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1. N E W S
Fall/Winter 2006 - - Vol. 3 Issue 3
Health Power® and the 2006 NMA Convention
Inside this issue: As usual, Health Power played an active role the Nattional Institutes of Health (NIH), and
in the 2006 National Medical Association the Women’s Health Section is chaired by Dr.
Health Power at the NMA 1 (NMA) Convention in Dallas. The legendary Wilma Wooten, who is also Editor of Health
Ruby Dee was the dynamic speaker at the Power’s Women’s Health Channel.
Fighting the Stigma of Men- 2 Annual Luncheon of the NMA Council on ∆
tal Illness Concerns of Women Physicians, where cus At the NMA Psychiatry Section, Health Power
Breast Cancer: Myths and 2 discussed its initiative to prevent, detect early
Facts and control depression. The initiative was
started through a grant from GSK. Preliminary
New York Business Group 3
discussions about collaborative possibilities
on Health Think Tank on
were also held with key Section leaders. The
Diabetes
Chair is Dr. Rahn Bailey and the Immediate
Cross-linked Web Partner 3 Past Chair is Dr. William Lawson, Professor
Network Expands and Chair of Psychiatry at Howard University
College of Medicine, and an Editor of Health
2006 AHA Leadership Con- 4
ference Power’s Mental Heath Channel.
L to R: Dr. Norma Goodwin, Health Power Founder
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Brooklyn Perinatal Network 4
and President, Dr. Albert Morris, Jr., President of At the invitation of Dr. Beverly Anderson, then
19th Anniversary Event the NMA and Ruby Dee President of the Auxiliary of the NMA, Dr.
tomized Health Power packages were pro- Goodwin addressed the House of Delegates
vided to more than 400 participating women of the Auxiliary, and Health Power packages
physicians. Council Chairperson, were included in the kits of all Auxiliary mem-
Editor: bers.
Dr. Rachel Villanueva, is also a Co-Editor of
Norma J. Goodwin, M.D. Health Power’s Women’s Health Channel. To ∆
Founder and President visit it, see “Key Contents” at Health Power also provided customized age-
www.healthpowerforminorities.org. Dr. appropriate packages to: (a) 200 youth in
Assistant Editor: Cheryl Pegus, also a Council member, is Di- the NMA Youth Program, which is coordi-
rector of Clinical Product at Aetna and Vice nated by the Auxiliary, and (b) members of
Marilyn DeSouza
Chair of Health Power’s Board of Directors the NMA Community Medicine Section.
.
Historical Council Note: Dr. Goodwin, Health
Power’s Founder and President, was Chair-
person of the Task Force on Concerns of
Women Physicians of the NMA Board of Trus-
R to L: Dr.
tees which recommended and oversaw the Goodwin and
Council’s establishment, and she served as Dr. Vivian Pinn,
also the first
the first Council Chairperson. and second
∆ women Speak-
ers of the NMA
Customized Health Power packages were House of Dele-
Knowledge + also provided at the Annual Vivian Pinn, MD gates, respec-
tively
Action = Power!™ Luncheon of the NMA’s Women’s Health
Section. Dr. Pinn is Director of the Office of
Research on Women’s Health of

2. HEALTH POWER NEWS
PAGE 2 FIGHTING THE S TIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS
Adapted from SAMHSA’s * National Mental Health Information Center:
A Health Power Cross-linked Web Partner
stigma associated with their illness.
An estimated 44 million Americans Stigma can result in inadequate
experience a mental disorder in any insurance coverage for mental DO'S
given year. health services. Do: Always use respectful language.
Stigma is not a matter of using the Stigma can lead to fear, mistrust,
wrong word or action. and violence against people living Do: Emphasize people’s abilities,
Do
with mental illness, and their fami- not their limitations.
lies.
Stigma is about disrespect and us- Do: Tell a person if they express a
Almost 1 ing negative labels to identify a per-
out of every Stigma can cause families and stigmatizing attitude.
son living with mental illness.
4 people friends to turn their backs on peo- DONT'S
with mental ple with mental illness. Don't suggest that successful per-
Stigma is a barrier that discourages sons with disabilities are super hu-
illness individuals and their families from
Stigma can prevent people from man.
avoid seeking help.
getting access to needed mental Don't use generic or stereotyping
getting the labels like retarded, or mentally ill.
health services.
help they Many people would rather tell em- Every person’s situation is different.
need ployers they committed a petty
Stigma often lowers self-esteem,
crime and served time in
which everybody needs, especially Don't use terms like crazy, lunatic,
jail, than admit to being in a psychi- the mentally ill, because of the manic depressive, or slow function-
atric hospital. ing.
* Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Power Walkers Make More Strides Against Breast Cancer
Don’t Believe Everything You Here Are the Facts:
Hear about Breast Cancer :
Fact: While most lumps in the breast
Myth: If a woman finds a lump in her aren’t cancer, If you feel one, see your
breast, it means she probably has
breast cancer. doctor at once.
Myth: An injury in the chest area can Fact: Bumping, bruising, or caressing the
cause you to get breast cancer. breast doesn’t cause cancer.
Myth: Breast cancer means having Fact: If breast cancer is found early, it’s
to remove the entire breast. often not necessary to remove the breast.
Myth: Only women get breast cancer. Fact: Although it’s uncommon, men also
get breast cancer.
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3. FALL/WINTER 2006 - - VOL. 3 ISSUE 3
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New York Business Group on Health Think Tank
Poonam Alaigh, M.D
“From Health Disparities to Improved Health Outcomes: National Medical Director,
Leveraging Diversity and the Worksite for Better Diabetes GSK and member of
Health Power’s Board of
Control.” was the title of a Think Tank hosted by the New Directors.
York Business Group on Health. The Think Tank was spon-
sored by GSK and Aetna, and Health Power’s President, Dr.
Goodwin, gave the key address. The slides from her speech, entitled
“From Health Disparities to Health Competency: Challenges and Op-
portunities” are available on the Health Power web site. To see them,
go to: www.healthpowerforminorities.org , look under “About Health
Power”, and then go to “President’s Speeches”.
L TO R: Cyndy Nayer, Presi-
L to R: Cheryl Pegus, M.D., MPH, Director, dent, River City Partnership on
Clinical Product, Aetna and Vice Chair for Health, and Janaera Gaston,
Health Affairs, Health Power, and Nancy Director of Programs, New
Doyle, Senior Marketing Manager GSK. York Business Group on Health
Our Cross-linked Web Partner Network Keeps Expanding
• Gay Men of African Descent • Student National Medical Associa-
Since the last issue of Health Power tion
News, we established cross- linkages with • Health Choices
• U.S. Office of Minority Health
the web sites of nine additional organiza- • International Society of Hypertension
tions. Following is a representative list of in Blacks • Weight-control Information Net-
members of our Web Partner Network. work, National Institutes of Health
• Latino Behavioral Health Institute
Each web partner shares with us an ap- (NIH)
preciation of the mutual benefits of col- • Latino Caucus of American Public
laborating in cyberspace, both for our Health Association (APHA)
organizations, and for the individuals and • Minority Intervention and Kidney More from the NMA
families we serve. The full list and de- Education (MIKE)
scription of each cross-linked Health • Multicultural Health Education Dr. David Satcher, Former U.S. Sur-
Power web partner can be found at:
Foundation geon General and now Director of
www.healthpowerforminorities.org under
• National Black Alcoholism and the National Center for Primary Care
“Health Power Partners”. at Morehouse School of Medicine,
Addictions Council
• National Black Leadership
Representative Health Power
Commision on AIDS
Cross-linked Web Partners
• National Center for Cultural
Competency, Georgetown University
• American Cancer Society
• National Campaign to Prevent Teen
• American Diabetes Association Pregnancy
• American Heart Association • National Clearinghouse on Alcohol
• American Indian Community House and Drug Information, & National
• Asian & Pacific Islander American Mental Health Information Center,
Health Forum (APIAHF) SAMHSA, USDHHS
• Association of Black Cardiologists • National Council of LaRaza
• National Hispanic Medical autographs his new book,
• Balm in Gilead “Multicultural Medicine and Health
Association
• Center for Research on Minority Disparities”, for Dr. Goodwin, a long-
Health, University of Texas • National Medical Association
time colleague and friend. The book
• Center for Minority Health, Pittsburgh • National Minority AIDS Council is co-edited by Dr. Rubens J. Pamies,
• National Minority Organ and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
University School of Public Health of the University of Nebraska Medi-
• Center for the Study of Asian Tissue Transplant Education
cal Center.
American Health, New York University Program (MOTTEP)
• DC Developing Families
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AHA 2006 V0lunteer Leadership Conference
Members of AHA’s Women and Minorities Leadership Committee (WMLC) and key
AHA leaders were among participants in the 2006 AHA Volunteer Leadership Con-
ference Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C. The key conference speaker on Diver-
sity was Tawara Goode, Director of the National Center for Cultural Competence at
Georgetown university, which is a cross-linked Health Power Web Partner. Let us hear
---------- from You.
L to R: Janet Spradin,
Ph.D., Clinical Psycholo-
gist, Oklahoma City;
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Brenda Huerta, Univision
Radio; Donna Wang, MD,
Michigan State Univer-
sity; Wilmia Perez, MD, To Contact Us:
Manager Health Promo-
tion, Austin, TX; Cass
Wheeler, CEO, AHA; For additional
Norma Goodwin, M.D.,
President, Health Power; newsletters, to get on our
Robert L. Carson, Esq., mailing list, or
then Chairman of the for anything else
Board, AHA; Bonita
Todd,, RN, AHA WMLC
Chairperson, of Brook- at:
haven, PA; and Karol
Watson, M.D., Co-
Director UCLA Medical
Center. Health Power Inc.
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Brooklyn Perinatal Network Honors
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Dr. Goodwin and Key Others
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In celebrating its 19th Anniversary, Brooklyn Perinatal www.Healthpower
Network (BPN) honored Health Power’s President, Norma J.
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Goodwin, M.D.; New York State Assemblyman Richard
Gottfried, Chairman of the NYS Assembly Health Commit-
Ngozi Moses, BPN tee; Pamela Brier, President and CEO of Maimonides Norma J. Goodwin, MD
Executive Director Medical Center; JP Morgan Chase and Co.; Forest City Rat- Founder ,
ner Companies; and the President & CEO
William J. Clinton Founda-
tion.
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The event, held at the Mar-
L to R: Terrie Williams and Dr.
riott Hotel at the Brooklyn Goodwin
Bridge, was chaired by George
Remember:
Hulse, Vice President of Healthfirst, Inc.. The moderator
was Terrie Williams, Founder & President of The Terrie Knowledge +
Williams Agency (PR), and an acclaimed author and Action =
inspirational speaker. Special recognition was also
given to BPN’s principal leaders, Ngozi Moses, Execu Power!™
L. to R George Hulse, Vice President of Healthfirst; Dr. Norma
Goodwin; and NYS Assemblyman Richard Gottfried
tive Director, and Joyce Hall, Chairperson of the Board
of Directors.