advocacy
New Policy and Advocacy Subcommittee Aims to Improve Health Outcomes for Mass General Community
The MGH has always been home to people who want to make a difference in their communities – within the hospital and beyond. Now, staff are taking their advocacy to the state and federal levels through the newly formed Executive Committee on Community Health (ECOCH) and Executive Committee on Diversity and Equity (ECODE) Policy and …
Advocacy Award recipients honored by Jackson’s Center for Family Health
JACKSON, MI – Six people and one organization have been honored at the Center for Family Health’s eighth annual Advocacy Awards event. The Thursday, May 5 event at the Cascades Manor House in Jackson recognized community leaders, dedicated citizens and CFH staff members who demonstrate outstanding commitment to health care advocacy and social justice. “This …
Fauci on public health advocacy: ‘You cannot be ideological’
Public health and politics have always been intertwined. Think abortion and reproductive rights. One prominent public health official appears to have managed to untwine the two: Anthony Fauci. During this time of Covid-19, health and medicine are more politically charged than they have ever been. Physicians’ and nurses’ heroic responses to the Covid-19 pandemic has …
Mental health advocacy group uses technology to help those with anxiety, depression during pandemic
Please enable Javascript to watch this video SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — As the coronavirus spreads, so does stress and fear. Peer support groups serve as a place of comfort and connection for people with mental health conditions. But with a stay-at-home order across Sacramento, the National Alliance on Mental Illness can’t host its weekly meetings …