Many of the above mentioned
diseases are preventable. The
Connecticut State Conference
NAACP encourages you to seek
information and a healthy life style.
Please join us at our next Health
Fair or call the State Conference for
information regarding community
resources or visit naacpct.org/health
Symptoms of AIDS
Silent Killers in the Black Community: Lupus, Diabetes, AIDS
Understanding Heart Disease (Heart Basics #1)
Understanding Asthma
Sickle Cell Anemia discussion
Understanding Stroke
Understanding Hypertension
...Black Health
NAACP HEALTH GOAL develop national health education initiatives; expand community outreach; and sponsor
collaborative programs with other national and local health organizations. read more click here
Connecticut Conference Health Committee James (Jim) Rawlings, Chair, Rosa Browne, Co-Chair 1- Shall work to promote, protect and maintain the health of African Americans 2- Access the health needs of the community 3- Advocate for equal access to health education, care, treatment and research for all Americans 4- Sponsor health-related activities such as health forums, fairs, and worships highlighting issues of importance to people of color 5- Support health initiatives of the Association
CONNECTICUT STATE CONFERENCE OF NAACP BRANCHES 45TH ANNUAL CONVENTION~HEALTH EXPO
Date: October 30, 2010
Health Fair & Health Symposium Reportclick here.
The report addresses disease prevention, disease specific intervention ( diabetes , sickle cell etc) that could be manage by the individual. The symposium is about current health/access to care issues. ...more information click here
Black health Magazine click here *******************************
One-stop access to US Government H1N1, avian and pandemic flu information. click here www. flu . gov/
Real health care reform could have saved 880,000 lives.
By Benjamin Todd Jealous & Scot X. Esdaile Comprehensive health care reform is a moral and economic imperative because our fiscal and physical well-being are inextricably intertwined. We recently had our first broad look at the recession's impact on poverty, income, and health care insurance. Census data showed that in 2008 the nation's poverty rate jumped to an 11-year high, a decade of income gains were erased and the number of people without health insurance rose to 46.3 million. read more click here
Dear Friends,
Like me, you probably watched the President lay out his bold plans for health care reform last week.
Our community has really suffered from the health care crisis . That is why I am asking you to join "The 880 Campaign" to ensure that every American has access to quality, affordable health care.
Why "880"? Because according to the American Journal of Public Health , the deaths of 880,000 black people would have been prevented if the mortality rate of blacks had been the same as that of whites over a 10-year period.
In addition, almost 47 million Americans are uninsured, with almost 8 million children going without adequate health insurance . This is a crisis in our country and the time to act is now.
As we launch this campaign, I want to ask you to tell us about you and your family's experience with the current health care system . Click here to share your story with us.
As you know, the health care crisis has hit our communities especially hard: African-Americans and Latinos make up 52% of the uninsured population. And not having good health care coverage has devastating consequences:
• Children born to black women are more than twice as likely to die within their first year of life than children born to white women
• People of color are more likely to suffer and die from diabetes , cancer, cardiovascular disease , and other chronic diseases
• Uninsured Americans are more likely to use the Emergency Room for preventative care and routine checkups, forcing longer wait times and costing states and taxpayers more
But this struggle goes beyond statistics, this about you — everyday American families and children. We would like to hear your story, and make you a part of this nationwide campaign. Click here to tell us your story.
With your help, in the coming weeks, NAACP Branches and Units, along with volunteers across the country, will organize to push our elected representatives to support real health care reform with real results that will ensure every American has access to quality, affordable health care coverage ... and help solve the health problems that plague our parents, children, friends, and communities.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S *Ask the individual to SMILE.
T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e. It is sunny out today.)
R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS. read more click here
Dr. Ian Smith and The NAACP
50 Million Pound Challenge Partnership
Mayor Mark D. Boughton, Danbury, CT President Scot X. Esdaile, CT NAACP State Conference Dr. Ian Smith, 50 Million Pound Challenge Rev. Ivan Pitts, New Hope Baptist Church (Danbury,CT)
Dr. Ian Smith was raised in Danbury, CT and has never forgotten where he came from. Dr. Smith invited President Esdaile and the Mayor of Danbury to accompany him as they visited New Hope Baptist Church in his home town. Rev. Ivan Pitts gave a dynamic sermon as the church was packed wall to wall. After the church service many people signed onto to be apart of the 50 Million Pound Challenge !!!
