The Living Affected Corporation commemorates the Martin Luther King holiday as we challenge our readers, allies, supporters and clients to devote time and resouces to a "day on" for service within our community. Organizations across this city have volunteer opportunities including LA Corp which is gearing up for its slate of 2012 programming including the release "
Our Lives, Our Stories, The Untold Stories of Women with AIDS, Arkansas' ground breaking book covering this health dilemma among women, from our publishing arm a forthcoming LGBTQ health periodical highlighting navigating the changing health care system and co-morbidites of those living with HIV and AIDS, a propsed prevention intiative entitled the "D- Up" program which will seek to continue to address disparities among Black MSM stakeholders and a future advocacy conference designed to explore the human rights aspects of our internal vision intersected by the National AIDS Strategy. Dr. King stressed that each of us must strive to be visionaries while believing that with each new dawning day we should always have hope. Our organization has subscribed to King's clarion call to be about the business of the marginalized and the unfortunate who remain voiceless in their struggle to live in today's troubling economic times. The Living Affected Corporation has cited in our "HEFTE 4000" white paper that the issues of "homelessness, education, food, transportation and education" are lynch pins in our pursuit to deal with our clients in a holistic manner while never negating a persons humanity. In 2012 we vow to continue to sound this mantra through our programming, public personna and pursuits to stem the tide of health dilemmas in marginalized communities. The Living Affected Corporation will nevet stop "dreaming" of zero AIDS infected populus and salutes Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy of leadership left to challenge generations from now through enternity.
"If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you to go on in spite of all. And so today I still have a dream."
Marting Luther King
Statement from Secretary Sebelius for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Jan. 2012
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by Eliminating Injustice in Health Care
Today, as we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we reflect on our own response to his call for justice. “Of all the forms of inequality,” Dr. King said, “injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.”
As a department, we are committed to ensuring that all Americans achieve health equity by eliminating disparities and doing what we can to improve the health of all groups, including the poor and underserved.
One of the most important ways we are doing this is through our new health care law, the Affordable Care Act, which will expand health coverage to 34 million Americans, prevent insurance companies from denying coverage to individuals with pre-existing conditions, and bring new funding to community health centers, an important safety net for vulnerable populations.
In April 2011, HHS released an
Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, which outlines concrete goals and the actions we are taking to achieve these goals.
Dr. King dreamed of a nation in which every child had the chance to reach his or her full potential. On this day of remembrance, I encourage all Americans to honor Dr. King and to recommit to helping the most vulnerable among us.
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