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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180202T010000
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SUMMARY:National Wear Red Day
DESCRIPTION:Go Red For Women encourages awareness of the issue of women and heart disease\, and also action to save more lives. The movement harnesses the energy\, passion and power women have to band together and collectively wipe out heart disease. It challenges them to know their risk for heart disease and take action to reduce their personal risk. It also gives them the tools they need to lead a heart healthy life.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-wear-red-day/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180201T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180201T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
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SUMMARY:Forum on Health Spending: Tackling the Big Issues
DESCRIPTION:Live event and webcast: Health Affairs and the National Pharmaceutical Council \nThursday\, Feb. 1\, 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. \nNational Press Club \nWashington\, DC (Metro Center Metro) \nRSVP here or contact Debbie Boylan at 301-347-3910 or dboylan@projecthope.org \nWith support from the National Press Club\, Health Affairs launched a new\, multi-year project on “Health Spending.” The project aims to promote an evidence-based conversation about health spending by exploring questions involving the level and growth rate of health spending\, the distribution of spending\, efforts to improve the value of care\, and analysis of options for constraining health care costs.  \nTo begin the public dialogue\, Health Affairs and NPC are hosting a kickoff event on Thursday\, February 1\, 2018\, in Washington\, DC.   \nPanels will discuss what we know about health care spending\, examine the effectiveness of current efforts to improve value\, and explore how various sectors are responding to high levels of health care spending.  \nAmong the confirmed speakers are:  \n\n\nKatherine Baicker\, Dean\, Harris School of Public Policy\, University of Chicago \n\n\nAmber Barnato\, Susan J. and Richard M. Levy Distinguished Professor of Health Care Delivery\, The Dartmouth Institute\, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth \n\n\nMarc Boutin\, Chief Executive Officer\, National Health Council \n\n\nOtis Brawley\, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer\, American Cancer Society/Emory University \n\n\nMollyann Brodie\, Senior Vice President\, Public Opinion and Survey Research\, Kaiser Family Foundation \n\n\nMelinda Buntin\, Professor & Chair\, Department of Health Policy\, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine \n\n\nAmitabh Chandra\, Malcolm Wiener Professor of Public Policy\, Harvard University \n\n\nDavid Cutler\, Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics\, Harvard University \n\n\nRobert Dubois\, Chief Science Officer and Executive Vice President\,  National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) \n\n\nLeslie Greenwald\, Chief Scientist and Vice President\, RTI International \n\n\nDarin Hinderman\, Global Benefits Manager\,  Caterpillar Inc. \n\n\nAshish Jha\, K.T. Li Professor  and Senior Associate Dean\, \, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \n\n\nKatie Martin\, Vice President for Health Policy and Programs\, National Partnership for Women and Families \n\n\nMark McClellan\, Robert J. Margolis Professor of Business\, Medicine\, and Policy; and Director\, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy\, Duke University \n\n\nCraig Mitton\, Professor\, School of Population and Public Health\,University of British Columbia \n\n\nCorinna Sorenson\, Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences\, Duke School of Medicine\, Duke University \n\n\nAlan Weil\, Editor-in-Chief\, Health Affairs 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/forum-on-health-spending-tackling-the-big-issues/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180131T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180131T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155532Z
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SUMMARY:Sound Science and Sound Journalism in an Era of Fake News
DESCRIPTION:Jan 31\, 10:15-11:15 a.m. PST\n\n \n\n\n\nIsland Press\, in partnership with the Security and Sustainability Forum\, has set a date for our upcoming webinar featuring veteran journalist Carey Gillam\, who is Research Director for the non-profit U.S. Right to Know and author of Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer\, Cancer\, and the Corruption of Science. On January 31 at 1:15 PM EST Carey will be joined by Dr. Dana Barr\, Environmental Health Professor at Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health for a conversation on the impacts of glyphosate on our food and health and how this research serves as a case study for the importance of scientific and journalistic rigor. The discussion will be moderated by journalist Paul Thacker and will be followed by a question and answer session.\nRegister here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/sound-science-and-sound-journalism-in-an-era-of-fake-news/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180119T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180119T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172707Z
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SUMMARY:Will the Real Cost Drivers Please Stand Up?
