The Young Democrats of Harford County have issued the following announcement:
“Congress Must Listen to Us, Not the Insurance Companies”
Protest: March 9th, Washington DC.
On March 9th, thousands of activists will hit the streets in Washington, DC to protest big insurance and demand that Congress give America the health care reform we voted for.
The Young Democrats of Harford County in concert with the Health Care for America NOW coalition is sponsoring a bus to the “Congress Must Listen to Us, Not the Insurance Companies” protest on Tuesday, March 9th. The bus along with a box lunch will be provided at no cost, leaving the Aberdeen area around 8am on Tuesday the 9th. All Health Insurance Reform advocates from Cecil and Harford Counties (and the surrounding area) are encouraged to attend! Contact Russ Kovach at Russell.Kovach@gmail.com or confirm attendance on Facebook at or see us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=332513251089 to ...Continue Reading
The 11th Annual Harford County Town Hall Meeting and Health Fair will be held on Tuesday, November 18, 2008, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the McFaul Activities Center, 525 West MacPhail Road, Bel Air. This free event will feature an interactive presentation on recovery from mental illness by On Our Own of Maryland as well as an opportunity to share stories of success, progress, and unmet needs with Harford County leadership. Local providers of services to individuals with disabilities will also be available to offer information and resources. A light supper will be provided.
The event is co-sponsored by: Addiction Connections Resource, Inc., Harford County Department of Community Services (Office of Drug Control Policy, the Harford County Commission on Disabilities and the Office on Aging), Harford County Health Department-Addiction Services, Harford County Local Management Board, Inc., Mental Health Association of Maryland, NAMI-Harford County, Office on Mental Health and SPIN ...Continue Reading
(Bel Air, MD – October 21, 2008) – - Harford County Executive David R. Craig, joined by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jacqueline C. Haas and the Acting Health Officer for the Harford County Health Department Susan Kelly, today kicked-off the start of the FluMist vaccination program in Harford County Public Schools. The kick-off of the FluMist vaccination was held at Churchville Elementary School.
“In keeping with our commitment to enhance quality of living and support for public education, we are pleased to provided $150,000 to the Harford County Health Department to support the FluMist Program for the Harford County Public Schools,” County Executive David R. Craig stated. “Helping to keep our children healthy during the cold and flu season is essential for their well being and their education,” the county executive remarked.
The funding, $100,000 in general funds and an additional $50,000 grant from Harford County, will support the Harford ...Continue Reading
My mouth had struck so hard that some of my teeth remained embedded in the steering wheel where the EMS team had to literally pick them out. This was the scene and it wasn’t pretty. Allow me to repeat that, my mouth had struck so hard that some of my teeth remained embedded in the steering wheel. Some other teeth had fallen to the floor uprooted from their home, they would never be the same.
From my lower lip to my chin there was nothing but serrated flesh, it had been completely ripped apart – gaping wide open – revealing my gums and the jagged dentin that remained. My smile no longer ruled. Just raw nerves totally exposed, and shocked as hell to be disconnected from their dominion. My jaw was now gazing out in all its glory and menacing in a world where it had no business ...Continue Reading
Does anybody out there need a kidney? Sure, it’s not a question you hear everyday, but apparently Iran has a few we could order up if you answered “yes” . What do you say?
Iran is not usually a country we look to in order to draw ideas from, especially fiscally driven ones. But it seems that they have an incredibly successful organ vendor program.
Transplant nephrologist Benjamin E. Hippen out of North Carolina recently published a paper called “Organ Sales and Moral Travails: Lessons From the Living Kidney Vendor Program in Iran.”
If you are shaking your head at this point asking if I am serious, indeed I am. Here are some excerpts from Dr. Hippen’s paper…
“Cancer Fears Me.” These three words strung together have the audacity to put the “C” word in its place. It’s original and pretty simple really: Cancer Fears Me.
Powerful words for a mother of three to come up with as she shuffles her children to and from various activities. This is not just any mother though. This is Sharon Perfetti, Executive Director and co-founder of the Cool Kids Campaign. Her mission and that of the Cool Kids Campaign is about helping and giving. It’s about working with kids who’ve been given a diagnosis of cancer. It’s about always thinking and doing, even if and when that light bulb moment hits her in the car.
“It just came to me. I spend so much time seeing these families and fear is an over-riding emotion,” Perfetti said, lamenting the many concerns and issues that are suddenly thrust upon the families she deals with day ...Continue Reading
