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The mission of this working group is to review policies developed and actions taken by the Obama Administration in conjunction with the American people to restore the American government to a form of governance of the people, by the people, and for the people of the United States (and their communities of interest globally).

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admin Albert Gomez Brian Angus david hastings docpj elevyfor
JockGill JoeBoswell Joyce Fedeczko Maeryn Obley MatthewWiggins

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Health Disparities and the U.S. Health System Reform

Action on Health Disparities in the United States
Commission on Social Determinants of Health

Michael G. Marmot, FRCP; Ruth Bell, PhD
International Institute for Society and Health and Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, England. Dr Marmot was chair of the World Health Organization Commission on Social Determinants of Health, 2005-2008.
Dr Bell is a senior research fellow at University College London and was a member of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health Secretariat

The Obama Presidency: what may happen in terms of health policies?

The Obama presidency: what may happen, what needs to happen in health policies in the USA

Barbara Starfield
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2009;63:265-266; doi:10.1136/jech.2008.084822
April 2009 (Volume 63, Number 4).

Website: http://jech.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/63/4/265

“……Expectations are high for the Obama presidency. People worked hard on his campaign, more because of his perceived integrity than his platforms (which were not well defined). Is it realistic to expect Obama to make a real difference?

Homelessness in Sacramento and Its Riverside Tent City

What should we be doing with the new homeless and how fast could the edge cities in the United States grow?

March 11, 2009, 3:19 PM
Sacramento and Its Riverside Tent City
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE

Renee Hadley covered her bicycles with a tarp outside her tent on Tuesday in Sacramento, Calif.
A tent city is burgeoning in Sacramento, Calif., prompting local officials to consider whether such an encampment should be made permanent, with plumbing and all.

Dean under consideration for surgeon general: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Vermont governor Howard Dean was under consideration by the Obama administration for U.S. surgeon general, CNN reported on Friday, but a source said he was not interested in the post.

Dean, a practicing physician before he entered politics, recently wrapped up a four-year term as Democratic Party chairman, has been a supporter of health reform.

CNN said he had privately made clear that he is interested in the job. But a source close to Dean told Reuters he was not.

Foreign Affairs Budget Boost Provides Funding for Vital Programs, Berman Says

February 26, 2009

Washington, DC – Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs committee, has issued the following statement on the foreign affairs portion of the budget outline that the Obama Administration submitted to Congress today:

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