DESCRIPTION:High health care spending is a top concern for policymakers\, advocates and consumers alike. But what is driving our ever-increasing spending? New research provides details about the relative importance of various cost drivers (e.g.\, unit prices\, disease prevalence and intensity\, obesity\, etc.)\, both overall and within patient diagnoses groups (e.g.\, diabetes or heart disease). This research identifies the cost drivers that matter most and actionable information we can use to tackle our high health care spending trend. \nSpeakers:  \n\n\nJoseph Dielman\, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation\, University of Washington \n\n\nLarry Levitt\, Kaiser Family Foundation \n\n\nLynn Quincy\, Healthcare Value Hub (moderator) \n\n\nRegister here. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/will-the-real-cost-drivers-please-stand-up/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180113T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180113T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155533Z
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SUMMARY:SciCommSouth
DESCRIPTION:The South Central States (Texas\, New Mexico\, Oklahoma\, Arkansas\, and Louisiana) are located where scientific innovation\, fragile biomes\, and the dynamic energy\, biotech\, and biomedical industries all meet political conservatism. The issues facing a science communicator in the region couldn’t be more diverse or important. \nDespite their unique geographic and political position\, the science communicators in the region are only loosely connected to each other\, if at all. We recognize the power of strong connections among science communicators\, not just for professional development\, but for moral support in what may be a more challenging era for science than in the past. \nHighlights\n\n\nKeynote by David Biello\, Science Curator of the TED Conferences \n\n\nBreakout sessions to facilitate networking and collaboration among previously-disparate science communicators. \n\n\nThe Art of Science Slideshow: Do you have a stunning visual that illustrates one of your science stories? Hayley Gillespie\, owner of Art.Science.Gallery will put together a slideshow featuring our images — photos\, illustrations\, data plots\, infographics\, posters\, you name it — for the evening reception.  \n\n\nRegister by Nov. 15 for the early bird discount. Register here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/scicommsouth/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180112T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180112T010000
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SUMMARY:CDC update on widespread flu activity
DESCRIPTION:  \nCDC will provide an update on current U.S. flu activity. \nWho \n\n\nCDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald\, M.D. \n\n\nDan Jernigan\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Captain\, U.S. Public Health Service\, Director\, Influenza Division\, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases \n\n\nWhen \nFriday\, Jan. 12\, at 11 a.m. ET \nDial-In    \n\n\nMedia: 888-795-0855 \n\n\nNon-Media: 800-369-1605 \n\n\nInternational: 1-630-395-0331 \n\n\nPASSCODE: CDC Media \n\n\nImportant Instructions  If you would like to ask a question during the call\, press *1 on your touchtone phone. Press *2 to withdraw your question. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending. \nTRANSCRIPT A transcript of this media availability will be available following the briefing at CDC’s web site: www.cdc.gov/media. \nContact: CDC Media Relations\, (404) 639-3286
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cdc-update-on-widespread-flu-activity/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180109T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180109T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172537Z
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SUMMARY:Approaches to Improving the Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance System
DESCRIPTION:New Report and Webinar Jan. 9\nThe landscape and nature of work in the United States has changed remarkably over the past several decades. Yet occupational safety and health (OSH) surveillance approaches have generally not evolved to address these shifts in the changing nature of work. \nA new report from the National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine recommends a number of actions aimed at improving the coordination and cost-effectiveness of the OSH surveillance system. It looks specifically at areas such as injury and illness recording enhancement\, interagency coordination\, and state-based OSH surveillance programs. \nAdvance copies of “A Smarter National Surveillance System for Occupational Safety and Health in the 21st Century” will be available to reporters only beginning at noon EST on Monday\, Jan. 8. The report is embargoed and not for public release before 11 a.m. EST on Tuesday\, Jan. 9. \nMembers of the committee that conducted the study and wrote the report will present their findings and recommendations and answer questions during a webinar beginning 2 p.m. EST Tuesday\, Jan. 9. Participants are: \n\n\nEdward H. Shortliffe (committee chair)\, Arizona State University \n\n\nDavid L. Buckeridge\, McGill University \n\n\nMargaret M. Seminario\, AFL-CIO \n\n\nDavid H. Wegman\, University of Massachusetts \n\n\nPlease register for the webinar here.  