Tuesday morning Senator Johanns' (R, NE) amendment to the small business jobs bill was defeated. The amendment aimed to free business from IRS reporting red tape, but tried to offset costs by gutting the landmark Prevention and Public Health Fund. Tuesday, the senate stood up for prevention.
Prevention is good for small business, good for our economy, and good for our health. The Johanns amendment tried to pit small business against the health and vitality of our communities. Our senators showed true courage, and listened to what public health and prevention proponents are saying across the country: small businesses benefit from prevention--we all benefit from prevention.
Thanks to each of you for your hard work--your efforts to defend prevention have had real results, and our vision for strong healthy communities has more support than ever.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Senior and Caregiver Discussion
Navigating The Journey - "Positive Choices Along the Care Continuum."
Join Marlene Letvin (Hospice Compassus) as she facilitates a discussion on the various choices and decisions we make and will face as we age.
Join Marlene Letvin (Hospice Compassus) as she facilitates a discussion on the various choices and decisions we make and will face as we age.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Treating addiction as a chronic disease...
... or how can something that makes so much sense be so impossible to achieve?It’s been ten years since a special communication in the Journal of the American Medical Association by four leading experts declared that drug dependence (including alcohol) should be treated as a chronic medical problem, not a social problem. This was not a brand new idea, but seeing it in JAMA was like the golden seal of approval. Or it should have been.
Ten years later, are we closer to that goal? There’s been a lot more thinking about how we should integrate treatment of substance use disorders into primary care and public health systems. A few places are doing it, including some pilot projects. But when it comes to health system-wide, daily clinical level — that remains abysmal.
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Free Public Talk on Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
Learn practical ways to calm the mind, relax the body and let go of stress!Thursday,
September 23rd
6:00 – 8:00 pm
318 W. Birch Ave., Suite 4
Flagstaff
For more information contact: Susan or Steven Patrick, (928) 600-1195, or email stevenpatrickphd@msn.com.
Please Protect the Prevention and Public Health Fund
Partnership for Prevention urges you to immediately contact your US Senator and ask that they oppose amendment # 4531 to the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act to be offered next month by Senator Mike Johanns (R-Neb). The amendment would divert billions in critically needed funding from the National Prevention and Public Health Fund. They have already written each member of the Senate but will need your voice to assure maximum impact.
The Prevention and Public Health Fund was enacted as part of health reform (Public Law 111-148, the “Affordable Care Act) to meet vital national public health and prevention needs. Rising rates of chronic disease such as obesity, cancer, diabetes and heart disease are driving the cost of health care higher. Chronic and often preventable diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are responsible for 7 of 10 deaths among Americans each year and account for 75 percent of the nation’s health spending. Our ability to reduce the incidence of chronic disease will be heavily influenced by the programs intended to be funded from this new program established by Public Law 111-148; the “Affordable Care Act.”
The state of public health in our country is threatened by unprecedented funding reductions such as those proposed by the Johanns Amendment. Indeed, there are growing concerns that the rise in obesity over the past twenty years now threatens to create a reality where today’s generation of children may not live as long as their parents.
Please contact your Senator and urge they oppose this amendment because it will endanger public health and prevention funding. If you need assistance on how to reach or communicate with your Senate offices, contact Partnership for Prevention's Director of Government Relations, Ripley Forbes, at rforbes@prevent.org.
The Prevention and Public Health Fund was enacted as part of health reform (Public Law 111-148, the “Affordable Care Act) to meet vital national public health and prevention needs. Rising rates of chronic disease such as obesity, cancer, diabetes and heart disease are driving the cost of health care higher. Chronic and often preventable diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are responsible for 7 of 10 deaths among Americans each year and account for 75 percent of the nation’s health spending. Our ability to reduce the incidence of chronic disease will be heavily influenced by the programs intended to be funded from this new program established by Public Law 111-148; the “Affordable Care Act.”
The state of public health in our country is threatened by unprecedented funding reductions such as those proposed by the Johanns Amendment. Indeed, there are growing concerns that the rise in obesity over the past twenty years now threatens to create a reality where today’s generation of children may not live as long as their parents.
Please contact your Senator and urge they oppose this amendment because it will endanger public health and prevention funding. If you need assistance on how to reach or communicate with your Senate offices, contact Partnership for Prevention's Director of Government Relations, Ripley Forbes, at rforbes@prevent.org.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Volunteers Needed for Pathways Youth Program
The NACA Pathways Youth Program is seeking individuals to work with Native Youth grades 5th and under. The Pathways program is a substance abuse preventions based program for Native youth within the Flagstaff area. For the school year 2010 – 2011, we will be working with the following schools: Puente De Hozho, Thomas, Peaks, Killips and Kinsey. We will be running the program out of Puente De Hozho with students from Peaks, Puente De Hozho and Thomas on Mondays and Tuesdays and out of Killips with students from Kinsey and Killips on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Times for the program will be 2:30pm to approx. 5:30pm Monday – Thursday. We will run the program from September 7, 2010 to May 27, 2011.
Some of your duties will be as follows, but not limited to:
• Assisting youth with homework
• Assisting program staff in carrying out daily lessons
• Serve as a Chaperone on scheduled field trips
• Assisting with Parent training nights
• Assisting with the annual Pathways Christmas party
If interested please contact the NACA Pathways office at (928)526–2968, Ext. 25 or by email at asecakuku@nacainc.org.
Some of your duties will be as follows, but not limited to:
• Assisting youth with homework
• Assisting program staff in carrying out daily lessons
• Serve as a Chaperone on scheduled field trips
• Assisting with Parent training nights
• Assisting with the annual Pathways Christmas party
If interested please contact the NACA Pathways office at (928)526–2968, Ext. 25 or by email at asecakuku@nacainc.org.
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