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"Every American has access to quality and affordable health care solutions."
What does the National Urban League do to ensure that "every American has access to quality and affordable health care solutions"?
The National Urban League’s Health and Quality of Life Division works to eliminate health disparities through a four (4) prong strategy:
- Health Education and Awareness
- Access to High Quality Healthcare
- Advocacy for and the Mobilization of Communities to eliminate barriers to wellness and a better quality of life
- The development of Signature Programs- those that are replicable, sustainable, and national in scope.
These programs work to empower individuals and communities and improve systems that support and contribute to better health outcomes and better quality of life.
To date, more than 95,000 people have been exposed to NUL’s health and wellness programs and activities-supporting the goal of ensuring everyone has access to quality health care solutions.
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Study predicts 42 percent of Americans will be obese in 2030 |
U.S. Leads Industrialized Nations In Health Care Costs |
U.S. Lags in Global Measure of Premature Births |
What are our health and quality of life programs?
Community Health Worker (CHW)
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Remarkable Women
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Saving Our Sons (SOS) |
What are our key initiatives?
Walgreens Way to Well Health Tour
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Childhood Obesity
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Protect Medicaid from Potential Budget Cuts
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Act Against AIDS Leadership Alliance
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Study predicts 42 percent of Americans will be obese in 2030