Reporters who wish to obtain a copy of the report should contact the Office of News and Public Information at tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/approaches-to-improving-the-occupational-safety-and-health-surveillance-system/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171219T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171219T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154214Z
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SUMMARY:New National Report on Health Security Preparedness to Be Released
DESCRIPTION:Trust for America’s Health\, a D.C.-based nonpartisan\, nonprofit organization focused on community disease prevention policies will be releasing its annual state-by-state report on preparedness for health emergencies and will hold a press conference with media to discuss its findings. \nWHAT: Press briefing conference call to release Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases\, Disasters and Bioterrorism which includes a report card for how well states scored on 10 indicators of high priority areas and concerns\, such as vaccination rates\, climate change readiness\, public health funding and more. \nSome topics include the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season and other natural disasters\, Zika\, Superbugs and antibiotic resistance\, Healthcare-associated Infections and the Flu. The report also features detailed recommendations and key priorities. The report will be released by the Trust for America’s Health. \nWHEN: 10-11:00 a.m. (ET)\, Tuesday\, Dec. 19\, 2017 \nWHO: John Auerbach\, president and CEO of Trust for America’s Health and Dr. Karen Remley\, CEO/Executive Vice President of the American Academy of Pediatrics \nHOW: Contact Albert Lang at (202) 864-5941 or  alang@tfah.org at TFAH to reserve a line for the audio conference and to access embargoed materials. \nTo access the call\, dial 1-877-879-6203 and use passcode 2086176.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/new-national-report-on-health-security-preparedness-to-be-released/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171218T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171218T010000
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CREATED:20231103T172507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155536Z
UID:26401-1513558800-1513558800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:CMS/CDC Rural Health Webinar
DESCRIPTION:The Rural Health Information consortium holds an one hour-long webinar to discuss a recent federal government report regarding health disparities in rural America. Speakers include Cara James\, head of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Office of Minority Health and co-chair of CMS Rural Health Council and Jeffrey Hall\, deputy associate director for Science Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office of Minority Health & Health Equity. James\, Hall and others authored a recent report\, Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities Among Rural Adults – United States\, 2012-2015 that examined health disparities among rural racial and ethnic groups.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cms-cdc-rural-health-webinar/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171215T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171215T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155537Z
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SUMMARY:ACA open enrollment ends
DESCRIPTION:Open enrollment ends for the Affordable Care Act for 2018. \nPreview 2018 plans & prices \nPlans joined during open enrollment start Jan. 1\, 2018. \nThe Trump administration plans to shut down the federal health insurance exchange for 12 hours during all but one Sunday in the upcoming open enrollment season. The shutdown will occur from 12 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET on every Sunday except Dec. 10.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aca-open-enrollment-ends-2/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171214T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171214T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155538Z
UID:26400-1513213200-1513213200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:PCORI Fall Meeting on Disparities
DESCRIPTION:Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) holds a public meeting on addressing disparities as part of its advisory panel on examining gaps in health and health care. The meeting is part of the panel’s work to set the organziation’s priorities for funding research. It will be webcast but registration is required; sign up here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/pcori-fall-meeting-on-disparities/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171214T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171214T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155538Z
