Health4all : Women Leading the Charge

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Every year more Alaskan families lose health insurance and can't afford health care. Every year more families with health insurance cannot afford to use it because of expensive out-of-pocket charges. Every year more Alaskan elders with Medicare are refused treatment by local physicians. And every year health care in Alaska continues to cost 30 percent more than down south. These problems are a reflection of the crisis across the nation. Not surprisingly, the United States ranks last in preventable deaths compared to 14 Western European nations. We have a lot to talk about.

Lawrence D. Weiss retired from UAA in 2004 as a research professor in public health. He designed and built the Master of Public Health program at UAA, and has published three books and numerous articles on public health and health policy issues. He completed a post-doctoral degree at Harvard School of Public Health in 1982, and has been in Alaska ever since. His favorite expression is "facts matter." Occasionally he can be found in a local pub drinking beer and eating pizza while engaged in passionate conversation with friends.

Women Leading the Charge

Posted by health4all

Posted: March 9, 2009 - 12:29 pm

Late last year, The National Women’s Law Center published a tool kit to assist advocates pushing for quality comprehensive, affordable health care reform that meets the needs of women and their families. As the national discussion on health care gains momentum, this literature provides important information.

The Tool kit, "Making Real Progress for Women and Health Care," seeks to empower women's advocates in the health care reform movement at the state and national levels. This resource outlines the basics of health care reform and explores several issues women face in particular. The tool kit explores various reform proposals and their impact on women's access to solid health care. To download a copy of the Reform Matters Tool kit, click here.

The National Women's Law Center is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization founded in 1972. Their mission is to use the law in all its forms to "protect and advance the progress of women and girls at work, in school, and in virtually every aspect of their lives."

posted by K.L., ACPP Project Coordinator