Archive for the ‘Civic Engagement’ Category

• Breaking the Silence (about Domestic Violence) – by A CALL To MEN

  Monday, November 14th, 2011

  “As men we have a long history invested in collusion with other men and codes of silence. Also known as codes of honor, vows of silence, the blue curtain of silence with names like “the family” or “the brotherhood.” Many of us, in our youth and adulthood, have participated in defining violators of the code of silence as haters, suckers, punks, rats, snitches, weasels, a snake and much worse.” (A Call To Men)

• Adding $2 Billion to ECS is An Unrealistic Solution – ConnCAN Blogs Full of Good Information

  Friday, November 4th, 2011

  “Despite pockets of success around Connecticut, like Macdonough and Capital Prep, we are still letting too many of our children fall through the cracks. Fewer than half of Connecticut’s Hispanic males graduate from high school. Low-income and minority children are three years behind their white and affluent peers in middle school math.”

• Schools Can Be Effective In Reversing the Trend and Eliminating the Problem of Childhood Obesity

  Friday, November 4th, 2011

  “The cafeteria here serves fresh fruit and veggies, low-fat or no-fat milk, no sodas or fried foods and no gooey desserts. There are no sweets on kids’ birthdays and food is never used as a reward. Teachers wear pedometers and parents have to sign a contract committing to the school’s healthy approach.”

• “A Closer Look at Health Care Disparities” RWJF Health Affairs

  Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

  “The federal government says racial and ethnic minorities are less likely to get the preventive care they need to stay healthy, more likely to suffer from serious illnesses—and when they do get sick, are less likely to have access to quality health care. This month, Health Affairs examined those disparities from a number of perspectives, featuring the work of several RWJF Scholars and experts.”

• Repeating Martin Luther King Jr.’s call for health-care equity

  Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

  Two generations ago, when Dr. King issued a stinging indictment of the inequalities of the health of Americans, I had no idea how much his words would affect my life, or all of our lives. He said, “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhumane.”