Health Care Reform

Health Care Reform

Promote a health care system for the United States that provides affordable access to a basic level of quality care for all U.S. residents, including behavioral health that is integrated with and achieves parity with the physical health care system.

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Public Health Town Hall
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A year-long study concerning public health issues in Delaware County was conducted by Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health to evaluate the delivery of health and public health services in the county.
Women's Health

LWVUS Public Policy on Reproductive Rights

(For Complete position: Impact on Issues, pg. 57) The League's Position Statement of Position on Public Policy on Reproductive Rights, as announced by the National Board, January 1983:
The League of Women Voters of the United States believes that public policy in a pluralistic society must affirm the constitutional right of privacy of the individual to make reproductive choices.

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Support of programs, which provide the Social Services Agency with the tools and financing to promote the rehabilitation of recipients and the prevention of problems.

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Support coordinated community-based system of supportive services for the elderly designed to avoid, delay or shorten their institutionalization.
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Get active again as life picks up and so does League! We are responding to the pandemic in so many ways and getting better at it – just look at what is in this Voter!

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by Marian Shostrom and Pat Snyder, Health Care Issue Co-Chairs

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Event Date: 
May 28 2020 12:00 am to 11:45 pm
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Zoom online meeting

The COVID-19 pandemic and related economic crisis are unfolding as our country continues to face a deepening climate emergency and extreme inequality that this moment lays bare. Watch the webinar presented by the League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley, 350 Contra Costa and the Contra Costa County Library on planning the recovery.

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Suffering From Cabin Fever?

Life in the Time of Coronavirus - Brought to you by Dr. MZ

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April League news to keep you connected! There’s more to life than coronavirus, and to prove that, here are some ways to stay interested and involved in League activities!

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