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Search arcmass.org Search: Health Care Health Care - Douglas County's Collaborative Pre-Natal Clinic Reduces Number of Low ... - The Lund Report Douglas County's Collaborative Pre-Natal Clinic Reduces Number of Low ... The Lund Report Babies born with a low birth weight face a variety of physical and mental health problems, including cerebral palsy, mental retardation, learning disabilities as they grow older, impaired vision and hearing and lung problems. 2/3/2012 10:17:01 PM - http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFJiwafHa7uLx-UzBK71w2i-w5t-Q&url=http://www.thelundreport.org/resource/douglas_county%25E2%2580%2599s_collaborative_pre_natal_clinic_reduces_number_of_low_birthrate_babies Health Care - State Roundup: Iowa Senate Provides $5M For Mental Health - Kaiser Health News State Roundup: Iowa Senate Provides $5M For Mental Health Kaiser Health News The bill also allocates $5 million more from what is known as the Mental Health Risk Pool. The pool was created about a decade ago to keep counties with financial shortfalls from denying care to people with mental disorders or retardation. and more » 2/2/2012 9:50:26 AM - http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGvsZqXpDRp290pKv1mM9NPq9NXNA&url=http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2012/February/02/states-health-care.aspx Health Care - Health Resource Center moving, rebranding to better serve - Madisonville Meteor Health Resource Center moving, rebranding to better serve Madisonville Meteor We were often confused with MHMR, the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority of the Brazos Valley,” Camilla Viator, Executive Director of the Madison County Health Resource Commission, said. “Another reason for celebration is the generosity of ... 2/1/2012 3:30:24 PM - http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNERt4sIIQCCq7dMyFhW-a-Sp5MbJA&url=http://www.madisonvillemeteor.com/news/article_60c5282a-4d11-11e1-9e4f-001871e3ce6c.html Health Care - Is Denial of Life-Saving Care for Mentally Disabled Girl a Sign of Things to Come? - National Catholic Register National Catholic Register Is Denial of Life-Saving Care for Mentally Disabled Girl a Sign of Things to Come? National Catholic Register In the cases of children like Amelia or elderly patients, the question is the same: Is the life of a child with a mental disability or a grandfather in a wheelchair worth less than that of others without disabilities when it comes to making decisions ... and more » 2/1/2012 11:09:00 AM - http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGqtm5BtCiJ4lKchB9dmtdvo2bWKg&url=http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/is-denial-of-life-saving-care-for-mentally-disabled-girl-a-sign-of-things-t/ Health Care - Marcia Fowler to lead Department of Mental Health - Boston Globe Marcia Fowler to lead Department of Mental Health Boston Globe Fowler has also worked for the Department of Mental Retardation, the Fernald State School, where she worked with adults who had developmental disabilities and mental illness, and various nonprofit and for-profit health care providers in the Boston area ... and more » 1/31/2012 12:30:19 PM - http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEX4cEHy7bL4wGJKwHGOT1T2Kxc_Q&url=http://bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2012/01/31/marcia-fowler-lead-department-mental-health/W40nDoY1qn0maDPNpp45XI/story.html Health Care - Major psychiatric center in Houston to close Tuesday - Houston Chronicle Major psychiatric center in Houston to close Tuesday Houston Chronicle A major Houston psychiatric hospital reprimanded for posing "an immediate and serious threat to patient health" is closing Tuesday, further straining the area's already overburdened mental health care services. IntraCare Medical Center's closure comes ... and more » 1/30/2012 10:47:52 PM - http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNElrc6upVGUJDFcgoeOtqVpxrpoZA&url=http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Major-psych-center-in-Houston-to-close-Tuesday-2835890.php Health Care - Child Denied Kidney Transplant Because of Disability? - Minaret Child Denied Kidney Transplant Because of Disability? Minaret Those suffering from WHS can experience mental retardation, seizures, heart defects and kidney failure. Because of this, it is likely that Amelia will need a kidney transplant within the next year. Amelia's mother, Chrissy Riviera, first wrote on her ... 1/26/2012 12:10:44 AM - http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEADMS7ikxDVFCjmKgKaVFosJ83YA&url=http://theminaretonline.com/2012/01/25/article20791 Health Care - Sweeney plans bill outlawing denial of life-saving care to disabled - NorthJersey.com Sweeney plans bill outlawing denial of life-saving care to disabled NorthJersey.com The parents of 3-year-old Amelia Rivera of Stratford said a physician from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia told them last week the child would not be eligible for a kidney transplant because she is "mentally retarded." "There is no doubt that this ... and more » 1/19/2012 6:15:21 PM - http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNENDlK1Jq-tzfq8A9e3Uu7FWAxrGA&url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/state/011912_Sweeney_plans_bill_outlawing_denial_of_life-saving_care_to_disabled.html Health Care - Calif. Clinic Brings Free Dental Care to Developmentally Disabled - ABC News ABC News Calif. Clinic Brings Free Dental Care to Developmentally Disabled ABC News "We need to take care of our own," said Marianne Benson, whose 42-year-old son Kevin has autism and mild mental retardation. "Some of the patients we've been seeing never brush their teeth; some have never seen a dentist before. and more » 1/18/2012 8:14:05 AM - http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEIsjly91oeleX5BNo48wRAGcJwAQ&url=http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Dental/calif-clinic-brings-free-dental-care-developmentally-disabled/story?id%3D15347032 Health Care - With city approval, new Fayette public health clinic site could open this fall - Lexington Herald Leader Lexington Herald Leader With city approval, new Fayette public health clinic site could open this fall Lexington Herald Leader MARK CORNELISON — Herald-Leader Oct. 2010: Bluegrass Regional Mental Health-Mental Retardation Board and health department announce joint venture to use $11.7 million grant for new facility. Jan.-March, 2011: Health department in upheaval, ... 1/14/2012 4:29:24 AM - http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFQoZkTe9N9rxXDe1Lw46MYkiDcEQ&url=http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/14/2028065/with-city-approval-new-fayette.html

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