By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Lexington, Mass., May 20, 2016, — To provide opportunities and universal medical knowledge, doctors of the North American Chinese Medical Association (ACMA) of will hold Community Health Education event on May 21 starting from 1:30 PM at Cary Memorial Library in Lexington.
Picture form 2014 ACMA Community Health Education at Cary Library (file photo).
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Cambridge, Mass., May 16, 2016, — Dr. Xiu-Min Li of Mount Sinai Hospital was recently awarded 2016 Future of Health Technology Award for Innovative Research on Botanical Drugs for Allergies and Immune System Diseases. The award ceremony was held at MIT. Counselor Xing Jijun of Chinese Consulate in New York City attended the event and congratulated Dr. Li for winning the prestigious award.
(L to R) Counselor Xing Jijun, Barbara Winston and Professor Xiu-Min Li at the award ceremony.
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Boston, May 4, 2016 — Mayor Martin J. Walsh today joined health officials to announce the findings of the Boston Public Health Commission’s (BPHC) health impact assessment of Boston’s Living Wage Ordinance, highlighting opportunities to strengthen the Living Wage Ordinance by increasing the living wage and expanding the pool of workers protected by the ordinance.
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Quincy, Mass., — March 28, 2016, — US Senator Elizabeth Warren visited South Cove Community Health Center (SCCHC)’s Quincy clinic on Thursday, March 24. She was very impressed by the quality health case delivered at this facility with relatively low costs. Quincy Mayor Tom Koch, State Rep. Tackey Chan accompanied Senator Warren for the visit.
Senator Warren talks to a pediatrician during the visit.
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Boston, March 5, 2015, — On Monday, March 14, at 7:00 p.m., find out about one of the world’s most precious resources at a free screening of Open Sesame, the timely and emotionally moving 2014 documentary by award-winning filmmaker M. Sean Kaminsky that illuminates what is at stake and what can be done to protect the source of nearly all our food.
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BOSTON – January 6, 2016 – The Boston Public Health Commission today announced $100,000 in grant awards to four Boston community health centers. The funds will support health centers in implementing improvements to their systems and services that will enable them to better serve residents of Boston Housing Authority (BHA) developments.
“The people of Boston deserve the right to access affordable, quality healthcare,” said Mayor Martin J. Walsh. “The community health centers provide those vital services to Boston residents, and these funds will enable them to stay ahead of the curve and continue developing innovative solutions to today’s pressing health challenges. I look forward to seeing the results of their efforts in bringing positive change to the community.”
The four health centers, Whittier Street Health Center in Roxbury, the South End Community Health Center in the South End, Upham’s Corner Health Center in Dorchester, and Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center in Jamaica Plain, are anticipated to reach up to 27,000 public housing residents through the project.
“I am pleased to have another opportunity to support the innovative work that our city’s community health centers are doing to address the social factors that affect health,” said Huy Nguyen, MD, Interim Executive Director and Medical Director of the Boston Public Health Commission. “If these strategies prove successful in improving outcomes around healthy eating and hunger, we will have a stronger argument to take them to scale.”
“These grants enable us to address some key factors that make our patients unhealthy,” said Tom Kieffer, Director of the Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center. “Living in poverty and not having access to healthy foods are some of the top challenges that they face.”
Each of the four community health centers has a record of collaboration with BHA and BHA tenant organizations. Through this project, they will continue their partnerships by targeting 23 developments, including family and elderly/disabled developments, with innovative strategies to address healthy eating and food insecurity. Each health center will choose among a set of strategies that could include:
“Our goal is to empower our residents to make healthy choices,” said Bill McGonagle BHA Administrator. “We applaud the work of BPHC and our REACH partners who promote health and wellness to all of our residents.”
Residents of Boston Housing Authority have prioritized access to healthy and affordable food as an area for action. Public housing residents in Boston are 3.5 times more likely to be affected by obesity and related health conditions than non-public housing residents.
“I’m excited to see that community health centers including mine are addressing food disparities among public housing residents and others” said Julieta Lopez, president of the Lenox Camden Tenant Association and Community Outreach Advocate for the South End Community Health Center. “This effort will increase the availability of affordable, healthy groceries in neighborhoods such as the South End and Lower Roxbury and will engage health centers in helping patients to access these resources.”
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About Boston REACH
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Boston REACH (Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health): Partners in Health & Housingis a 3-year initiative (2014-2017) funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve the health of Boston residents, especially Black and Latino residents, living in Boston Housing Authority (BHA) developments and BHA-Administered Rental Assisted/Section 8 Housing. Through the Partnership in Health and Housing (PHH), comprised of the Boston Public Health Commission, the Boston Housing Authority, Boston University’s School of Public Health and the PHH Community Committee , Boston REACH: Partners in Health & Housing is working to:
For more information, visit our website atwww.bphc.org/REACHPHH.
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About the Boston Public Health Commission
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The Boston Public Health Commission, the country’s oldest health department, is an independent public agency providing a wide range of health services and programs. It is governed by a seven-member board of health appointed by the Mayor of Boston. Public service and access to quality health care are the cornerstones of our mission – to protect, preserve, and promote the health and well-being of all Boston residents, particularly those who are most vulnerable. The Commission’s more than 40 programs are grouped into six bureaus: Child, Adolescent & Family Health; Community Health Initiatives; Homeless Services; Infectious Disease; Addictions Prevention, Treatment & Recovery Support Services; and Emergency Medical Services.
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By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Nov. 28, 2015, — Founded in 1993, the Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association (SAPA) grew rapidly and has become one of the most active and well-recognized Chinese-heritage enduring professional organizations in the United States. Over the past 22 years, SAPA has made significant impact in the field of pharmaceutical R&D, from the East Coast of the US to the other shore of the Pacific.
Picture of SAPA-NE science symposium at MIT(bostonese.com file photo).
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By Xinhua writer Guo Ying
BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) — Among the excited shopaholics and selfie-takers among China’s outbound travelers is another group – more serious and usually carrying their medical records.
Late afternoon sun sends a long shadow across the Jimmy Fund building of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston(from Facebook).
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Boston, Nov. 9, 2015, -– As support for his opioid bill rapidly gains momentum, Governor Charlie Baker today received another endorsement from a group of county sheriffs, citing the urgency for more tools to combat the opioid crisis on a statewide basis.
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Lyon, France, Oct. 26 2015 – The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), has evaluated the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat.
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