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SUMMARY:Federal Communications Commission meeting
DESCRIPTION:There are two agenda items related to health care: \nRestoring Internet FreedomThe Commission will consider a Declaratory Ruling\, Report and Order\, and Order that will restore Internet Freedom by returning broadband Internet access service to its prior classification as an information service\, and reinstate the private mobile service classification of mobile broadband Internet access service. The item also will eliminate the Commission’s vague and expansive Internet Conduct Standard\, along with the bright-line rules. Additionally\, it will modify the transparency rule to promote additional transparency\, while eliminating burdensome and unnecessary requirements. (WC Docket No. 17-108)Background: Net neutrality in jeopardy: What happens next? \nRural Health Care Support MechanismThe Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order to strengthen the Rural Health Care Program and improve access to telehealth in rural America. (WC Docket No. 17-310) \nThe meeting is open to the public\, will be webcast and can be followed on social media with #OpenMtgFCC.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/federal-communications-commission-meeting/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171213T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171213T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155539Z
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SUMMARY:Immigrant Families in America Today: How Fear and Toxic Stress Are Affecting Daily Life\, Well-Being
DESCRIPTION:New restrictions on immigration and increased immigration enforcement being pursued by the Trump  Administration are reshaping U.S. immigration policy. To understand how the new environment is affecting people\, the Kaiser Family Foundation will hold a public briefing at 9:30 a.m. ET on Dec. 13 to examine the experiences of immigrant parents and children\, including immigrants who are undocumented and those lawfully present. \nAt the briefing\, the Foundation will release a new report\, Living in an Immigrant Family in America: How Fear and Toxic Stress Are Affecting Daily Life\, Well-Being\, and Health. The report is based on focus groups in eight cities and four states with 100 parents in immigrant families from 15 countries\, as well as telephone interviews with 13 pediatricians who serve immigrant communities. \nKFF Executive Vice President Diane Rowland will moderate the briefing. Panelists include: \n\n\nSamantha Artiga\, director of the Disparities Policy Project at the Foundation\, who will present key findings from the Foundation’s new report; \n\n\nJenny Rejeske\, senior health policy analyst at the National Immigration Law Center\, who will provide an overview of recent policies affecting immigrant families; and \n\n\nLanre Omojokun Falusi\, MD\, FAAP\, pediatrician\, Children’s National Health System and past president\, American Academy of Pediatrics – Washington D.C. Chapter\, who will provide perspective on the report findings and insights from her experiences serving immigrant families. \n\n\nWhen:Dec. 13\, 9:30–11 a.m. (Registration and breakfast begins at 9 a.m.) \nWhere:Barbara Jordan Conference Center Kaiser Family Foundation 1330 G Street NW\, Washington DC (one block west of Metro Center) \nRegister here. \nContact:Chris Lee | (202) 347-5270 | clee@kff.org
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/immigrant-families-in-america-today-how-fear-and-toxic-stress-are-affecting-daily-life-well-being/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171207T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171207T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155541Z
UID:26387-1512608400-1512608400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:NAS Workshop on Tax Policy and Health Equity
DESCRIPTION:The National Academies of Sciences’ Health and Medicine Division hosts a one-day workshop examining how changes to tax policies could help improve population health. \nEntitled “Exploring Tax Policy to Advance Population Health\, Health Equity\, and Economic Prosperity\,” the event aims to “address the use of tax policies to channel resources and shape economic incentives affecting population health” and will include a ‘tax policy 101’ overview. \nThe event will be held at California Endowment Oakland Conference Center.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nas-workshop-on-tax-policy-and-health-equity/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171205T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171205T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155542Z
UID:26394-1512435600-1512435600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Mercer Select Intelligence Health & Benefits web briefing - What's the latest on HSAs?
