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How Racial & Ethnic Disparities Worsen Common Stressors

Posted February 16th, 2010 by
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Mass. Rep. Marie St. Fleur on Rebuilding Haiti While Respecting the Country’s Sovereignty

Posted February 14th, 2010 by Mary
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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
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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
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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

H1N1 DEATH & HOSPITALIZATION higher among people of color in Mass.

Posted January 15th, 2010 by Mary
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H1N1-related deaths and hospitalizations in Mass. are higher among Asians, Latinos and African Americans.

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press release from the Mass. Department of Public Health, 15 January 2010:

Racial/ethnic Health Disparities at Core of Vermont Sen. Sanders' Vote

Posted January 2nd, 2010 by
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US Sen. Bernie Sanders' vote for the Senate health care bill addresses racial/ethnic health disparities in its recognition of community health centers. CHCs serve one in four low-income minorities, he says. (photo: sanders.senate.gov)

The following excerpt is from

Conn. Judge Orders Health Insurance Reinstated for 4,800 Immigrants

Posted December 22nd, 2009 by
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Source: 
NewHavenIndependent.org
Writer: 
Melinda Tuhus
Victoria Restrepo is a case worker at Fair Haven (Conn.) Community Health Center. She is helping the Khondoker family and other immigrants living legally in the state to receive medical services. (photo: Melinda Tuhus, NewHavenIndependent.org)

The following excerpt is from NewHavenIndependent.org, Monday, 21 Dec. 2009, where the entire article is posted.

Like other legal immigrants, Mohammed Khondoker saw part of his American dream vanish — then reappear in time for the holidays.

Protesters Demand Dow Chemical and India Clean Up Toxic Bhopal Area

Posted December 19th, 2009 by
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Source: 
India New England
On the Dec. 3 anniversary of the world's worst chemical disaster -- in Bhopal, India, in 1984 -- protesters in Boston demand that Dow Chemical and the Indian government do more to clean up the contaminated area. (photo: IndiaNewEngland.com)

The following edited article is from IndiaNewEngland.com, posted 18 December 2009.

Would You Wait Five Years for a Doctor’s Appointment?

Posted December 12th, 2009 by
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Jennifer Ng’andu is the deputy director of the Health Policy Project of the National Council of La Raza. (pic: nclr.org)

The following excerpt is from NewAmericaMedia.org, Dec.

Portuguese-speaking Church Takes Control of H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Prevention

Posted December 10th, 2009 by
in
Source: 
New England Ethnic Newswire, EthnicNEWz.org
Writer: 
Eduardo A. de Oliveira
Sara Cordeiro wahes her hands during a Saturday Portuguese-language service of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Framingham, Mass. (pic: EdO, EthnicNEWZ.org)

Massachusetts has run its first clinics for the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine.  But for months, one church has been taking matters into its own hands.

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