The federal funding will go towards establishing a quality improvement initiative focused on the prevention of clostridium difficile infection (CDI), a potentially life-threatening infection. The Department of Health and Human Services announced funding to all 50 states for work on infections as well as immunization programs and enhancements to laboratories and technology. Massachusetts has made great strides in publicly reporting and preventing infections. With budget cuts at the state level, the state’s infection program would be unable to maintain and expand its work without federal funding. This funding will most certainly save many lives in Massachusetts and beyond.
With more than 16 years of experience working at MassHealth, Robin gracefully works on implementation of various federal grants and waivers, and will now play a significant role in the implementation of national health reform. We at Health Care For All value Robin’s spirit of collaboration and transparency, and look forward to continuing to work with her in her new leadership role
Thank you and good luck to Alda Rego, who served as the Office of Medicaid’s Chief Financial Officer for several years. We deeply appreciate Alda’s hard work and dedication to the MassHealth program and her ability to see the real people behind the numbers.
Candace Reddy recently received a well-deserved promotion to Director of Health Care Finance at the Executive Office of Administration and Finance. Candace knows the state’s health care budget inside and out, and plays an important role in health reform implementation. We are excited to continue working with Candace in her new role.
Health Care For All thanks Seena Perumal Carrington for her leadership as Acting Commissioner of the Division of Health Care Finance and Policy (DHCFP) for the past several months, especially for her tactful oversight of this summer’s health care cost trends hearings.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Healthy Life From Tea
China since ancient times have cloud "daily necessities sauce and vinegar tea" cloud "piano, chess, calligraphy and painting the song tea". 21 century the strength of China's economy increase, accordingly, our culture is also forming strong, China is the home of tea, tea culture increasingly popular, will be popular.
Tea health care function for people, already consensus. "Divine farming tasting grass, day in seventy-two, tea and poison of the solution." The compendium of materia medica of poems in: tea for diseases medicine. LiuYuZe put tea and medicine health care experience system and theorized. Today, the popularity of tea and about health care.
"Green tea to send health", the tea effective compounds to human body health, especially the effect of the cancer has not with or without problems. A lot of research material already affirmed its anti-cancer, prevent anile, improving immunity, prevent caries and sterilization, antivirus, reducing blood fat, fall blood pressure, prevent cardiovascular disease, such as effectiveness.
Tea to play health care efficacy, quality is the key. Many experts and scholars consensus is, the high quality tea, should comply with the ecological, accord with tea from the nature of the inherent characteristics of life rest. The tea cultivation, collection are required to land, inspiring, season. The tea is often produces in good mountain, good between water.
Ming mountain tea industry development Co., LTD ChenWenShan chairman of Mr. How can the tea industry healthy development, the feeling of "ecological" is the word. ChenWenShan do teahouse, although the birth AnXi started because, once in the local cultural center long-term research, the tea into his tea culture in the teahouse business. Not only in the teahouse in the adornment of the tea ching Bridges, bamboo, also match with the pavilions, classical music and unique tea art activities. This let his teahouse quickly become a many people when leisure preferred huizhou area, the teahouse issued more tea sales also soars.
But in 2000, Chen dong however because of a word be touched. At that time the media often reports tea, a farming incomplete ChaKe half jokingly asked "is this drink tea or pesticides?" Then he returned to AnXi, 2001, BanQi ecological tea garden. In his careful, cheung HuaMing care under the ecological tea demonstration base was as the county ecological tea garden construction demonstration model. In 2006, the base, it also undertakes the important province torch-plan projects "oolong tea green food standard research and demonstration base construction", and through the provincial acceptance. In 2005, Ming camellia brand of Chinese engineering assured in three green tea tea association to recommend a brand. For the first tea industry for authentication enterprise, and QS passed the ISO9001:2000 international quality management system and "green food" certification.
Chen tung is often said, are the most precious is life, life is the basis of health, guarantee of health is health. Every day I drink a lot of tea, I more than anyone are afraid of the tea quality do not conform to the hygiene standards. So, I asked Ming mountain ecological tea demonstration base of all employees, remember "the health consumers" concept. I take the lead from the demonstration, tea tree planting, fertilization, pest control, to the production process green, green, sun liang filming, bag knead, baking, link, all a set of strict quality standard, make sure the tea plant to production and processing from each link free from contamination. Such production out of tea, green, natural, healthy is the ecological tea drink himself, the rest assured, health, can let consumer "mountain ecological tea tea, and walk on the health, life" Ming camellia become truly trust ecological tea.
Tea health care function for people, already consensus. "Divine farming tasting grass, day in seventy-two, tea and poison of the solution." The compendium of materia medica of poems in: tea for diseases medicine. LiuYuZe put tea and medicine health care experience system and theorized. Today, the popularity of tea and about health care.
"Green tea to send health", the tea effective compounds to human body health, especially the effect of the cancer has not with or without problems. A lot of research material already affirmed its anti-cancer, prevent anile, improving immunity, prevent caries and sterilization, antivirus, reducing blood fat, fall blood pressure, prevent cardiovascular disease, such as effectiveness.
Tea to play health care efficacy, quality is the key. Many experts and scholars consensus is, the high quality tea, should comply with the ecological, accord with tea from the nature of the inherent characteristics of life rest. The tea cultivation, collection are required to land, inspiring, season. The tea is often produces in good mountain, good between water.