DESCRIPTION:Join Mercer experts as they discuss the latest on health savings accounts (HSAs)\, which are on the rise. Topics will include recent market trends\, legislative proposals\, and key compliance issues for employers that offer HSAs.  \nYou can listen live\, or sign up and get a version to watch later. Register here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/mercer-select-intelligence-health-benefits-web-briefing-whats-the-latest-on-hsas/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171204T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171204T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154216Z
UID:26386-1512349200-1512349200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Seminar on Migrant Farmworkers’ Health
DESCRIPTION:The University of California Davis holds a talk on tackling migrant farmworkers health as part of its monthly seminar series. Dr. Seth Holmes\, an associate professor of public health and medical anthropology at UC Berkeley discuss health inequities and possible solutions. The hour-long event starts at 4 p.m.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/seminar-on-migrant-farmworkersae-health/
CATEGORIES:None
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171201T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171201T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155544Z
UID:26393-1512090000-1512090000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:World AIDS Day
DESCRIPTION:World AIDS Day takes place on Dec. 1st each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV\, to show support for people living with HIV\, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. Founded in 1988\, World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/world-aids-day-3/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171128T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171128T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154244Z
UID:26385-1511830800-1511830800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:NAS Workshop on Immigration and Health
DESCRIPTION:The National Academies of Sciences’ Health and Medicine Division holds a roundtable discussion on “Immigration as a Social Determinant of Health\,” a one-day workshop to discuss immigration “laws and policies and their implications on immigrant and population health.” \nSpeakers include representatives from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health\, Arizona’s Pima County Health Department\, the Immigration Policy Center\, University of California\, Los Angeles’ Center for Health Policy Research\, and more. \nThe event\, which will not be webcast\, will be held at the Cal State East Bay Conference Center.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nas-workshop-on-immigration-and-health/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171127T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171127T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155547Z
UID:26392-1511744400-1511744400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Briefing: California’s Response to the Opioid Epidemic
DESCRIPTION:The opioid epidemic is the worst drug crisis in American history. More than 33\,000 people died of an opioid overdose in 2015 – an almost three-fold increase from 2002. Nearly 2\,000 of those deaths were in California. \nGovernment\, health care providers\, health plans\, law enforcement\, and many others throughout California have been working to respond to the crisis at the local and state levels. Even though there is still much work to be done\, California is starting to see some early successes. While the national death rate continues to climb\, in California it remains stable. California’s Opioid Overdose Surveillance Dashboard shows that opioid prescribing is down and access to effective addiction treatment is increasing. \nThis event will examine the role of state agencies in combating the epidemic. Participants will hear about different collaborative approaches\, including promoting safer prescribing practices\, expanding access to medication-assisted treatment for addiction\, improving communication between prescribers and providers\, among others. \nPlease join the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) for this briefing on Nov. 27 at noon at the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)  Auditorium in Sacramento. Speakers will include: \n\n\nJennifer Kent\, director\, DHCS \n\n\nLance Lang\, MD\, chief medical officer\, Covered California \n\n\nMelanie Fontes Rainer\, JD\, special assistant attorney general\, California Department of Justice \n\n\nKaren Smith\, MD\, director\, California Department of Public Health \n\n\nModerator: Kelly Pfeifer\, MD\, director\, High-Value Care\, CHCF
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/briefing-californiaaes-response-to-the-opioid-epidemic/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171115T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171115T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154246Z
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SUMMARY:NAS Health Literacy Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The National Academies of Sciences’ Health and Medicine Division releases a commissioned paper at a day-long workshop on the impact of health literacy. The event\, entitled “Building the Case for Health Literacy\,” will also include “presentations and discussion of issues related to the effect of health literacy interventions on health and health care costs\, quality\, behaviors\, outcomes\, and other areas as appropriate.” \nSpeakers include representatives from health insurance company UnitedHealth and pharmaceutical companies Merck and Eli Lilly as well as Johns Hopkins Health Centers\, Arkansas Department of Health and others. The event will be held at the National Academy of Sciences. \nRegister for In-person Attendance or Webcast: http://bit.ly/2yFJyed Watch the Webcast: At the meeting page Download the commissioned paper which will be presented at the workshop: Improving Health and the Bottom Line: The Case for Health Literacy
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nas-health-literacy-workshop-2/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171113T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171113T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155549Z
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SUMMARY:A Smithsonian museum live webcast - The Next Pandemic: Are We Prepared?
