Webhealth
Webhealth has been specifically developed to provide access for people to
connect with Health and Social Services. This web-based approach builds on
the strengths of people and families to determine their support needs. Within the Webhealth website is Linkage. Linkage is a
partnership between an NGO, Pathways; primary health care, Pinnacle; and a
secondary provider/hospital, Health Waikato. It offers early intervention
services with a “one stop shop” in central Hamilton and New Plymouth.
Monday, June 16, 2003
June 13 Washington Post story - "Five Republican governors working with their Democratic counterparts on a plan to revamp Medicaid conceded yesterday the bipartisan effort has failed and said they instead hope to strike a deal with the Bush administration. Just 10 days ago, governors and their aides optimistically declared they were on the verge of an agreement to refashion the health insurance program for 44 million low-income Americans. The compromise unraveled, both sides say, after aggressive lobbying by Democratic senators who oppose the changes."
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A June 5 BBC story on a study carried out by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs - "The report, entitled Hidden Harm, calls for children to be taken into account when drug abuse strategies are being formulated." At drugs.gov.uk, the cross-government website to support the National Drug Strategy, there's a page with information on ordering hardcopy and direct links to Adobe Acrobat versions of the full report, cover sheet, executive summary and appendices.
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Jewish World Review feature article - "On a spring day last year, President Bush blew into Albuquerque on the winds of change. His mission: to help propel the movement to reform mental health care. The president was clear and emphatic. ... That day, the president announced his New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, charged with evaluating the nation's system of psychiatric care. And he pledged support for equalizing insurance coverage between traditionally physical illnesses and severe mental ones. ... More than a year later, as patients and advocates await the commission's final report, much has happened to take the wind out of the movement's sails. ...
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Copyright 2003 © Bill Davis.
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