Women Speak Out for Health Care
Saturday, June 17, 2006, 3 PM

sponsored by Health Care for All, SF chapter, Single Payer Now, and the California Physicians Alliance

speakers:

• Nearly four in 10 women (38%) have a chronic condition, such as diabetes, asthma or hypertension that requires ongoing medical attention, compared to 30% of men.
• Over one-third (37%) of women in fair or poor health say that they delayed or went without medical care in the past year due to costs, and one-third (34%) did not fill a prescription because they couldn�t afford it.
• Battery is the single largest cause of injury to women, accounting for more emergency room visits than auto accidents, muggings, and rapes combined.

Why Universal Health Care is Women's Most Important Issue

Notes for Kathie Piccagli's talk.

photos from the 6/17 meeting

 

Kathie Piccagli talk

Audio recording (mp3) of Kathie's talk

Brenda Salgado's talk

Audio recording (mp3) of Brenda's talk

general discussion

Audio recording (mp3) of the general discussion following the two presentations.