Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: CPHS Raising The Voices Of The People

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: CPHS Raising The Voices Of The People: This month my attention is on the attempts to repeal  Obama care and take the rights to health-care away from many. The great efforts of...

CPHS Raising The Voices Of The People

This month my attention is on the attempts to repeal

 Obama care and take the rights to health-care away from many.

The great efforts of the Commission on the Public Health which is a citywide heath care advocacy for everyone regardless of race, ethnicity, language spoken, sexual or gender identity, disability, immigration status, diagnosis, or ability to pay.

Protecting the Safety-Net

This legislation provided a fair and rational method to distribute funding based upon the actual percentage of Medicaid and Uninsured patients served. Sadly, the Governor failed to sign this milestone legislation.  However, The states new $153.1 billion budget provides $20 million over two years to enhance safety net to hospitals, a new category of hospitals that serve low-income New Yorkers.  To meet the new criteria, hospitals must show that in any of the last three years at least 50 percent of their patients were uninsured or on medicaid, at least 40 percent of inpatient discharges were billed to medicaid and no more than ,25 percent of patients had commercial insurance.

Building Capacity for Communities to understand their Rights & Options to Care

Working with New York Immigration Coalition for Asian American Children and Families, Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies and Community Service Society, successfully won a little over a million dollars for ACCESS HEALTH NYC.  This initiative provides education, outreach, and assistance to all New Yorkers about how to access health care and know their rights.  CPHS is drafting the community friendly educational materials.  There has been 5,926 individuals reached through workshops and events by 13 community based organizations and FQHC's that were awarded funds.
They had a successful Advocacy day with serveral people people and organizations participating In meeting with City Council.

Protecting Medicaid

In response to fear around cuts to medicaid by the federal government, repeal of the ACA, and defending of Planned Parenthood, they formed a  coalition to defend Medicaid.  Judy Wessler and Mary Li on behalf of CPHS has been convening coalition meeting to 20 organizations.  On April 6, 2017, over 100 people attending a forum about learning what the dangers are with the Republican attack on our health care and taking action together.

For more information:
CPHS
110 Wall Street Rm 4006
New York, NY 10005
646-325-5317
afeliciano@cphsnyc.org


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NATIONAL EARTH DAY 2017

A cleaner earth contributes to a healthier you,  Let all contribute to a clean earth by standing by the scientist who are fighting global warming and destruction of our planet.  We all one by one make a difference. 

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: International/WomensDay

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: International/WomensDay: For International Women's Day 2017, we're asking you to  #BeBoldForChange Call on the masses or call on yourself to help forge...

International/WomensDay

For International Women's Day 2017, we're asking you to 

#BeBoldForChange

Call on the masses or call on yourself to help forge a better working world
- a more inclusive, gender equal world

                                                               March 8, 2017

Ovarian Cancer Month

Cancer is a disease in which cells in the body grow out of control. Cancer is always named for the part of the body where it starts, even if it spreads to other body parts later.

When cancer starts in the ovaries, it is called ovarian cancer. Women have two ovaries that are located in the pelvis, one on each side of the uterus. The ovaries make female hormones and produce eggs.

Ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. But when ovarian cancer is found in its early stages, treatment works best. Ovarian cancer often causes signs and symptoms, so it is important to pay attention to your body and know what is normal for you. Symptoms may be caused by something other than cancer, but the only way to know is to see your doctor, nurse, or other health care professional.

Changes, or mutations, in BRCA genes can raise your risk for ovarian cancer. Know the BRCA tools can help you understand your risk of having a BRCA gene mutation, or mutations.

Why BRCA Gene Mutations Matter

Not every woman who has a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation will get breast or ovarian cancer, but having a gene mutation puts you at an increased risk for these cancers.

• About 50 out of 100 women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation will get breast cancer by the time they turn 70 years old, compared to only 7 out of 100 women in the general United States population.
• About 30 out of 100 women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation will get ovarian cancer by the time they turn 70 years old, compared to fewer than 1 out of 100 women in the general U.S. population.

If you have a family history of breast cancer or inherited changes in your BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, you may have a higher breast cancer risk. Talk to your doctor about these ways of reducing your risk—

• Antiestrogens or other medicines that block or decrease estrogen in your body.
• Surgery to reduce your risk of breast cancer---Prophylactic (preventive) mastectomy (removal of breast tissue).
  • Prophylactic (preventive) salpingo-oophorectomy (removal of the ovaries and fallopian tubes).

It is important that you know your family history and talk to your doctor about screening and other ways you can lower your risk. For more information about breast cancer prevention,

 visit:   Breast Cancer (PDQ) Prevention      Breast Cancer (PDQ): Prevention.

Reference

https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/ovarian/index.htm
https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/young_women/bringyourbrave/hereditary_breast_cancer/brca_gene_mutations.htm