<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>To everyone concerned about health care,</div><div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"><div class="gmail_quote">
As we all know, affordable, quality health care is difficult to
come by, even in Boston, and being a community health provider has
never been easy. Recent cuts to community programs and services
has had a terrible impact on community health, and has made
community and public health work more challenging. This is sure to
be compounded by the new attack we face on Medicaid and Medicare.
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In the last couple of weeks, Boston area health advocates and
providers have recently come together to form the <b>Occupy Boston Health
Justice Working Group </b>to support and mobilize with the
Occupy Movement for health justice, focusing on the social
determinants of health, access to health care, and to support on
the ground care provision that the Occupy Boston Health Team is
being provided in the camp. We are planning a <b>Day of Action
for Health Justice</b> on <b>November 12th</b> @ Dewey Square,
featuring...<br>
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<b>9am- Free Health Screening</b> - get your blood pressure & blood sugar checked, and flu shot if you need one!<br>
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<b>NOON- Speak Out</b> - Open mic for people to talk about their
experiences not only in the health system receiving or providing
care, but also more broadly about the state of health in our
communities.<br>
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<b>1pm- March</b>- <i>Health Care is a Human Right! </i>Stops on
the march will focus on funding cuts to the health safety net,
including Medicare and Medicaid, as well as corporate control of
health care delivery that hurts patients and limits providers'
ability to take care of their patients. We will be accompanied by
a deeelightful marching band. <br>
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For more info, or if you want to help out, you can either contact the work group at: <a href="mailto:healthjusticebostonWG@gmail.com" target="_blank">healthjusticebostonWG@gmail.com</a> or can also find them online at: <a href="http://healthjusticeboston.org/" target="_blank">healthjusticeboston.org</a>.<br>
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Hope to see you this Saturday!<br></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>