DON'T ALLOW NATIONAL HEALTH SCARE TO CO-OPT NATIONAL HEALTHCARE
By Reverend Dr. Wendell Anthony
If the public debate around healthcare was not so tremendously absurd it would be laughable. True there are many questions that one can rationally ask about national healthcare. The key word here is rationally. Yet, what we have witnessed in America is anything but rational. It is staged, played, acted and has detracted from the real issues of a national healthcare program for all Americans. Let me take you back for a moment. read more click here
Study Shows People Who Follow 4 Habits Sharply Reduce Risk of Serious Disease By Kelli Miller Stacy
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
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Aug. 10, 2009 -- Don't smoke. Get off the sofa and take a walk. Stay away from the junk food . Watch your waistline.
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You may have heard the advice before. But did you know that if you follow all four of these healthy habits together, you could decrease your chances of developing some of the most common and deadly chronic diseases by nearly 80%?
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Researchers reporting in this month's Archives of Internal Medicine analyzed the health, lifestyles, and diet of 23,513 German adults 35 to 65 years old, starting in the mid-1990s. The study showed that those who had more healthy habits were much less likely to get diseases such as cancer, diabetes , and heart disease . read more click here
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...........Bill Signing with the Gov. Rell
Connecticut Health Foundation President & CEO Patricia Baker (third from right) was among many representatives of state organizations and government officials who joined Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell (seated) as she signed legislation June 12th creating a Commission on Health Equity.
The bill establishes a 32-member commission within the Office of the Health Care Advocate, which will: read more click here
Message from the State President One of the most important issues of today is social injustice as it pertains to access and quality of care for all Americans and particularly for African Americans. read more click here
Health Status Report on African Americans in Connecticut 20007 click here
Governor, Rell and Pres., Scot X Esdiale
at the Health Billing Signing
A Health Status Report on African Americans in Connecticut 20007 click here
The Effects of the Economic Recession on Communities of Color by: Julia Berndt and Cara James IntroductionThe economic downturn has had a broad impact on the lives of all Americans. The national unemployment rate has increased 3.9 percentage points over the past year to 9.5 percent, and while the corresponding change in the uninsured rate is not known, it is estimated that a 1 percentage point increase in the national unemployment rate leads to an increase of 1.1 million uninsured persons and 1 million new Medicaid and CHIP enrollees.1,2
The increases in the unemployment rate and the resulting increases in the number of uninsured persons, have implications not just for the individuals and families who have lost a job, but for states’ budgets as well. Job losses mean decreased revenues for states, which creates significant barriers in a state’s ability to fund public programs critical to supporting people affected by job loss, such as food stamps, housing supports, and unemployment benefits.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) signed by President Obama in February 2009 included funds to help boost state economies and to help support state Medicaid programs. Enhanced federal funding for Medicaid is available only if states do not make their eligibility criteria or enrollment processes more restrictive than what was in place on July 1, 2009. ...read more click here
The Connecticut Hospital Association, which represents 29 of the state's 30 hospitals, released the report this week to its members. It lays the groundwork to help more minority businesses win vendor contracts with hospitals, to improve health care outreach to minority communities and to share ideas for increasing the number of minorities in senior management at hospitals and on boards of directors .
The UConn Health Center survey, citing data from 2009, showed that only 10 percent of the 3,523-person full-time workforce was black. It showed less than 1 percent of the health center's $815 million purchasing budget for 2009 was with black-owned vendors. Of the 14,396 vendors the hospital used in 2009, two were black-owned companies. read more click here
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Connecticut Conference Health Committee 
By Reverend Dr. Wendell Anthony 
Message from the State President One of the most important issues of today is social injustice as it pertains to access and quality of care for all Americans and particularly for African Americans. read more
