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What's PlayingBazaarsNov. 21
St. Stanislaus School benefit, 9 to 4 in Kolbe Hall, Adams. Bake sale, snack bar, games, Chinese auctions, money raffle, crafts, and pierogi.
Blackinton Union Church, 1373 Massachusetts Ave., North Adams; 10 to 2. Crafts table, bake sale, Chinese auction, the Christmas table, and kid's grab bag. Lunch $4, $2 kids.
First Congregational Church, North Adams, 9-2.
Nov. 28
Becket Federated Church, Route 8, holiday bazaar from 9-3. Lunch, crafts, baked goods, holiday and other items. Information: Mary Peltier, Parish House, 413-623-5217.
Dec. 5
Holiday Fair at First Congregational Church, 25 Park Place, Lee, from 10 to 3; handcrafted items, raffles, children's shop, bake sale, cut Christmas trees and lunch from 11 to 1. Includes angel-themed goods from SERRV. Information, 413-243-1033 or www.ucc-lee.org.
Dec. 12-13
North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Information: Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.
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State Coalition Works to End Disparities in Health CareBy Monique Coppola
Commonwealth News Service
03:15PM / Wednesday, April 08, 2009
BOSTON — Health care is not created equal, especially for minorities and other people of color: That's the message for National Minority Health Month.
Despite the state's 3-year-old health-reform law, residents of color still face higher rates of disease and poorer health outcomes, and live shorter lives, according to the Disparities Action Network, which is working to advance policies that address health care inequalities.
Much progress has been made in Massachusetts, but there is more to the story, says Elmer Freeman, executive director at the Center for Community Health Education Research and Service and DAN co-chairman.
"We're really trying to make sure that people recognize that it's not a matter of access or insurance coverage, it's really about how you get treated in the system overall."
Dr. Michele David, DAN co-chairman and professor of medicine and director of Community Health Programs at Boston University's National Center for Excellence in Women's Health, says there are still many hurdles facing minorities regarding access.
"There might be some unconscious bias among some health-care providers as one of the reasons, and social determinants of health is also a bigger part of the picture."
The coalition's focus is twofold: to make permanent a statewide Office of Health Equity that works both within and outside the health-care system to create strategies for reduction of disparities; and to support community agencies to run programs shown to make a difference in addressing health care barriers.
For more on the Disparities Action Network visit hcfama.org. |
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