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SUMMARY:Mapping Broadband Health in America Launch Event
DESCRIPTION:The Federal Communications Commission’s Connect2Health Task Force (C2H) holds an event to launch its new data visualization tool tying broadband access and health. The tool\, called Mapping Broadband Health in America\, “allows users to manipulate broadband access and Internet adoption metrics alongside various health data in the United States\, including chronic disease and access to care issues\,” according to organizers. \nThe Washington\, D.C. event will be held with the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease. and allow attendees to try the tool and talk to the designers. \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/mapping-broadband-health-in-america-launch-event/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160809T010000
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SUMMARY:RUPRI: Geographic Variation in Health Insurance Marketplaces
DESCRIPTION:The Rural Research Policy Institute (RUPRI) holds a one-hour webinar starting at noon CT to discuss the performance of health insurance marketplaces in rural areas based on enrollment\, participation\, and costs. \nTimothy McBride\, professor of health policy and management at Washington University in Saint Louis\, and Abigail Barker\, PhD at the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis\, are among the speakers. Participants must register.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/rupri-geographic-variation-in-health-insurance-marketplaces/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160811T010000
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SUMMARY:Zika Virus: Control\, Monitoring\, and Prevention
DESCRIPTION:WHEN: Thursday\, Aug. 11\, 1-2:15 p.m. \nWHERE: National Press Club\, Washington\, D.C.\, Murrow Room \nRSVP: By noon on Wednesday\, Aug. 10 \nIf registration reaches the venue’s capacity\, registration will close before this time. \nNational Institutes of Health’s Anthony Fauci will provide an update on the state-of-play of the Zika virus in the U.S. at a briefing for reporters on Thursday\, Aug. 11. A top HHS official will also discuss the federal response\, and our panel will address how state and local governments are addressing the issue. \nThe fight against the spread of the Zika virus has entered a new and domestically focused phase with the announcement by the Florida Department of Health that the disease is being carried by mosquitoes in at least one Miami neighborhood. Zika virus infections\, primarily spread through the bite of an Aedes aegypti mosquito\, can cause a serious birth defect during pregnancy called microcephaly. There is also a possible link between Zika and Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)\, as well as acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). \nSpeakers: \n\n\nAnthony Fauci\, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases\, National Institutes of Health \n\n\nKelly Murphy\, health division program director\, National Governors Association \n\n\nLaMar Hasbrouck\, executive director\, National Association of County and City Health Officials \n\n\nAn official of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority\, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\, will also take part. \n\n\nMarilyn Serafini of the Alliance for Health Reform and Rob Lott of Health Affairs will moderate the discussion. \nThis briefing is a collaboration of the Alliance for Health Reform\, Health Affairs and the Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation for Health and Policy. \nIf you would like to register for this briefing please contact Karl Eisenhower at keisenhower@allhealth.org or call (202) 789-2300.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/zika-virus-control-monitoring-and-prevention/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160818T010000
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SUMMARY:20 Years After Welfare Reform: What's Next?
DESCRIPTION:The Shriver Center on Poverty Law holds an online discussion on the past and future of welfare. \nSpeakers include:  \n\n\nElizabeth Lower-Basch\, director of income and work supports at the Center for Law and Social Policy; \n\n\nAnne Erickson\, president and CEO of the Empire Justice Center;  \n\n\nWendy Pollack\, director of the Women’s Law and Policy Project at the Shriver Center; and  \n\n\nJim Weill\, president of the Food Research and Action Center. \n\n\nParticipants for the Google hangout should register.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/20-years-after-welfare-reform-whats-next/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160824T010000
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SUMMARY:Maternity Care: New Strategies for Cost Effective Care
DESCRIPTION:Maternity care has been a pressure point for employers ever since the significant rise in the rate of cesarean sections and other interventions that have questionable value. In response\, employers and health plans have attempted to motivate providers and consumers to use evidence-based approaches. Still\, variation in quality and the high cost of maternity care continue to challenge many employers and other health care purchasers.  \nThis webinar\, from Catalyst for Payment Reform\, will feature experts Jeff Levin-Scherz\, from Willis Towers Watson\, and Dr. Malini Nijagal\, an Obstetrician at Boston Medical Center\, and their observations about what’s behind current practices along with new strategies that employers and payers can implement. \nWebsite & registration.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/maternity-care-new-strategies-for-cost-effective-care/
LOCATION:Florida
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