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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Georgia Partnership for TeleHealth, Inc. and Georgia's Lt. Governor Casey Cagle's Office Hosted the 2nd Annual School Based Health Center Summit on November 9, 2012

(PRWEB) December 06, 2012 Participants from all around Georgia and surrounding states flocked to Central Georgia Technical College in Macon on November 9, 2012 to learn more about School Based Health Centers. This event was hosted by Georgias Lt. Governor Casey Cagles Office and Georgia Partnership For Telehealth. It was sponsored by Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta, Verizon, and Amerigroup. Two successful SBHC models were presented at this Summit: The Federally Qualified Health Center model and the Telemedicine Model. 
The keynote speaker for this event was Dr. Veda Johnson, a pediatrician from Emory. Dr. Johnson outlined the data and statistics that support the implementation of SBHCs. With access healthcare, a students overall academic achievement improves.
Representatives from three Georgia FQHCs presented their strategies in opening SBHCs in early 2013. Those representing FQHCs were Shelley Spires and Clifton Bush, Albany Area Primary Health Care; Diana Allen, Primary Healthcare Centers; Karen Williams, West End Medical Centers.
Sherrie Williams, LCSW and GPT SBHC Liaison, discussed how telemedicine works with a SBHC. She discussed that community partnerships are important to the success of a SBHC. Les Evans, GPT Liaison, demonstrated the capabilities of the telemedicine equipment.
Lunch was sponsored by Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta. D.D. Fritch-Levens, Childrens Contact Center Director, explained Childrens impact in Georgia. She also discussed the high level of participation that Childrens has with SBHCs who utilize telemedicine. Dr. Felissa Goldstein, a psychiatrist at Marcus Autism Center, talked about her experience using telemedicine to reach families across the state. She acknowledged that without the use of telemedicine, many of these families would go untreated.
The Georgia Family Connection Partnership has been vital to the SBHC movement in Georgia. Lisa Kingry, Executive Director of Turner County Connection, explained why Family Connection is such a tremendous partner. She described the tight bond many Family Connection groups have with their local communities. She believes that this bond establishes a level of trust needed when embarking on a new initiative like a SBHC. June Cowart, Turner County SBHC Coordinator, also works very closely with the Turner County Connection. She explained her role as the SBHC Coordinator and the many responsibilities she fulfills in this role. SBHCs are typically much for efficient and successful when there is a single point of contact, such as a coordinator.
Dr. Brain Griner, MD, LLC has been involved with SBHCs since 2010. He utilizes telemedicine in his Valdosta office to provide primary care to children all throughout South Georgia. His partner, Dr. Richard Lewis, Ph.D., explained how telemedicine and SBHCs fit into the daily schedule of a very large and robust practice. Dr. Griners office is currently serving children and adults in 13 SBHCs.
Superintendents from Ware County and Turner County discussed the reasons for implementing SBHCs into their systems. Both Dr. Joseph Barrow, Ware County, and Ray Jordan, Turner County understands that children must be healthy to learn. Ware County implemented two SBHCS in 2011 and added eight more SBHCs in 2012. Mr. Jordan explained that Turner County began earlier this school term with one SBHC and intends on providing care to all of its students later this year. Both superintendents discussed specific cases where SBHCs had changed the outcome of some of their students success and achievement.
Since asthma tends to be one of the most chronic diseases for Georgias children, Doug Landman and Bonnie Joustra from Ideomed, Inc. presented a software application, Abriiz, that is proving to be a successful tool in SBHCs. They discussed how a SBHC in Berrien County, Georgia used the software with a small group of students and saw a tremendous decrease in the rate that group of students were presenting to the ER. Prior to beginning the program, the local hospital reported 24 asthma related visits in the ER. Nearly one year after beginning Abriiz, that number of ER visits dropped to one.
A panel of school nurses fielded questions regarding their role in SBHCS. The participating nurses were: Lynn River and Jana Walker, Ware County; Kellie Jones and Mona Morris, Turner County; Angie Barber, Pheobe Putney. School nurses are vital to the implementation and success of SBHCs. The nurses explained that they are learning to redefine their roles in the school clinic. Where once they were used to repair broken flip-flops and change dirty clothes, they are now shifting to a more medically focused position. Their role as a medical professional in the SBHC has re-validated them. Tasks not belonging to a medical professional are being shifted to other staff members in the school and nurses are once again focusing on the health and wellbeing of their students.
Shea Ross, Constituent Services Coordinator/Healthcare Policy Analyst, from the office of Lt. Governor Casey Cagle discussed various health related policies that could begin effecting Georgias medical community, as well as, SBHCs. Lt. Governor Cagle attended the Summit via pre-recorded video. In his statement he expressed his support of the work being done by SBHCs.
About:
Georgia Partnership for Telehealth, Inc. is a charitable nonprofit corporation which was formed to promote improvements in healthcare and healthcare facilities in rural and underserved communities throughout the state of Georgia by assisting in the establishment of Telemedicine Programs. GPT is known as the leading agency in Georgia focusing on increasing access to healthcare through innovative use of technology including telemedicine, health information exchange and telehealth.
Global Partnership for Telehealths mission is to deliver worldwide access to healthcare. Our unparalleled success in the United States in applies telehealth programs and services has assisted agencies in providing cost effective, efficient, and high quality healthcare to hundreds of thousands. GPT is reaching beyond our borders to bring healthcare to the world.




