ACU Members in the News
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Kate Wilson, RN
July 2010
In this profile, Kate Wilson, RN, Director of Health Information Services at Arlington (Va.) Free Clinic, describes the process of implementing an electronic medical records system in the clinic. Wilson represented ACU on a panel on rural and underserved patients during the Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics' Technology Showcase.
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Marc Babitz, MD
July 2010
ACU charter member Marc Babitz, MD, was named to a 24-member panel that will review and update the criteria used to define medically underserved areas and health professional shortage areas.
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Vinod Miriyala, BDS, MPH, CAGS, DDS
June 2010
Vinod Miriyala, BDS, MPH, CAGS, DDS, a pediatric dentist based in Huntington, WV, accepted an invitation to join the ACU Board of Directors. In this interview, Dr. Miriyala discussed ACUs early childhood caries project and wider efforts to eliminate oral health disparities in the U.S.
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Charmaine Chan, DO
March 2010
Charmaine Chan, DO, who works at an IHS site and at a school-based health center in Shiprock, NM, reports on her efforts to tackle the problem of childhood obesity.
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Dr. Rishi Manchanda
February 2010
A story by CNN on use of federal stimulus money for community health clinics featured ACU member Dr. Rishi Manchanda of St. John's Community Clinic in Los Angeles.
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ACU Welcomes New Board Member
December 2009
Virna Little, a psychologist and licensed clinical social worker with extensive experience working in providing behavioral health services in a variety of settings, recently joined ACU's 10-member board of directors.
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World AIDS Day 2009
November 2009
If you are in Chillicothe, Ohio come join the Ross County AIDS Task Force (RCARF) as we observe the 21st World AIDS Day.
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Ricky Choi
California Pediatrician Speaks Out
By C. Dang-Vu
In this column, ACU features individual members who are making the case for health care reform in their communities.
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Jay Bhatt
ACU Member Becomes Zuckerman Fellow
June 2009
Jay Bhatt, DO, MPH, an ACU member since 2006, was recently selected for the Harvard University Zuckerman Fellowship program, which is designed to equip individuals in the fields of medicine, law and business with the tools to provide leadership for the common good.
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Jim Stier
On May 1, the Association of Students for the Underserved (ASU) at OHSU presented its project, "Voices of the Uninsured," to a large lunchtime crowd in Portland's main square.
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Neil Calman
ACU Member Named to National HIT Panel
April 2009
Neil Calman, M.D., will represent the interests of vulnerable populations on the new Health Information Technology Policy Panel created by the Obama administration to make recommendations on developing health information technology (HIT) infrastructure in the U.S. - a critical component of the administration's overall health reform plan. ACU wrote a letter endorsing Calman's appointment.
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