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Sacramento, Calif., Latest Site For State HIV/AIDS Budget Proposal Protests
The Los Angeles Times examined the effects of the proposed $80.1 million in budget cuts to HIV/AIDS programs in the state, as advocates are expected today to convene at the California State Capitol in Sacramento to protest the cuts. According to the Times, the proposed cuts would mean that the costs of running many HIV/AIDS-related programs would be shifted to local jurisdictions study, which "would become increasingly difficult for cash-strapped counties." HIV/AIDS programs would also need to rely more heavily on available federal financing. HIV education, prevention, counseling and testing services and early intervention programs would be affected, the Times reports. The state"s AIDS Drug Assistance Program would stand to lose $12 million (Yoshino, Los Angeles Times, 6/9). In related news, the Santa Cruz News examined how the proposed state budget cuts could put the Santa Cruz AIDS Project"s centers and programs, including sex education in schools and a needle exchange program "in serious jeopardy" (Lussenhop, Santa Cruz News, 6/9).
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Technology Similar To An Inkjet Printer Could Aid Toxin Detection
If that office inkjet printer has become just another fixture, it"s time to take a fresh look at it. Similar technology may soon be used to develop paper-based biosensors that can detect certain harmful toxins that can cause food poisoning or be used as bioterrorism agents.
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The Formula For Sustainable Healthcare Reform
A new report, released by the Manhattan Institute"s Center for Medical Progress and authored Douglas Holtz-Eakin, the former Director of the Congressional Budget Office, makes the fiscal and political case for bipartisan healthcare reform. Holtz-Eakin addresses dysfunctions in the existing healthcare delivery system; provides solutions to expanding access to affordable private health insurance in an incremental and fiscally responsible manner; and shows how improving market-based options will lead to better consumer access to information on healthcare quality. He argues that the only way to fix our broken healthcare system is through reforms that incentivize competition and pay for quality care.
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Promoting Innovation And Leadership In The Allied Health Professions (AHPs)

The Allied Health Professions Leadership Challenge winners are East Midlands SHA, The Department of Health announced today. The AHP Leadership Challenges were designed around the commitments set out in High Quality Care for All to support leadership, at every level of the NHS and give AHPs the confidence to lead on innovation across health and social care. The challenges took place across England throughout April and May and the best performing team in each of the ten regions competed in the national final at the London Royal Horseguards Hotel, on 16-17 June. Chief Health Professions Officer, Karen Middleton said: "The Leadership Challenge events surpassed the two main aims I had for them. "The first was to raise the profile of leadership at SHA level and the second was to give AHPs some experiential learning so that they can start to feel more empowered and confident as leaders. "Good leaders enhance other people"s performance and that"s what AHPs do every day at a clinical level. "As a result of these events, AHPs have told me that they have already started instigating changes where they work." East Midlands, winning team Mark Baker, Lincolnshire Community Health Service, Physiotherapist said: "The challenge events have bought out skills most of us didn"t realise we had, and we can now re-evaluate our career paths to maximise those strengths." Rachel Clifton, United Lincolnshire NHS Trust, Physiotherapist, Respiratory Care said: "Every member of our team put in so much effort, but we"re no different from other AHPs out there - if we can win a leadership challenge, so can they." The event was also attended by NHS Chief Executive David Nicholson and , Director General of Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships, David Behan. Department of Health, UK


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