Monday, November 30, 2015
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Giving Tuesday
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Giving Tuesday: Now in its fourth year, #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Observed on the Tu...
Giving Tuesday
Background – What is #GivingTuesday?
Created by 92nd Street Y—a cultural center in New York City that, since 1874, has been bringing people together around the values of service and giving back—#GivingTuesday connects diverse groups of individuals, communities and organizations around the world for one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage giving. A team of influencers and founding partners joined forces—collaborating across sectors, offering expertise and working tirelessly—to launch #GivingTuesday and have continued to shape, grow and strengthen the movement.
The Big Ideas Behind #GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesday harnesses the potential of social media and the generosity of people around the world to bring about real change in their communities; it provides a platform for them to encourage the donation of time, resources and talents to address local challenges. It also brings together the collective power of a unique blend of partners— nonprofits, civic organizations, businesses and corporations, as well as families and individuals—to encourage and amplify small acts of kindness.
As a global movement, #GivingTuesday unites countries around the world by sharing our capacity to care for and empower one another.
http://www.givingtuesday.org/about/
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: WORLD AIDS DAY
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: WORLD AIDS DAY: The Time to Act Is Now December 1 is World AIDS Day, an opportunity for people to work actively and collaboratively with partners aroun...
WORLD AIDS DAY
The Time to Act Is Now
December 1 is World AIDS Day, an opportunity for people to work actively and collaboratively with partners around the world to raise awareness about HIV and help us move closer to the goal of an AIDS-free generation. This year's theme, “The Time to Act Is Now,” calls us to act with urgency to implement the latest high-impact, evidence-based HIV prevention strategies.
Our Global Response
An estimated 36.9 million people are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide. As a science-based public health and disease prevention agency, CDC provides support that helps more than 60 countries strengthen their national HIV/AIDS programs and build sustainable public health systems. CDC conducts these activities through the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) , the largest commitment by any nation to combat a single disease.
Recent scientific breakthroughs now point the way to achieving an AIDS-free generation, a goal championed by President Obama in his 2013 State of the Union address. CDC, through PEPFAR, is working to achieve that inspiring goal through proven science, smart investments, and shared responsibility with partner countries.
Global efforts have resulted in approximately 13.5 million persons in low-income and middle-income countries receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV infection in 2014, an increase from 2013. Globally, more than 15 million people are on ART.
New HIV infections have fallen 35 percent since 2000, with 66 percent of the 2 million new HIV infections occurring in sub-Saharan African countries, where women account for more than half the total number of those living with HIV.
CDC's global HIV/AIDS activities are grounded in science and are critical to saving lives and preventing new infections..New pediatric HIV infections have dropped by 58% worldwide since 20000,
CDC has contributed to saving millions of lives through PEPFAR. Across the globe, AIDS-related deaths have fallen by 42 percent since the peak in 2004. The increased life expectancies of people in their most productive years have helped build more secure families and bolstered fragile nations devastated by the HIV epidemic. New pediatric HIV infections have dropped by 58 percent since 2000. Worldwide, 220,000 children became newly infected with HIV in 2014, down from 520,000 in 2000. This significant achievement is due largely to evidence-based programming to prevent mother-to-child transmission. Still, millions of people around the globe are waiting for access to lifesaving antiretroviral drugs.
Our Domestic Response
Around 1.2 million people are living with HIV in the United States, and 1 in 8 don’t know it. The number of new HIV diagnoses has remained fairly stable in recent years.
More tools than ever are available to prevent HIV, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for people who are at very high risk for getting HIV. Taking PrEP medicine daily can reduce the risk of getting HIV from sex by more than 90%. Among people who inject drugs, it can reduce the risk by more than 70%.
This year, the White House updated the National HIV/AIDS Strategy to 2020. On World AIDS Day, it will release a federal action plan to implement the strategy. CDC supports the strategy's vision of a nation where new HIV infections are rare. CDC's HIV prevention efforts in the United States target the populations most at risk.