DESCRIPTION:  \nAs the 100th anniversary of the 1918 flu nears\, Smithsonian magazine\, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the National Museum of Natural History\, is hosting a special event\, “The Next Pandemic: Are We Prepared?” A group of thought leaders will gather at the museum to discuss how the world prepares for the next global pandemic\, raises public awareness\, and explores potential responses and solutions. \nWhen to Watch: 2 p.m.-5 p.m. ET\, Nov. 13 \nClick here for more information and to watch the webcast. \nFeatured speakers: \n\n\nKirk Johnson\, Sant Director\, National Museum of Natural History \n\n\nAnthony Fauci\, Director\, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases \n\n\nJohn Barry\, author\, The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History \n\n\nSally Phillips\, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy\, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response\, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services \n\n\nSabrina Sholts\, Curator\, National Museum of Natural History \n\n\nEllen J. MacKenzie\, Dean\, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/a-smithsonian-museum-live-webcast-the-next-pandemic-are-we-prepared/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171113T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171113T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155550Z
UID:26388-1510534800-1510534800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Reporter breakfast: Navigating next steps on payment reform
DESCRIPTION:* * * OPEN ONLY TO MEMBERS OF THE PRESS * * * \nPanelists will be speaking on the record. \nThe goal of this briefing is to provide an update on the overall state of play with payment reform\, and the effort to move away from fee for service and toward value-based payment. Panelists will discuss the interplay between the public and private sectors\, and\, given likely future directions for the CMS Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation\, highlight areas where the private sector may be best positioned to lead. Panelists will also share what this means for future policy options and needs. \nPanelists Include: \n\n\nRob Saunders\, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy \n\n\nEmily Roesing\,Catalyst for Payment Reform \n\n\nMai Pham\, Anthem \n\n\nAllison Stark\, Montefiore Care Management \n\n\nSarah Dash\, Alliance for Health Policy will moderate the discussion. \n\n\nMonday\, November 13th \n9-10:30 a.m.; Coffee and breakfast available at 8:30 a.m. \nNational Press Club\, Zenger Room529 14th Street\, NWWashington\, DC 20045 \nYou will need to check in with security to enter the building. Registration will speed your access to the building\, so please register today. \nRegister Now \nThis event is part of a partnership between the Alliance for Health Policy and the Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation for Health and Policy.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/reporter-breakfast-navigating-next-steps-on-payment-reform/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171113T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171113T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155551Z
UID:26381-1510534800-1510534800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Caregiver Appreciation Day
DESCRIPTION:Several organizations have declared this a day of recognition is for both paid and unpaid care givers. Other organizations observe this in February. \nFast Facts: \n\n\n29 percent of the U.S. population\, or about 65 million Americans\, are caregivers in some way. \n\n\nAccording to the U.S. Department of Labor\, over 40 million Americans\, age 15 or older\, provide unpaid care to the elderly. ӬӬӬ
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/caregiver-appreciation-day/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171108T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171108T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155552Z
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SUMMARY:Closing the Rural Health Gap
DESCRIPTION:Newswise Live Event – Media Update from RWJF and Partners on Rural Health Disparities\nAhead of National Rural Health Day on Nov. 16\, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and partner organizations are giving an exclusive media update on the state of their mission to reduce rural health disparities. \nRural counties continue to rank lowest among counties across the U.S.\, in terms of health outcomes\, with worsening premature death rates\, and significant disparities in health outcomes for marginalized populations including African Americans\, Hispanics\, and Native Americans. A group of national organizations including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National 4-H Council are leading the way to close the rural health gap by reframing research and policy analysis\, demonstrating the interdependence between rural America and the rest of the nation\, and bolstering economic development. \nWHEN & HOW: Wednesday\, Nov. 8\, 11 AM EST. Virtual\, online video meeting with Newswise Live (via Zoom). \nRegister here. \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/closing-the-rural-health-gap/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171108T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171108T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154247Z