 

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Monday, April 22, 2013

Congressional Leaders Team With Tea Party Submit Thousands of No Tax Increase Petitions

Washington, DC (PRWEB) December 06, 2012 A press conference will be held on Wednesday, December 12th, during which over 150,000 individually signed petitions will be presented demanding that GOP leaders refuse any proposed tax increase. The petition, which is being submitted by top conservative Republican leaders and members of the Tea Party, has been collecting signatures for just over two weeks. 
The press conference will include Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, Georgia Congressman Paul Broun, TheTeaParty.net, leading Tea Party activist Niger Innis and other conservative leaders.
As the fiscal cliff negotiations linger on, talks of compromise on new job-killing taxes continue to plague the GOP. Calling the current tax rate the Bush tax cuts, Democrats have sought to raise taxes on those making over $ 200,000 which only serves to inhibit business growth and the creation of jobs for the middle class. 
Despite calls from conservative leaders to demand spending cuts in lieu of any tax increases, many Republican leaders still continue to consider tax increases a possible option. 
Americans are taxed enough and the Republican Party is in serious danger of alienating their core constituency of Americans who are tired of seeing government take more and more money to fund government waste, says TheTeaParty.Nets founder Todd Cefaratti. We want to ensure that Speaker of the House John Boehner does not yield to President Obamas agenda and make the mistake of compromising on this vital issue. As Americans brace for the burdensome taxes associated with Obamacare mandates, the last thing America needs is a tax increase. Republican leaders must heed the Tea Partys call for no tax increases.
The press conference will begin promptly at 3:00pm Eastern on December 12th, 2012, at the Capitol Hill Club. 
For more information about the press conference or to schedule a Tea Party spokesman to talk about the petition, please contact Matthew Burke at Matthew.ttpn(at)gmail(dot)com.




 

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Tube Traffic Secrets Course Reopens: $4,200 in Bonuses are Announced by Marketer's Black Book