Ming mountain tea industry development Co., LTD ChenWenShan chairman of Mr. How can the tea industry healthy development, the feeling of "ecological" is the word. ChenWenShan do teahouse, although the birth AnXi started because, once in the local cultural center long-term research, the tea into his tea culture in the teahouse business. Not only in the teahouse in the adornment of the tea ching Bridges, bamboo, also match with the pavilions, classical music and unique tea art activities. This let his teahouse quickly become a many people when leisure preferred huizhou area, the teahouse issued more tea sales also soars.
But in 2000, Chen dong however because of a word be touched. At that time the media often reports tea, a farming incomplete ChaKe half jokingly asked "is this drink tea or pesticides?" Then he returned to AnXi, 2001, BanQi ecological tea garden. In his careful, cheung HuaMing care under the ecological tea demonstration base was as the county ecological tea garden construction demonstration model. In 2006, the base, it also undertakes the important province torch-plan projects "oolong tea green food standard research and demonstration base construction", and through the provincial acceptance. In 2005, Ming camellia brand of Chinese engineering assured in three green tea tea association to recommend a brand. For the first tea industry for authentication enterprise, and QS passed the ISO9001:2000 international quality management system and "green food" certification.
Chen tung is often said, are the most precious is life, life is the basis of health, guarantee of health is health. Every day I drink a lot of tea, I more than anyone are afraid of the tea quality do not conform to the hygiene standards. So, I asked Ming mountain ecological tea demonstration base of all employees, remember "the health consumers" concept. I take the lead from the demonstration, tea tree planting, fertilization, pest control, to the production process green, green, sun liang filming, bag knead, baking, link, all a set of strict quality standard, make sure the tea plant to production and processing from each link free from contamination. Such production out of tea, green, natural, healthy is the ecological tea drink himself, the rest assured, health, can let consumer "mountain ecological tea tea, and walk on the health, life" Ming camellia become truly trust ecological tea.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Healthy, Del Rio believe they can make playoffs
“The pressures and the demands, that’s part of what we do,” Del Rio said. “I enjoy it. I love that part of it. It becomes a little more enjoyable when you know that you’re getting closer to being on equal footing.” The Jaguars believe they’re finally there, having replaced 15 of 22 starters over the last three seasons. The most significant changes came on defense, where the Jaguars ranked 28th in the league last season and allowed a franchise record 419 points.
How the revamped unit performs will determine whether Jacksonville can overtake perennial power Indianapolis in the AFC South — and save Del Rio’s job.
“We can be the best defense in the league with the talent we have,” defensive tackle Terrance Knighton said.
The Jaguars certainly have upgraded every position on that side of the ball. They signed linebackers Paul Posluszny and Clint Session, safety Dawan Landry, end Matt Roth and nickel back Drew Coleman. With the return of Kampman (knee) and tackle D’Anthony Smith (Achilles tendon) from injuries, the Jaguars are confident they will see a defensive turnaround in 2011.
Kampman tore the anterior collateral ligament in his right knee midway through last season. He tore the same ligament in his left knee the year before, meaning the 31-year-old defender hasn’t made it through a full season since 2008.
The Jaguars responded by limiting Kampman’s workload in training camp, and they plan to reduce his repetitions in the regular season.
“I’ve always loved to just be a guy that never comes off the field,” Kampman said. “The reality is if it helps our team, if I’m fresher and able to mount a better rush in crucial situations, then absolutely I think it’s a wise move. I’ll trust the coaching staff and our guys that make those decisions, our medical staff to know what is best.”
Jacksonville has taken a similar approach with Jones-Drew, who had arthroscopic knee surgery in January. Jones-Drew played most of last season with torn meniscus in his right knee. He learned the severity of the injury during camp, but kept it hidden because he didn’t want opponents taking shots at his knee.
“We’re going to be good on defense,” Del Rio said. “I don’t think there’s any doubt. There’s not anybody here coaching or playing that’s part of our defensive unit that doesn’t think we’re going to be pretty good.”
“We can be the best defense in the league with the talent we have,” defensive tackle Terrance Knighton said.
The Jaguars certainly have upgraded every position on that side of the ball. They signed linebackers Paul Posluszny and Clint Session, safety Dawan Landry, end Matt Roth and nickel back Drew Coleman. With the return of Kampman (knee) and tackle D’Anthony Smith (Achilles tendon) from injuries, the Jaguars are confident they will see a defensive turnaround in 2011.
Kampman tore the anterior collateral ligament in his right knee midway through last season. He tore the same ligament in his left knee the year before, meaning the 31-year-old defender hasn’t made it through a full season since 2008.
The Jaguars responded by limiting Kampman’s workload in training camp, and they plan to reduce his repetitions in the regular season.
“I’ve always loved to just be a guy that never comes off the field,” Kampman said. “The reality is if it helps our team, if I’m fresher and able to mount a better rush in crucial situations, then absolutely I think it’s a wise move. I’ll trust the coaching staff and our guys that make those decisions, our medical staff to know what is best.”
Jacksonville has taken a similar approach with Jones-Drew, who had arthroscopic knee surgery in January. Jones-Drew played most of last season with torn meniscus in his right knee. He learned the severity of the injury during camp, but kept it hidden because he didn’t want opponents taking shots at his knee.
“We’re going to be good on defense,” Del Rio said. “I don’t think there’s any doubt. There’s not anybody here coaching or playing that’s part of our defensive unit that doesn’t think we’re going to be pretty good.”
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