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Boston Agency Fills Void in Mental Health Care for Black Youth

Posted July 14th, 2010 by Mary
in
Source: 
BayStateBanner.com
Writer: 
Sandra Larson
Kermit Crawford, PhD, a clinical psychologist, is the director of the Center for Multicultural Mental Health and the Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology, at Boston Medical Center. (pic: Sandra Larson, BayStateBanner.com)

 

The following excerpt is from BayStateBanner.com, July 15, 2010.

 

RI HEALTH ADVISORY: Boil Water Advisory

Posted July 6th, 2010 by Mary
in

RI HEALTH Boil Water Advisory for certain residents in Rhode Island.

Precautionary Boil Water Advisory Issued for United Water, Narragansett Pt.

PROVIDENCE HEATWAVE RESPONSE: Cooling Centers & Water Parks

Posted July 6th, 2010 by Mary
in

City of Providence, RI, has issued

 

 

SAFETY MEASURES IN PROVIDENCE, RI, IN RESPONSE TO HEAT WAVE

Gov. Patrick Supports Legal Immigrants' Healthcare If Funds are Found

Posted July 2nd, 2010 by Mary
in
Source: 
OJornal.com
Writer: 
Lurdes C. Da Silva
Gov. Patrick has filed a budget amendment to temporarily continue health insurance for some 24,000 "fully documented" immigrants in Massachusetts if funds are found, he said. (file photo: EthnicNEWZ.org)

The following is from OJornal.com, Friday, July 2, 2010.

Health Disparities Center in Boston Toasts 5th Anniversary

Posted July 2nd, 2010 by Mary
in
Source: 
New England Ethnic Newswire, EthnicNEWZ.org
Writer: 
Eduardo A. de Oliveira
Joseph Betancourt, MD, director of the Disparities Solutions Center at Mass. General Hospital, speaks to guests at the fifth-anniversary celebration of the center. (pics: EdO, EthnicNEWz.org)

Gov. Deval Patrick speaks to guests at the fifth-anniversary celebration of of the Disparities Solutions Center, started in 2005 by director Joseph Betancourt, MD, of Mass. General Hospital. (pics: EdO, EthnicNEWZ.org)

Grouping All Asians Together Could be Bad for Health

Posted April 6th, 2010 by Mary
in
Source: 
NewAmericaMedia.org
Writer: 
Paul Kleyman
The May 2010 print issue of American Journal of Public Health (AJPH.org) is scheduled to address issues in Asian health, such as discrimination, breast cancer survival rates, and life expectancy gains for South Koreans. (file photo: KingstonImages.com)

The following is from NewAmerica Media.org, April, 5, 2010.

How Racial & Ethnic Disparities Worsen Common Stressors

Posted February 16th, 2010 by
in
04/13/2010 - 5:30pm
04/13/2010 - 8:00pm

 

 

Mass. Rep. Marie St. Fleur on Rebuilding Haiti While Respecting the Country’s Sovereignty

Posted February 14th, 2010 by Mary
in
Source: 
New England Ethnic Newswire, EthnicNEWZ.org
Writer: 
M. Thang
Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick and state Rep. Marie St. Fleur address grieving Haitians in Boston on Jan. 13, 2010, one day after an earthquake struck their homeland, eventually killing more than 200,000 persons. (photo: EthnicNEWZ.org)

(This interview is reposted following a Web site crash .  NEWz regrets the photo and technical inconveniences.)

Health Campaign Aims to Enroll Uninsured Youth in Massachusetts

Posted February 14th, 2010 by Mary
in
Source: 
New England Ethnic Newswire, EthnicNEWz.org
Writer: 
Eduardo A. de Oliveira

 

Brazilian TV Network: Saúde para todos - Health Care for Youth in Mass.

Posted February 13th, 2010 by
in
Source: 
Brazilian TV Network (BTN) - redebtn.com

Portuguese-language BTN (RedeBTN.com) reports on a new push to reach children and teens in Massachusetts who have no health insurance.  See the video at: youtube.com/watch?v=VH

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