Market On Your Calendar
May 14, 2008
The City Paper reports, “Where is this produce? It’ll soon be scattered across more than 30 farmers markets — run by Farm to City and the Food Trust — opening throughout Philly during spring and summer, featuring a bunch of new locations, farmers and cheesemongers.”
Source: Market On Your Calendar
When Ends Don’t Meet
May 8, 2008
The City Paper reports, “Food prices are going up. Food stamp allowances aren’t.”
Source: When Ends Don’t Meet
Food costs likely to boost obesity in poor
May 6, 2008
The Inquirer reports, “Some of the fattest people in America are among the poorest. And with food prices rising, the problem is likely to get worse.”
Source: Food costs likely to boost obesity in poor
Even the Insured Feel Strain of Health Costs
May 5, 2008
The NY Times reports, “The economic slowdown has swelled the ranks of people without health insurance. But now it is also threatening millions of people who have insurance but find that the coverage is too limited or that they cannot afford their own share of medical costs.”
Source: Even the Insured Feel Strain of Health Costs
Study Warns Job Losses Will Strain Government Health Programs
April 29, 2008
The New York Times reports, “Leading health researchers projected Monday that each percentage-point rise in unemployment during the economic downturn would swell the uninsured by 1.1 million, stoking demand for government health coverage just as states face pressure to cut benefits.”
Source: Study Warns Job Losses Will Strain Government Health Programs
Health system not ready for boomers
April 15, 2008
The Inquirer reports, “Millions of baby boomers are about to enter a health-care system for seniors that not only isn’t ready for them, but may even discourage them from getting quality care.”
Source: Health system not ready for boomers
Long waits cited in city health care
April 10, 2008
The Inquirer reports, “It takes patients at the city’s health centers an average of more than five months to get an appointment to see a doctor, according to a report released yesterday by the city controller.”
Source: Long waits cited in city health care
Seniors want bigger digs: N. Phila. center is cramped
April 9, 2008
The Daily News reports, “Lunch was over, and it was time for the poetry club to swing into action. Several aspiring bards pressed into the room. But they didn’t get far. They had to wait for lunch dishes to be cleared.”
Source: Seniors want bigger digs: N. Phila. center is cramped
As Jobs Vanish and Prices Rise, Food Stamp Use Nears Record
March 31, 2008
The New York Times reports, “Driven by a painful mix of layoffs and rising food and fuel prices, the number of Americans receiving food stamps is projected to reach 28 million in the coming year, the highest level since the aid program began in the 1960s.”
Source: As Jobs Vanish and Prices Rise, Food Stamp Use Nears Record
Group helping with health of Southeast Asian immigrants
March 27, 2008
The Phila. Business Journal reports, “A coalition of Philadelphia health-care providers, public broadcaster WHYY and the Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Associations Coalition Inc. launched a partnership Wednesday aimed at overcoming language barriers that block the city’s Southeast Asian immigrant community from accessing preventive and other health services.”
Source: Group helping with health of Southeast Asian immigrants
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