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) December 06, 2012 MarketersBlackBook.com has announced a new bonus offer to go along with the relaunch of the Tube Traffic Secrets course by Jeff Johnson available at this link http://marketersblackbook.com/reviews/jeff-johnson-tube-traffic-secrets-bonus. This new online video promotional course is one of the first of its kind to teach business owners how to build revenue with video. 
The Marketer's Black Book team have announced a total value of $ 4,200 in bonuses for those that enroll in this training to help learn to master online video outlets for promotion.
Jeff Johnson has built up his online companies using YouTube and other video companies. The growth of online video is hard to ignore and companies that are not using video could be missing out on a useful promotional tool for products and services. 
The Tube Traffic Secrets course has relaunched online after a successful launch in October. The MarketersBlackBook.com website was one of the first to offer access to this training online and have put together bonuses to help those that want to get more from the course training. 
An online traffic secrets bonus offer is now included that can be paired with the video promotional concepts taught in Jeff's course. One of the co-owners of Marketer's Black Book successfully earned $ 15 million dollars in revenue using the same traffic building formula that is now offered as a free bonus. This bonus is exclusive to purchasers of the new course training. 
Creating digital content online is one way that entrepreneurs and business owners are earning income. The digital book creation process for Amazon Kindle and other e-book platforms can be confusing to learn. A second bonus for autopilot book creation is now offered to those that purchase Jeff Johnson's training. 
This auto pilot book creation bonus teaches how to have any book written and marketing entirely online in as little as 48 hours. The MarketersBlackBook.com team authored this bonus book creation tool and it's now offered for the first time to others online.
The open enrollments announced for Jeff Johnson's course are limited in availability. The sales cart for this new training is expected to close within a one week time period. Those that are considering this training series could benefit from reading the MBB review to help make a purchasing decision.
About Marketer's Black Book
The Marketer's Black Book team launched the online portion of this company in 2010. Owners Brian Hanson, Francis Ablola. Ryan Bush and Bernard Ablola are all successful online marketers that bring a fresh approach to online learning and training. This team of successful businessmen actively speak at top business and technology conferences in the U.S. teaching proven strategies for monetary growth online. The Marketer's Black Book website provides free and premium information to entrepreneurs, website owners and business owners building brands, products and services online.

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Page of Lifeline Panelist on Fox Biz's Varney & Co. Tomorrow; Watch Live Online at 9:20 a.m. Watch.foxnews.com

ATLANTA (PRWEB) December 06, 2012 The Lifeline Program CEO Scott Page will serve as a panelist tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 7, on Stuart Varneys Fox Business Network show, Varney & Company. The popular morning news show covers the stock market opening and features interviews with Wall Street experts, industry executives and policymakers. The show airs from 9:20 to 11 a.m. EST and tomorrow will focus on the new jobs report, fiscal cliff talks, companies announcing early dividends to avoid higher taxes, and higher taxes on the rich vs. no deal at all.
Friday mornings program marks the second time Page serves as a contributing expert for the duration of the news broadcast. As a life settlement industry pioneer and Lifeline founder/CEO, Page appeared as a guest on Varney & Co. several times this past year to comment on how settlements work, financing retirement in todays economic downturn and consequences of allowing the Bush-era estate tax cuts to expire. Page distinguished himself as not only an expert on life settlements but also on issues facing seniors and boomers such as how to fund retirement, pay for long-term care and manage the many financial challenges associated with aging. To watch Pages prior guest appearances, visit the Lifeline YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/TheLifelineProgram/videos?view=0. 
Varney joined FOX Business Network as an anchor in 2007. He hosts "Varney & Co. and serves as a business contributor and substitute host for FOX News Channel's "Your World with Neil Cavuto." Varney has also appeared on "Bulls & Bears," "Cavuto on Business" and "Cashin' In."
Founded in 1989, The Lifeline Program offers life settlements as a new financial planning option to baby boomers and retirees. The company partners with insurance agents, broker dealers and financial planners to establish life settlement business lines. For more information on life settlements, contact Stephen Terrell of The Lifeline Program at 770-724-7300. Additional research as well as informative videos featuring company spokesperson Betty White can be found at: http://www.thelifeline.com/social
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United States Declares Decision on Joining Mine Ban Treaty Is Coming Soon, Reports USCBL

Geneva, Switzerland (PRWEB) December 07, 2012 At the Twelfth Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty, the United States observer delegation stated that the U.S. will be announcing the outcome of its three-year review of its landmine policyand whether or not it will join the treatysoon. 
In the statement, Steve Costner, deputy director of Weapons Removal and Abatement at the U.S. Department of State, said, We have not made a decision on United States accession to the Convention. Our review has identified operational issues related to accession that require careful consideration. This consideration is ongoing, and we expect to be able to announce a decision soon.
In response, the U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines (USCBL) held a briefing to discuss the statement and the status of the review. Speaking as a member of the panel, Costner indicated that soon meantat the leastthat an announcement of the decision of the review would take place no later than the next Meeting of States Parties in November 2013.
Civil society campaigners at the conference recognized that this was the first time the administration has indicated publicly that the review is nearing conclusion, but were disappointed that there was no mention of an actual end date for the review; information about the current stage of the process; or what operational issues had been identifiedand what strategy was being implemented to overcome them.
On the one hand, we were happy to see the continued engagement of the U.S., said Zach Hudson, USCBL coordinator. And it was also positive to hear that the review would be completed soon. But on the other hand, at this point we expected a stronger statement. This process has been languishing for three years now. We hope the President will now take bold action at the beginning of his second term and ban this weapon once and for all.
At the briefing, Costner also stated, in response to questions about the operational issues cited in the statement, Weve made real progress. Weve identified the issues. Our homework is done. Now its about looking at the options and going forward.
The U.S. reportedly retains some 10 million stockpiled antipersonnel mines for potential future use. With Polands imminent ratification of the treaty, also announced at this conference, the U.S. is now one of only 36 countries in the world that have not joined the Mine Ban Treatyand is the only member of NATO that is not a States Party, and the only country in the Western Hemisphere, aside from Cuba, that has not joined.
Over the past three years, Obama and his administration have received letters of support for U.S. accession to the Mine Ban Treaty from 68 Senators, nearly 100 leaders of prominent U.S. nongovernmental organizations, key NATO allies, U.S. military personnel, 16 Nobel Peace Prize recipients, landmines survivors and countless citizens from around the world. 
The U.S. was the first government to call for the elimination of antipersonnel landmines in 1994, but then President Clinton postponed joining the treaty until 2006, and President Bush did away with that goal altogether, said Steve Goose, executive director of the Arms Division at Human Rights Watch and Head of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines Delegation. Were still waiting.
One hundred and fifteen countries are registered at the States Party Meetingincluding the U.S. and 17 non-States Parties participating as observers. 
ADDITIONAL CONTACT
 Zach Hudson, Coordinator, USCBL
 Phone: [Geneva +6 hours] +1 (917) 860-1883
 Email: zhudson(at)handicap-international(dot)us
ABOUT USCBL
 The USCBL, currently coordinated by Handicap International, is a coalition of thousands of people and U.S. non-governmental organizations working to: (1) ensure no U.S. use, production, or transfer of antipersonnel landmines and cluster munitions; (2) encourage the U.S. to join the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty and the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions; and (3) secure high levels of U.S. government support for clearance and assistance programs for victims of landmines, cluster munitions and other explosive remnants of war.
The USCBL is the U.S. affiliate of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL)the co-laureate of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize and is a member of the Cluster Munition Coalition, an international coalition working to protect civilians from the effects of cluster munitions by promoting universal adherence to and full implementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions.




 

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Sunday, April 21, 2013

"Same Sex Marriage: The Long and Winding Road to the U.S. Supreme Court" on The American Law Journal, Philadelphia CNN Affiliate WFMZ-TV Sunday, December 9 and Online Now

