Chronic Health Care Advocacy Groups Launch New Website Resource for Consumers, Providers and Legislators.Resources Designed to Improve the Health of Californians 7-Point Plan Aimed at Restructuring Health Care System www.chroniccareca.org SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Chronic Care Coalition (CCCC CCCC Cerro Coso Community College (California) CCCC Conference on College Composition and Communication (NCTE) CCCC Central Carolina Community College CCCC Canadian Council of Christian Charities ) continues to advance its work toward meaningful and responsible health care reform with the launching of its consumer website: www.chroniccareca.org. Designed to help build a healthier California, the website is aimed at the more than 16 million Californians with chronic conditions such as Asthma, Diabetes, Alzheimer's Heart disease, Epilepsy epilepsy, a chronic disorder of cerebral function characterized by periodic convulsive seizures. There are many conditions that have epileptic seizures. Sudden discharge of excess electrical activity, which can be either generalized (involving many areas of cells in and Multiple Sclerosis multiple sclerosis (MS), chronic, slowly progressive autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks the protective myelin sheaths that surround the nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord (a process called demyelination), resulting in damaged areas . The web site provides information, resources and a forum for patients, providers and legislators to discuss the prevention and wellness issues and the steps it will take to advance health care reform initiatives. "Chronic disease is the public health challenge of the 21st century. Reforming California's health care system will require a paradigm shift A dramatic change in methodology or practice. It often refers to a major change in thinking and planning, which ultimately changes the way projects are implemented. For example, accessing applications and data from the Web instead of from local servers is a paradigm shift. See paradigm. from 'crisis centered care' to 'prevention centered care,'" stated Liz Helms, CCCC Chair. "The CCCC understands this prevention-centered philosophy and proposes a 7-point plan aimed at restructuring the health care system." "People who visit our website will be able to access valuable tools which will provide a better understanding of how we can all work together to mold mold, name for certain multicellular organisms of the various classes of the kingdom Fungi, characteristically having bodies composed of a cottony mycelium. The colors of molds are caused by the spores, which are borne on the mycelium. our broken health care system into a model that works to improve quality, access and affordability," Maria Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
Currently, we know that 75% of health care spending goes towards people with chronic conditions. These persistent conditions -- the nation's leading causes of death and disability -- leave in their wake deaths that could have been prevented, or lifelong disability, compromised quality of life, and burgeoning health care costs. The facts are shocking: * 7 out of 10 deaths are from chronic diseases * In 2005, 133 million Americans - almost 1 out of every 2 adults - had at least one chronic illness * Almost half of all people with chronic conditions have multiple illnesses * Women are more likely to have chronic conditions * Health disparities
Health disparities (also called health inequalities in some countries) refer to gaps in the quality of health and health care across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. in chronic disease incidence and mortality are widespread among members of racial and ethnic minority populations * Mental illnesses and chronic diseases are closely related as chronic diseases exacerbate symptoms of depression "One goal of responsible health care reform must be to improve the health of Californians with chronic illnesses, by increasing the effectiveness and quality of the care provided, thus reducing hospitalizations, nursing home placement and associated staggering costs," stated Bill Remak, California Hepatitis C Hepatitis C Definition Hepatitis C is a form of liver inflammation that causes primarily a long-lasting (chronic) disease. Acute (newly developed) hepatitis C is rarely observed as the early disease is generally quite mild. Task Force Director and two-time liver transplant liver transplant Hepatic transplant Transplant surgery A procedure that replaces a cancer conquered, metabolically defeated, or substance subjugated liver with one no longer required by its owner, many of whom donate same after an MVA Diseases requiring transplant patient. "People with chronic conditions have distinctive needs, which Californian's health care financing and delivery systems must effectively address. The CCCC is a unique alliance of more than 30 leading non-profit health advocacy The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , consumer health organizations and provider groups that promote the collaboration of policymakers, industry leaders, business, employers, providers and consumers to improve the health of Californians with chronic conditions (an illness lasting three months or more). For more information, visit www.chroniccareca.org. The mission of the California Chronic Care Coalition is to improve the health care system where all Californians can access comprehensive, affordable, and quality health care. The CCCC does this by educating and collaborating with all branches of government and key stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. to re-design a system of care that includes access to quality health care, including wellness and prevention coverage. |
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