UID:26383-1510102800-1510102800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Wider Circle Ending Poverty Forum
DESCRIPTION:Maryland-based nonprofit A Wider Circle hosts The 2017 Forum on Ending Poverty: Creating Solutions and Positive Change with experts\, nonprofit leaders and individuals seeking to get out of poverty. \nSpeakers include: D. Watkins\, author of The Beast Side and The Cook Up; C. Nicole Mason\, author of Born Bright: A Young Girl’s Journey from Nothing to Something in America. The event includes a poverty simulation activity for participants at the event\, held at the National Press Club. \nRegister online here. Contact: elidz@awidercircle.org.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/wider-circle-ending-poverty-forum/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171108T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171108T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155553Z
UID:26377-1510102800-1510102800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:UMass discussion of DREAMers and Distress Study
DESCRIPTION:University of Massachusetts Medical Schools’ The Systems and Psychosocial Advances Research Center\, or SPARC\, hosts an hour-long discussion on “DREAMers Study: Undocumented College Students\, Social Exclusion\, and Psychological Distress.” \nThe event aims to look at current research that “examines how not having legal status impacts the psychosocial well-being of undocumented college-age students and identifies what social supports are in place to alleviate psychological stressors associated with not having legal U.S. status.” Register online here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/umass-discussion-of-dreamers-and-distress-study/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171107T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171107T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155553Z
UID:26362-1510016400-1510016400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Native American children’s oral health webinar
DESCRIPTION:Chicago-based Oral Health America hosts a one-hour long webinar to discuss efforts to address dental care and oral health in American Indian children up to age 5. The session\, entitled “Two is Too Late: Increasing Access to Care for Young Native American Children\,” will go over the Baby Teeth Matter Collaborative\, a joint program of the Northwest Tribal Dental Support Center and the Arcora Foundation (Formerly known as the Washington Dental Service Foundation)\, and highlight a community that used the first Dental Health Aide Therapist in the Pacific Northwest region\, according to the group.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/native-american-childrenaes-oral-health-webinar/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171104T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171104T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155555Z
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SUMMARY:HIV Oral Health – Global & National Update
DESCRIPTION: \n \nSession will provide perspectives on advancements in the understanding and treatment of the oral manifestations of HIV over the past 36 years and will include discussions of oral systemic linkages and the role of the oral health care team in HIV treatment. \nA keynote address will discuss the global and national status of HIV disease. \n1-5 p.m. at the Georgia World Congress Center \nTo register use this link. \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hiv-oral-health-ae-global-national-update/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171101T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171101T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161221Z
UID:26379-1509498000-1509498000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Open enrollment begins
DESCRIPTION:Open enrollment begins for the Affordable Care Act for 2018. \nPreview 2018 plans & prices \nPlans joined during open enrollment start Jan. 1\, 2018. \nThe Trump administration plans to shut down the federal health insurance exchange for 12 hours during all but one Sunday in the upcoming open enrollment season. The shutdown will occur from 12 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET on every Sunday except Dec. 10.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/open-enrollment-begins/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171024T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171024T010000
DTSTAMP:20260429T043208
CREATED:20231103T172234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161226Z
UID:26376-1508806800-1508806800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Economic development and health webinar
DESCRIPTION:County Health Rankings & Roadmaps\, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program\, holds “Improving Health through Equitable Economic Development and Strategic Partnerships\,” a webinar aimed at examining how such development can help improve health outcomes. \nThe event\, at 3 p.m. ET\, includes representatives from  PolicyLink and the Bronx-based federally qualified health center (FQHC) Urban Health Plan and will discuss the data from the National Equity Atlas\, a partnership between PolicyLink and the USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/economic-development-and-health-webinar/
CATEGORIES:None
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