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) December 07, 2012 Now its certain: the U.S. Supreme Court will address same sex marriage this term. Will the Roberts court issue a ruling the magnitude of the landmark civil rights case Loving v. Virginia? 
The American Law Journal television program addresses "Same Sex Marriage - the Long & Winding Road to the Supreme Court this Sunday December 9 on the Philadelphia CNN Affiliate WFMZ-TV and is now available online here. The panel examines the possibility of the Roberts court legalizing same sex marriage as the Warren court did for interracial couples in the 1967 Loving decision.
Host and former New Jersey prosecutor Christopher Naughton discusses the DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) and Prop 8 cases that the Court will rule upon with guests Professor Laura Little of Temple University Beasley School of Law, Professor John G. Culhane of Widener University School of Law and New Jersey Family Law practitioner Thomas Snyder of Einhorn Harris Ascher Barbarito Frost.
At the time of Loving v. Virginia you had a Supreme Court that was in the middle of a twenty year tear on civil rights, says Naughton. Brown vs. Board got rid of separate but equal. Roe v. Wade gave women the right to abortion. And Loving said that no state could deny an interracial couple the right to marry."
The Rehnquist and now Roberts courts are every bit as activist a court as Warrens, but generally for the wealthy and politically powerful, not for individual citizens rights: stopping the vote count in Bush v. Gore, affirming themes that money equals free speech and corporations are people at the heart of Citizens United continues Naughton. The Warren Court was ahead of history. The Roberts Court is behind, but maybe they will surprise us as they did in Obamacare. I believe that only an affirmative vote by Justice Anthony Kennedy- or perhaps Roberts- will grant full legalization of same sex marriage across the land at this time.
According to Culhane, this could be a Loving v. Virginia moment but were not as far along as we were in 1967 with interracial marriage." 
This is a court that likes narrow rulings states Little and not thunderbolts thrown into the American public.
American Lawyer Media/The Legal Intelligencer newspapers Senior Staff Writer Gina Passarella interviews Professor David Cohen of Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law and Assistant Professor Leonore Carpenter of Temple University Beasley School of Law in a feature report.
If you think about it, says Carpenter, a federal statute [DOMA] has been found unconstitutional in two circuits. How does the IRS deal with that? It begs the question whether the Supreme Court could reasonably leave it as it is.
Case cited:
Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967). 388 U.S. Supreme Court
Cases granted certiorari by the U.S. Supreme Court:
Windsor v. United States, 
 Perry v. Hollingsworth
About The American Law Journal
The American Law Journal is the weekly talk-feature program airing Monday nights at 7:00 p.m. and Sundays at 5:30pm on the CNN News affiliate in Philadelphia, WFMZ-TV 69 to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

Orignal From: "Same Sex Marriage: The Long and Winding Road to the U.S. Supreme Court" on The American Law Journal, Philadelphia CNN Affiliate WFMZ-TV Sunday, December 9 and Online Now

Sense Financial Services President Will Be Speaking at the Investors Meeting in Newport Beach about Reducing Tax Bill with Solo 401(k)

Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) December 08, 2012 On Wednesday, December 12th, Dmitriy Fomichenko, President of Sense Financial Services, will be one of the featured speakers at the Investors Meeting taking place in the Pasadena Scottish Rite Cathedral about year-end tax planning strategies to minimize taxes. Meant to inform people about how to pay fewer taxes and make more of their own money work for them, this educational event will teach strategies about accelerating wealth and lead people towards financial independence.
 This is the year that the Bush tax cuts are set to expire unless they are extended. According to one popular finance site called Money Morning, there are more than two dozen tax-law changes scheduled to take effect in 2013. Some of them target nearly every single taxpayer while others are more narrowly focused on individuals, such as small business stockholders and home sellers.
Everyone is calling 2013 the year of TAXMAGEDDON! This Free educational event will help individuals and small business owners be prepared for the changes that are ahead. General topics covered will include the tax law changes in 2013, maximizing tax benefits with self directed IRA and Solo 401k, taxable income reduction strategies, using retirement accounts for real estate investing, changes in capital gains taxes and much more.
Mr. Fomichenko will speak specifically about self-directed Solo 401(k), a retirement plan for people who work for themselves or own a business without any full-time employees beyond their spouse, in any capacity or structure. Truly self directed Owner-Only Solo 401k plans (also known as individual k) are meant for the small business owner or self-employed individual who want to use their retirement savings for investment in real estate, tax liens and tax deeds, businesses, precious metals and any other non-traditional investments on their own without the expense and delays associated with custodian on a tax-free or tax-deferred basis.
Below are some unique features of Solo 401k that will be covered in the presentation:

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