Sinai Forms Health Equity Panel

Sinai Hospital has formed a Health Equity Community Advisory Panel to look at inequalities in health care and how they are affecting the health outcomes of the residents in the communities that Sinai serves.

"Sinai was founded over 143 years ago because of health inequalities that the Jewish community faced," said Neil Meltzer, president and COO of Sinai Hospital. "We have a history of responding to inequities in our society. It's important that we understand the different groups in our community and respond to their health care needs in a way that is most comfortable for them while still ensuring the best outcomes."

The panel is made of a diverse group of people from health care and non-health care backgrounds, including local political and community leaders, state health officials, and residents who are of Caribbean, Orthodox Jewish, Russian, Hispanic and African American descent. Two researchers, one from the University of Maryland and one from Morgan State University, also are part of the group.

"We want to partner with a broad-based group of people who can help us understand the changing demographics of our patient population and how it affects their health," said Pamela Young, Ph.D., director of Community Initiatives at Sinai and co-chair of the hospital's Health Equity Task Force. "We eventually hope to tap into this group's expertise to develop strategies and implement efforts to make a meaningful impact on the health of our communities."

Sinai's initiative began three years ago when state Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam selected Sinai for a pilot project to look at whether training viagra cialis online pharmacy pharmacy staff to be culturally sensitive to patients could improve health outcomes. That initial project evolved into Sinai's decision to develop a Health Equity Task Force inside the hospital. This group is helping raise awareness of health inequities and educate staff with the goal of improving patient-provider communication to achieve better health outcomes. The development of the Community Advisory Panel is the next step in Sinai's health equity project.

The health equity project is being conducted with the guidance of the Adventist HealthCare Center on Health Disparities in Montgomery County, whose expertise will be used to design and implement strategies developed by the Health Equity Task Force and the Health Equity Community Advisory Panel.

Job Opening: Technical Coordinator

“Hiring of a Technical Coordinator to Support the Conduct of Operations Research in Integrating Male Sexual online pharmacy viagra Services in the Local Health Systems”

Rationale

The complexity of sexual behaviors of Filipino men continue to impact to national HIV situation. While past achievements of prevention programmes demonstrated effectiveness, a sustained model of provision of spectrum of services from prevention, case detection and treatment and care that is effective, delivered in a non-stigmatised environment is wanted.

Objectives

To contribute to the reduction of HIV risk taking behavior among MSM by mainstreaming or linking male sexual health services to health services of Manila City and Quezon City Philippines

Specific Objectives of this TOR

1) To support the actual conduct of the Operations Research on Integrating Sexual Health into Local Health Systems

2) Develop/draft the operational guideline and capacity-building plan for health service providers, including community-based organizations for planned scale-up

Please forward your concept notes with budget and time line to AIDS Society of the Philippines, 2/F OTM Building #71 Sct Tuazon st. South Triangle Quezon City 1103 or aidsphil@skybroadband.com.ph. Deadline of submission is March 18, 2011.

Some Hope (Rev Ed)

See also: cheap cialis | cialis | 

Some Hope (Rev Ed)

There was some hope expressed today at the Cancer Care Center Post (CCCP) in Winkler. The CCCP said that the facial blotches of ache and sores is an indication that the Cetexamub treatment is working. That is what Cancer Care Cemtral Prescriptions (CCCP) in Winnipeg has said is the case. So the zits on my face are a good thing. Nothing that a nice Scheck 5 blader razor can't scrape off.

Treatment went well, except for some moments of really bad itchyness. I am hoping my body will adjust and be able to fight off that itchyness. Doc Bob gave me a prescription to assist in dealing with itch. Julia looked up itch remedies on the internet, and while there are no posted prescriptions she found that involved sitting on dung heap with a broken piece of pottery to scrape myself. Well, we are going to try sitting in the bath tub with oatmeal.

Wonder if Melvin Friesen has any pills that would work?

However, all seriousness aside, I have a renewed sense of optimism in that if it really takes a face like mine to indicate that the Cetexamub is working then bring on the zits en leben on der gezecht (the zits in life on the face)!

To complicate matters, Julia and I went to the Gingerwood Tea House in Winkler and we each had a dessert. That tasted good. Yes, I am eating sweets again. I want to live with joy. I am disillusioned with the health kicks. But I shall be careful.

Anyhow, I thank you for your prayers.

Oh, did you know anyhow was Gordie Howe's sister?

Thanks Al.



By the way, the current plan of the treatment calls for 8 weeks of weekly treatment. This is, according to the Winkler oncologist, the loading phase of this regime. After the 8 weeks of loading are completed, the treatment is reduced to either every  two weeks or perhaps even every three weeks. So again, there is some hope and something to shoot for. I did not take a single anti-nausea pill last treatment cycle, and I had virtually no nausea to deal with at all. If there are any side effects of this treatment, it would be the zits on my face, a little more likely to get sore muscles (especially in my lower back), itchy skin, and that's about it. Anyways, I thank God that He is blessing us with His love, His hope, His joy, and His comfort.

I really do feel quite good. My sleep is not what it used to be, but neither is my clean and jerk. Gordie Howe's sister, have a good day.

Thanks for your prayers.

Men's Health Magazine: Serena Williams

See also: purchase cialis | cialis | 

Serena Williams came a long way from the braided bead wearing little girl who played the hell out of some tennis. I love an athletic body, which I don’t possess, and really respect women who have the time and the energy to maintain that 20 min workout. With many earlier fashion hiccups Serena has slowly begun to grow on me, fashion wise, she has been really trying to overcome the many problems facing women with muscular frames. Here she is featured in the latest issue of Men’s Health Magazine: