Charity News from Monday, Mar. 3, 2003NAMI and NMHA Raise Serious Concerns Over Multi-State Restrictions on Medications in MedicaidNational Mental Health Association | Fiscal crisis continues to lead states toward penny-wise but pound-foolish policy choices. A handful of states are considering pooling their purchasing power to negotiate lower prices from pharmaceutical companies for medications in Medicaid. Rep. Nancy Pelosi Secures Funding for San Francisco Program Helping Underserved Women with Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Fund | The Breast Cancer Fund has received $325,000 in federal funding thanks to advocacy spearheaded by Representative Nancy Pelosi (D- CA), House Minority Leader, to support the LifeLines program at Shanti. Iowa Hunger-Relief Advocate Wins National Award America's Second Harvest | Karen Ford received the Dick Goebel award for public service at a recent conference in Washington, DC. She is the executive director of the Food Bank of Iowa, an affiliate of America's Second Harvest. New United Nations Report Supports Key Role for Diet, Activity in Cancer Prevention American Institute for Cancer Research | Cancer experts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) today applauded a new report from the United Nation's World Health Organization (WHO).
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