Camino Client Debuts on Huffington Post

Camino client NLIRH debuts today on The Huffington Post, the most prominent liberal blog in the nation with an estimated  5.6 million visitors.  In 2008, The Huffington Post gained the most news readers of all news outlets.  Sylvia Henriquez made a forceful case in her op ed for changing the national dialogue on teen sexuality.  The article stems from their recently published White Paper on Latina Pregnancy, which makes the case for a reproductive justice framework.  Congratulations  National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health!   Click here for the full article.

Remembering Labor Day’s Roots - SEIU and Marching for Health Insurance Reform.

Labor Day typically evokes images of backyard barbeques, freshly sharpened pencils and notebooks, and one last day of respite before the return to the 9 to 5 pace.

But at Camino PR, we’re celebrating a return to Labor Day’s roots as union members – including our clients from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) — take to the streets for quality, affordable health coverage for all. On Labor Day weekend, SEIU will participate in large-scale events across the country to call for health insurance reform, including this Saturday, Sept 5, when working people will gather in Indianapolis, and on Monday, when SEIU will join with President Obama in Cincinnati.

Camino PR is proud to have clients who provide services to better the world and spark the kind of social change that will make our society more just. And here’s one example of why:

SEIU didn’t sit on the sidelines when it came to the health of our nation’s children. They won victories for millions of children and parents across the country with the groundbreaking passage of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Thanks to their efforts, parents will no longer have to choose to either pay the rent or buy inhalers and other medications. Now we’re all talking about health insurance reform.

It’s been a summer of vitriolic debate, but did you know…

· One in five U.S. workers are currently uninsured?

· Every day, 14,000 more people lose their insurance coverage during this economic crisis— left on their own in the private market?

· The average family of four is paying $29,000 a year for healthcare in taxes, lower wages and out-of-pocket expenses?

· In 2004, half of all people filing for bankruptcy cited medical costs as a reason. And in 2008, half of all home foreclosures were due in part to the high cost of coverage and care?

· The U.S. economy lost as much as $207 billion in 2007 as a result of the poor health and shorter life spans of the uninsured?

· Young people (18-29) and Hispanics have the highest uninsured rates?

Not just Talking the Talk- Marching by Example

The 1199SEIU Benefit and Pension Funds are a model for providing affordable and quality health care. The Benefit Funds provide a full package of benefits — including hospital, medical, prescription, dental, vision and quality of life benefits — to 400,000 members, retirees and their families with little or no out-of-pocket expense to members. The Benefit Funds have consistently provided coverage for far less than the average cost of coverage under other plans – proving that health care can be affordable and comprehensive.

Join SEIU this Labor Day weekend and make your voice heard.