Medical Laboratories Could Be Compelled to Report Citizens’ Blood-Sugar-Test Res

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Subjugated or Liberated? ...Your Choice.

 

The following mainstream article from an everyday source is one of the

first wave of articles beginning to appear describing their small

piece of the end of personal freedoms in America. Read it. It's

scary stuff. While it's good to see it being reported, what you don't

see here is the way this kind of story will gradually become accepted

news... " Oh, well. Whatterya gonna do? "

 

It is time to start yelling in the streets. That is the only way

oppressed people anywhere ever got unoppressed. I'm through standing

politely by, while this SS comes into my house and takes away my

possessions (freedom and democracy) little by little, in the name of

national security. We need to make some noise. That's what I'll be

doing - starting with International Peace Day. Have your vote counted

this time. Vote with your body in the street Sat Sep 24 - in every

town in America.

 

I will not be subjugated. Bush, read my lips... War No More! Thanks

to Cindy Sheehan for the much needed rallying point.

 

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Medical Laboratories Could Be Compelled to Report Citizens'

Blood-Sugar-Test Results to Local Governments

 

Published on Tuesday, August 09, 2005

by Healthy News Service

 

Back to Healthy News

 

For the first time in our nation's history, a local health department

has proposed compelling medical laboratories to report

blood-sugar-test results. The New York City Department of Health and

Mental Hygiene floated the proposal in early July. The New York Times

says that although medical laboratories have been mandated to report

information about infectious diseases (such as hepatitis), they have

never been ordered to pass along information about chronic diseases.

 

According to the Times, the rationale for mandatory reporting of

blood-sugar-test (A1c) results is to exercise " surveillance " of

diabetes and employ " more aggressive intervention. " City health

officials are hoping to collect data on at least 90 percent of those

with diabetes—meaning the government would obtain and analyze millions

of test results. It is estimated that the New York City government

would keep information on approximately 500,000 citizens, including

their names.

 

In proposing mandatory reporting, health officials point out that

these other registries are already in operation:

 

* New York State, Department of Health (NYS DOH) Cancer Registry

* NYS DOH Alzheimer's and other Dementias Registry

* NYS DOH Congenital Malformations Registry

* New York City, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC

DOHMH) Communicable Disease Registries

* NYC DOHMH Lead Registry

* NYC DOHMH Immunization Registry

* National VA [Veterans Administration] Diabetes Registry

 

Upcoming Public Hearing on Blood-Sugar-Test Registry

 

A public hearing is expected to be held in August and the department

of health could pass a regulation as early as September. Whether you

live in New York City or not, you should consider how such a trend

could affect your health privacy and freedom.

 

Additionally, you should become informed about the role and

responsibilities of your local boards of health. After all, tax

dollars support them, and health officials are working for the

citizenry. According to the National Association of Local Boards of

Health, more than 70 percent of health boards report they are

responsible for recommending public-health policy; proposing, adopting

and enforcing public-health regulations; and recommending

health-department budgets and priorities. Boards are typically small,

with 74 percent having at most seven members.

 

In a free society, government serves the citizens—it is not the

master, not even when it comes to public-health activities.

 

Sources:

 

* New York Times, " City Officials Aim to Track How Diabetics

Manage Illness, " July 8, 2005

* New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, " NYC A1C

Registry " :

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/diabetes/diabetes-presentation-a1c-reg\

istry.pdf

* New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's

Homepage: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/home/home.shtml

* National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH), " About

Local Boards of Health " : http://www.nalboh.org/publications/aboutlboh.PDF

 

Provided by Institute For Health Freedom on 8/9/2005