Progressive Community Health Centers Inc. in Milwaukee has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration. The administration is the primary federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable. Progressive… Read more »
Recently, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4), along with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), announced the release of over $1.6 million in grant funding for Progressive Community Health Centers, Inc (PCHC). Read more »
Letters to the Editor In his March 29 letter [“The outlook for women candidates”] responding to “‘Year of the Woman’ fading,” Robert Tenney claimed that female politicians “have little to agree upon beyond gender.” He posited that this left only two possible justifications for wanting to elect more women to office: a biased belief… Read more »
By LUISITA LOPEZ TORREGROSA NEW YORK — For all the alarm and outrage that conservative Republicans have ignited lately with actions perceived as attacks on U.S. women’s rights, there has been a fierce counteroffensive that is giving activists on the other side a larger voice and greater visibility than in recent years. While international organizations are… Read more »
We must not and will not allow the extreme actions of a few to derail the mission of Planned Parenthood to provide affordable, high quality health services for women, men and children. Read more »
In April of each year, the nation observes Minority Health Awareness Month to educate Americans on the massive minority health disparities that exist in our nation and to encourage action to help reduce these inequalities. Read more »
By Brian Browdie Law first passed in 1994 that provides protections for victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault and stalking A Wisconsin congresswoman hoped to gain support for a domestic abuse law by sharing her own story of sexual abuse and rape. During a House floor speech on Wednesday, Rep. Gwen Moore, a Wisconsin Democrat, told her tale as part of her… Read more »
By: Darius DixonMarch 29, 2012 11:33 AM EDT A day after recounting the story of her own rape and childhood sexual assaults on the House floor, Rep. Gwen Moore said Thursday that violence against women is as “American as apple pie.” “Violence against women is as American as apple pie,” the Wisconsin Democrat said on CNN. “That man that feels he… Read more »
By Veronica Wells In a courageous move, Democratic representative, Gwen Moore of Wisconsin, stood before Congress yesterday and revealed her own history with sexual abuse and rape. She did so to show support for the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. The act, which originally passed in 1994, has been a point of contention for some Republicans since 2005,… Read more »