Reference http://www.cdc.gov/features/worldaidsday/index.html
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Health People 25th Anniversary
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Health People 25th Anniversary: Congratulation Health People Chris Norwood, Health People Founder and Executive Director Than...
Health People 25th Anniversary
Congratulation Health People Chris Norwood, Health People Founder and Executive Director
Thank you for serving the Bronx health community for the last 25 years. Health People together with clinical and community organizations, has had a impact on the Bronx health community celebrated 25 years of service to the community.
They have positively addressed in the early years AIDS epidemic, with their Women’s AIDS peer education organization in 1990. And have continued to increase their efforts to prevent disease in the Bronx with asthma, diabetes and smoking cessation programs. They site endless evaluation back to the power of their peer programs. Reach one teach one reach one is the great peer model Health People has expelled into the health community.
They cite endless evaluation to back the power of their peer programs ---50% reduction in emergency room visits and 60% reduction in lost school days for children with asthma care from other mothers they trained as educators , the steady, measurable weight loss for participants in their first in the nation National Diabetes Prevention Program which has trained public housing residents to teach other residents with pre-diabetes the lifestyle changes that reduce their diabetes risk by almost 60% even with the kids, like their Kids Helping Kids Program, mentoring by older teen for younger kids with missing or ill parent has resulted in extraordinary outcomes; there are almost no school dropouts in the kids program and this year they had 4 kids go to college.
Health People shared their 25th Anniversary with acknowledging their supporters over the years
First Funders the Honorable Fernando Ferrer, Former Borough President Mary R. Morgan Honors went to Commissioner Gladys Carrion for the Lifetime Devotion to the Health and Happiness of Youth. Gilead Sciences for the FOCUS Program Bring Access to HIV/HCV Care in High Need Communities Across the United States Lawyers Alliance for the Outstanding Contributions to Health of Non Profits Stroock, Stroock and Lavan Norman Siegel for Civil Liberties that Truly Count of the Communities
Gold Sponsors Gilead Sciences, Inc, Sponsors AcheCare, Helenia Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund, Care, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, Partners Realty Corp., Ballo and Co, Steve Coe, Montefiore Health System and SoBRO
As one of the Health People offspring I believe the peer model goal is one of a kind, it is not only the experience of volunteering one’s time but the first time experience for some of giving back to the community. From the ashes many of the Health Peoples peers learn not only about how to improve their personal health but to empower others to do the same. It has been a family experience of joint responsibility in care and health for many. Individuals who never in their lives thought they could make a difference find a way to develop skills and knowledge to be better, and why not we all can make a difference one person at a time.
For more information:
https://www.healthpeople.org/
For more information:
https://www.healthpeople.org/
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Monday, November 2, 2015
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Support Lung Cancer Awareness Month November 17th is LUNG FORCE Giving Day! Donate and Cancer Treatment Centers of America ® will ma...
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Support Lung Cancer Awareness Month
November 17th is LUNG FORCE Giving Day!
Donate and Cancer Treatment Centers of America® will match your gift,* doubling your impact in the fight against lung cancer in women.
*Cancer Treatment Centers of America® will match Giving Day donations up to $100,000.
With your help, we are working to ensure every woman can lead a life free from lung cancer. Sign-up to receive the latest information and learn how you can get involved.
For more information please contact http://www.lungforce.org/
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: No Shave November 2015
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: No Shave November 2015: 1 Our Mission What is No Shave November? No-Shave November is a web-based, non-profit organization devoted to growing cancer aw...
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: No Shave November 2015
Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: No Shave November 2015: 1 Our Mission What is No Shave November? No-Shave November is a web-based, non-profit organization devoted to growing cancer aw...
No Shave November 2015
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Our Mission
What is No Shave November?
No-Shave November is a web-based, non-profit organization devoted to growing cancer awareness and raising funds to support cancer prevention, research, and education.
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