its counterpart in Wilmington, creating a five-county district.From: http://carolinacoastonline.com/articles/2011/11/14/news-times/news/doc4ebf0697bdbe5606632184.txt[green health care] Diabetes and the health care safety netAs fall turns into winter and the temperatures start to plummet, many people in the United States are struggling to put food on the table, keep a roof over their heads, and stay warm. On top of these daily challenges, a staggering number of people with chronic diseases have an additional burden: trying to figure out how they can afford life-sustaining medications. In todays economy, millions of ...From: http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/14/opinion/green-diabetes/index.html?section=cnn_latestPage 1 of 1 1
