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MLRI Mass Health Advocacy Guide
The Massachusetts Law Reform Institute has updated their MassHealth Advocacy Guide for 2009. This comprehensive resource is authored by Vicky Pulos, a health law attorney with extensive knowledge of public benefits in Massachusetts. You can order a bound copy of the Guide (PDF) from Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education for $9.95, or you may also download the full 300-page MassHealth Advocacy Guide (PDF, 1.76MB) for free.
Spinal Cord Injury
As part of the continued focus on knowledge and prevention of secondary conditions associated with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Spinal Cord Injury (RRTC on SCI) has produced this educational brochure titled "You and Your Doctor: A Short Guide to Your Rights and Responsibilities."
SCI: Guide to your rights and responsibilities
It is the second in a series of educational brochures focused on specific health issues of long-term spinal cord injury survivors. It is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be used to diagnose or treat any medical condition. This brochure is intended for spinal cord injury survivors living in the community to help increase awareness of their rights and responsibilities when visiting a doctor's office and/or interacting with their doctor.
Nueva Honda
New Wave/Nueva Honda is a new substance abuse outreach program specifically for African American and Latino adolescents and young adults of the Springfield area.