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Fri, 25 May 2012 15:59:46 -0700
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More Mental Health Care Urged for Kids Who Self-Harm
Fri, 25 May 2012 22:05:29 -0700
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Health district launches garden plots
Sat, 26 May 2012 06:09:14 -0700
CHAMPAIGN — It can be a real challenge helping people stay healthy when fried chicken and doughnuts are easier for them to get than fresh fruits and vegetables. But when the going gets tough, well, the tough ... get gardening. read more
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Health Net Foundation Providing $175,000 in Grants to Help Improve Dental Care and Oral Health
Thu, 24 May 2012 08:00:00 -0700
The Health Net Foundation, a subsidiary of Health Net, Inc., is providing $175,000 in grants to 12 California school-based health centers and community medical clinics to further t
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North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Seeks Nominations for Child Health Recognition Awards
Wed, 16 May 2012 07:17:00 -0700
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation is seeking nominations for local health departments, public health staff, and individuals who have ...
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PSI interviews Gates Foundation official about child health
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:44:04 -0700
In this post in PSI's "Healthy Lives" blog, "PSI's Nutrition Research Adviser Dr. Abel Irena talks with Saul Morris, senior program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, about progress that has been made in child health."
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Stephen Lewis praises Saskatoon program for health clinics in schools
Fri, 25 May 2012 18:18:33 -0700
SASKATOON - Social activist Stephen Lewis is commending efforts being made in Saskatoon to base health clinics in inner-city schools. Lewis told a child health care conference Friday that the work being done by Dr. Maryam Mehtar of the University of Saskatchewan is "ground-breaking."
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Africa: World Health Assembly Endorses New Plan to Increase Vaccines Access
Sat, 26 May 2012 08:11:49 -0700
[Decade of Vaccines Collaboration] Geneva, Switzerland - May 25, 2012 - Ministers of Health from 194 countries at the Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly today endorsed a landmark Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP), a roadmap to prevent millions of deaths by 2020 through more equitable access to existing vaccines for people in all communities.
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World Health Assembly endorses new plan to increase global access to vaccines
Fri, 25 May 2012 07:56:20 -0700
( Sabin Vaccine Institute ) Ministers of Health from 194 countries at the Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly today endorsed a landmark Global Vaccine Action Plan, a roadmap to prevent millions of deaths by 2020 through more equitable access to existing vaccines for people in all communities.
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Racism impacting indigenous health
Fri, 25 May 2012 15:32:52 -0700
Advocates say racism in Vic's health organizations needs to be addressed to improve aboriginal healthcare.
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