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Access Health To Provide Healthcare Options To Homeless Families
Access Health Inc. announced
Ihutsday a unique agreement that
will provide its Personal Health Ad-
viso r(P H A )to families living in San
Francisco’s Clara House.
Clara House residents, formerly
homeless families who are looking
for a new start, w ill receive PHA, a
service that was previously offered
only through specific healthcare
plans.
Access Health is pleased to
offer free telephone access to
healthcare information for families
in this program. These are families
who ty p ica lly have few other
healthcare options.
Personal Health Advisor is a 24
hour, personal health management
program providing consumers with a
broad range o f healthcare informa
tion including symptom assessment,
health education and general infor
mation. The residents will be able to
cal I registered nurses 24 hours a day,
seven days a week, including holi
days, to ask questions or receive help
in deciding the most appropriate
medical course o f action based on
the caller’s symptoms.
As part o f the agreement. A c
cess Health w ill also provide its
AudioHealth Library which is anoth
er 24 hour telephone service that
provides callers with information on
over430 pre-recorded health topics.
Topics range from fevers and bee
stings to heart disease and cancer.
"W e are happy to provide Per
sonal Health Advisor to those who
do not have many healthcare options
and are not able to rely on consistent
healthcare," said Kenneth B. Plumlee,
president and chief executive officer
o f Access Health Inc. “Our services
are designed to empower individu
als by providing them with the infor
mation they need, when they need it.
to proactively manage their own
health. We look forward to helping
all Clara House families with any
type o f healthcare problem or con
cern.”
Clara House is an educational/
employment-based transitional hous
ing program for homeless families.
This program, sponsored by
Compass Community Services, is tw o
years in length, provides child care,
counseling, parenting and substance
abuse recovery assistance and life
skill training.
“ Personal Health Advisor is a
wonderful addition to the services
Planned Parenthood Announces Changes
O rganization W orks to Ensure
R eproductive Health S ervices
for Low -Incom e Fam ilies within
M an a g e d C are E n v iro n m e n t
and H ostile P olitical C lim ate
In the wake o f a changing health
care environment and a Congress
hostile to the reproductive health care
needs o f women, Planned Parent
hood Federation o f America (PPFA )
today announced changes in its na
tional office to strengthen its efforts
to ensure the availability o f repro
ductive health services for women
and men.
During a meeting earlier this
week with the PPFA Board o f Direc
tors, Interim Co-Presidents Jane
Johnson and Jim LeFevre outlined a
reorganization plan to move PPFA
into the future. The plan includes
establishing a Management Services
Organization to help affiliates accel
erate their transition to a changing
health care environment, expanding
the organization’s advocacy efforts,
and strengthening its C linic Defense
Project.
“ The radical right in Congress
have declared war on women, espe
c ia lly low -incom e women, and
Planned Parenthood intends to
strengthen our efforts to ensure re-
productive rights and access to re
productive health care for American
women and their fam ilies,” Ms.
Johnson said.
“ The reorganization reflects our
renewed commitment to ensuring that
women have access to all reproduc
tive health care, including abortion
services,” Mr. LeFevre said. To ac
commodate the restructuring, the plan
includes staff reductions.
According to Ms. Johnson, ex
pansion efforts for advocacy and
government relations had begun un
der the direction o f Ann F. Lewis,
PPFA vice president for public pol
icy. A long-time political consultant,
Ms. Lewis has announced that she
will leave Planned Parenthood to
become deputy campaign manager
for communications for President
Clinton’s reelection campaign. “ The
entire Planned Parenthood family is
grateful to Ann for her outstanding
work on behalf o f women and repro
ductive rights,” Ms. Johnson said.
“ We wish her all the best in her new
position.”
“ A ll across the country, organi
zations, state and local governments,
hospitals, and schools, are having to
adjust their belts in tight budget times.
Planned Parenthood’s bottom line is
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With the summer in full
families we serve will continue to
swing and Labor Day just around the
enjoy their reproductive rights and
corner, Americans w ill be heading to
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beach, the mountains and other
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By following these basic steps,
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• Try to get your pet used to car
travel by taking a few short trips.
Signs o f motion sickness are heavy
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• Pack your pet’s favorite toys,
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Access Health Inc. is a leading
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we have already established at Clara
House,” said Kathy Furr, program
director. "Healthcare privi leges such
as these are not common to the
residents. Access Health has provid
ed the families with the comfort o f
knowing that they can call for
healthcare advice whenever they
need it.”
Personal Health A divsor has
more than 4 million members en
rolled and has established a new 800
number enabling consumers to di
rectly take advantage o f the services.
Consumers interested in signing up
for PHA or receiving more informa-
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