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Careers at Community Health CentersMay 23, 2012
Make a difference, not just a living. You want to inspire and be inspired. You want to shape the future of health care. You want to follow your passion. YOUR DREAM JOB IS CALLING. ANSWER IT.
Colorado Community Health Networks... Your Dream Job is CallingMay 23, 2012
Colorado Community Health Centers www.CCHN.org are the future of health care for patients and health care providers alike. See how the collaborative environment, the competitive benefits and the career opportunities make community health centers the ideal place to further your health care career.
The Community Based Health Project (CBHP)Apr 02, 2012
The Community Based Health Project (CBHP) is a grassroots development program which places community health workers at the centre of health care and health education in villages in rural India. It is modelled on the Comprehensive Rural Health Project, Jamkhed model of primary health. Dr Moses Kharat is the founder and director of CBHP which is based in Buldana, Maharashtra. Dr Moses' plan is for a network of volunteer community health workers to form the backbone of the health system, with community involvement at all levels of decision making and project implementation. The goals of CBHP are to reduce malnutrition, create a supportive program promoting the health and well-being of adolescent girls and to provide basic curative services such as emergencies to the community. www.communitybasedhealthproject.org
Event: Community Health Data Initiative Launched (06/02/2010)May 23, 2012
The Community Health Data Initiative is launched in a Forum at the Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC - June 2, 2010. Under the initiative, HHS health data will be made freely available so that software developers can create innovative applications and make the data more useful for consumers and communities. At the event, Secretary Sebelius explains the initiative, and early developers demonstrated their new applications. See more at the HHS OpenGov website. www.hhs.gov We accept comments according to our comment policy newmedia.hhs.gov US Department of Health & Human Services www.hhs.gov
What is a Community Health Center?May 04, 2012
Think you know about Community Health Centers? Our new animated video shows you all the reasons why Community Health Centers are doing what's right for Hawaii!
Photovoice - Kaiser Permanente Community Health InitiativesMay 24, 2012
With Photovoice, Kaiser Permanente puts cameras into the hands of community residents so they can document the barriers to healthy eating and active living in their own communities. By creating a visual record of the environmental conditions in their neighborhoods, residents identify opportunities for community change, help set priorities, and act as advocates for change with city officials, policy makers, and legislators. Photovoice is being implemented in at least nine Kaiser Permanente communities to lift up residents' voices and create change.
Norfolk Community Health Care ClinicMay 04, 2012
Norfolk Community Health Care Clinic is committed to providing the highest quality of health care possible to the residents of Norfolk, Madison, and the surrounding area. We are committed to serving the insured, uninsured, and under insured. A sliding fee scale is available to make treatment afforadable to those without insurance or on a limited income. Fees are calculated based on household size and documents annual income level. All patients, even those with insurance are welcome to apply for a sliding fee to help defer out of pocket expenses
Family Assessment in Community Health NursingApr 24, 2012
This video program focuses on family assessment within the context of community health nursing practice. In the video, front line community health nurses illustrate the goals, processes, and issues inherent in assessing families. Tools of family assessment are also discussed, such as genograms, ecomaps, and communication/counselling skills.
Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)Jun 23, 2011
The Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) is a multi-center epidemiologic study of 16000 Hispanic/Latino participants in four US cities: New York, Chicago, Miami, and San Diego. The study will determine the role that adopting cultural practices of the US has on the prevalence and development of disease, and will identify risk factors playing a protective or harmful role in Hispanics/Latinos. The study is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI www.cscc.unc.edu ) and six other institutes, centers, and offices of the National Institutes of Health (NIH www.cscc.unc.edu ).
Community Health Charities of MarylandMay 25, 2012
A documentary film about Community Health Charities of Maryland, a non-profit federation of more than 100 national, statewide, regional and local health organizations. Our agencies have an enormous impact on your health and that of your loved ones, families, friends and the community by: Providing hands-on health care programs, services and support. Providing education and training to health professionals and the general public. Engaging in medical research. More information at: www.maryland.healthcharities.org Produced in HD by Gianna Allen & Julianna Watson at Towson University Electronic Media & Film Department in the Spring of 2012.
A Walk in the Park - a story about making community safe for walking, Sea Mar Community HealthMay 25, 2012
One of several digital stories in a Creative Narrations workshop for SeaMar Community Health Center, Nelson talks about how a simple exercise like walking was difficult in his neighborhood and how his community enacted change to make it a safer place. Made with support from REACH, Public Health - Seattle & King County and Centers for Disease Control. October, 2008
Personal Story about diabetes from Mayra, a Latina woman, for SeaMar Community HealthMay 25, 2012
One of several digital stories in a Creative Narrations workshop for SeaMar Community Health Center, made with support from REACH, Public Health - Seattle & King County and Centers for Disease Control. Mayra talks about how diabetes runs in her family and the challenges they have faced with this illness. October, 2008
Personal Story about diabetes from Edgar, a Latino man, for SeaMar Community HealthMay 25, 2012
One of several digital stories in a Creative Narrations workshop for SeaMar Community Health Center, made with support from REACH, Public Health - Seattle & King County and Centers for Disease Control. October, 2008
We Can Speak For Ourselves - Project for Awesome in BangladeshMay 24, 2012
Funded by Donations To: ( uncultured.com ) The Community Health Volunteers seen in this video were trained by Save the Children in Bangladesh through a grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and private contributions. To learn more about Save the Children and Community Health Volunteers, visit: ( www.savethechildren.org ) ( http ) You can follow the work of one of Afia (one of the Community Health Volunteers seen in this video) at Save the Children's Good Goes website: ( www.goodgoes.org ) This video is monetized because this is my year-round full-time job. However, I do not draw a salary from donations (including "overhead" donations). Full disclosure on this can be found here: ( uncultured.com ) ============================ This is a story of what happens when the poor speak for themselves. When people speak on behalf of the needs of others - regardless of one's passion, one's eloquence, or one's on-the-ground experience - they are a filter whether they like it or not. The only way to bypass this filter is by enabling those in need to speak for themselves. Only by having those in need speak for themselves can we truly know whether any charity, aid, and development is being done well or merely being marketed well. All aid beneficiary responses (ie Bangladeshi mothers who received help from Community Health Volunteers) were unscripted and direct testimonials. Most on-screen narrations by Community Health Volunteers were co-scripted with ...
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