Is a Health Aide Taking Over for the Professional School Nurse in California: Who’s Caring for Your Kids? by Nancy Spradling Since Prop 13 was passed in California, in 1978, many school districts have chosen to neglect or ignore the issue of school health. Some claim it is an issue of funding, and without appropriate funding they cannot afford to have school nurses. Others insist that school nurses are not necessary. These are districts that…
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School Nurses: It’s More Than Band-Aids; It’s a Child’s Life! Your children’s health care is of the utmost importance and it should not be subjected to the lack of professional school nurses. The issue of understaffed or overextended school nurses needs to be addressed and the message needs to be loud and clear to everyone listening. School nurses are a vital component of health care. Educated professionals are needed with children everyday to ensure their…
Read More...Health Benefits of Tomatoes
By Leo Galland M.D. and Jonathan Galland Tomatoes are one of our favorite fat-burning foods. They help reduce inflammation and reverse leptin resistance. Reversing leptin resistance is the key to losing those stubborn extra pounds. That is why tomatoes are used almost daily in The Fat Resistance Diet. Tomatoes are excellent sources of potassium and several vitamins: folic acid vitamin A vitamin C vitamin E Tomatoes also contain important anti-inflammatory nutrients called carotenoids and bioflavonoids….
Read More...VoiceForTheUninsured.org
More than 47 million Americans are uninsured. 80% come from working families. 20% are children. Here’s a website that can help you make a difference in reducing that number: www.voicefortheuninsured.org. Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD President-Elect American Medical Association joined Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA, Host/Executive Producer of Health in 30™ to talk about the uninsured. Tune in to find out what your can do about healthcare reform. The AMA’s highest priority is expanding health…
Read More...Healthcare Reform: The Uninsured with Nancy H. Nielsen, MD
Tune in on Friday, September 7th from 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST. Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD President-Elect American Medical Association will join Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA, Host/Executive Producer of Health in 30™ to talk about the uninsured. Tune in to find out what your can do about healthcare reform. The AMA’s highest priority is expanding health insurance coverage to the uninsured. Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD, an internist from Buffalo, N.Y., was…
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