BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Association of Health Care Journalists - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Association of Health Care Journalists X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://healthjournalism.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Association of Health Care Journalists REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20030406T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20031026T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20040404T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20041031T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20050403T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20051030T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20060402T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20061029T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20070311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20071104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20080309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20081102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20090308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20091101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20100314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20101107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20110313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20111106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20120311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20121104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20130310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20131103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20140309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20141102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20040716T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140717T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163514Z CREATED:20231025T161620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163514Z UID:24011-1089939600-1405558800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Private Healthcare Exchanges Conference DESCRIPTION:The Private Healthcare Exchanges conference July 16-17 in Chicago will focus on how the Affordable Care Act is changing the way insurers sell health insurance. Instead of marketing almost exclusively to employers\, the ACA has forced insurers to focus on enrolling consumers. The conference is sponsored by Employee Benefit News. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/private-healthcare-exchanges-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130801T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130801T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154509Z CREATED:20231103T153352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154509Z UID:25846-1375318800-1375318800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:ICFJ Contest for Best Coverage of Infectious Diseases DESCRIPTION:Journalists from the United States\, Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa can win international reporting trips worth up to $10\,000 for submitting the best stories on infectious diseases. \nStories can address diseases including AIDS\, tuberculosis and malaria. These three diseases alone are the leading causes of death in low- and middle-income countries. They claim nearly 4 million lives every year and cost billions of dollars in lost productivity. The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is launching the story contest to spur discussion about how the global community deals with these critical health issues.  \nStories published or broadcast between May 20 and Sept. 1\, 2013\, will qualify. The deadline for submitting stories is Sept. 1\, 2013. Along with the story submission\, participants must include a 300-word proposal for an international reporting trip to expand their coverage of infectious diseases. \nThe International Center for Journalists will select three winners\, one from each region. An editor/manager of the winners’ media outlets also will win a trip to Washington\, D.C.\, to attend ICFJ’s 2013 Awards Dinner on Nov. 7\, 2013. The Africa contest is administered in partnership with the African Health Journalists Association. \nWinners will be contacted on Oct. 1. \nStories must be in English or French and cover diseases such as HIV/AIDS\, malaria and tuberculosis. \nPossible topics include: \n• Government policies and programs that address infectious diseases \n• Effectiveness of donor-funded infectious-diseases programs \n• The state of funding for the delivery\, treatment and research of infectious diseases \n• Journalists working in each region for print\, broadcast or online media qualify. The contest also is open to freelance journalists whose stories are published or broadcast by Sept. 1\, 2013. \nPlease tweet about the stories you submit using the hashtag #icfjhealth. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/icfj-contest-for-best-coverage-of-infectious-diseases/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130801T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130803T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162950Z CREATED:20231025T161338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162950Z UID:23944-1375318800-1375491600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Academy for Sports Dentistry (ASD) 31st Annual Symposium DESCRIPTION:August 1-3Philadelphiawww.academyforsportsdentistry.org \nThe theme of this year’s conference is “Enhancing the Vision of Sports Dentistry.” \nSpeakers will include: \n\nDr. Paul Krasner\, inventor of the Tooth-Saver\, which allows the ability to maintain an avulsed tooth’s vitality if it could not be reimplanted within 20 minutes.\nDr. Ilhan Uzel who will give a hands-on presentation on “Effective Suturing Following Sports Related Accidents.”\nDr. Barry Glassman\, speaking on “Are We Setting Our Athletes Up for Sleep Apnea?”\nSam Elias\, one of the youngest athletes to climb Mt. Everest\, will speak about “The Impact of Training and the Effects of Ultimate\nStress on the Body.”\nAndy Wagenheim\, a top athletic trainers in Pennsylvania\, speaking on “The Current Evaluation and Management of Concussions.”\nDr. Bob Lowe\,  will speak about “Restoring the Pieces After a Sports Accident.”\nDr. Bill Moreau\, head of sports medicine for the United States Olympic Committee\, will present “An Update on the London Olympics and the Team USA Olympic Program.”\nDr. Joel Laudenbach provide a workshop on “Oral Pathology.”\n\nMore information: http://www.drbicuspid.com//index.aspx?sec=cns&sub=def&rid=24662&wf=1573  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/academy-for-sports-dentistry-asd-31st-annual-symposium/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130801T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130831T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162949Z CREATED:20231025T161334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162949Z UID:23939-1375318800-1377910800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Senior Center Month DESCRIPTION:This is an extended celebration sponsored by the National Council on Aging. Senior centers throughout the U.S. are planning promotional events to get the word out about their services to local communities and shine a positive light on aging. There will be plenty of local tie-ins for reporters. \nMore Information: National Council on Aging URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-senior-center-month/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130805T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130805T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162948Z CREATED:20231103T153441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162948Z UID:25860-1375664400-1375664400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AARP announces health law tools for consumers DESCRIPTION:AARP will host two telephone media briefings – one in English and one in Spanish – announcing consumer-facing resources on the Affordable Care Act and discussing its nationwide education efforts. \nParticipants on the call will be given access to our new online tool to help all consumers – insured\, uninsured and those on Medicare – understand what the health care law means for them\, including resources on the opening of health insurance marketplaces. The briefing is in advance of a nationwide rollout on Aug. 13. \nWHAT:    Media briefing on AARP Affordable Care Act tools and resources \nWHO:        Nicole Duritz\, AARP Vice President\, Education and Outreach              Andres Castillo\, AARP Senior Advisor\, Hispanic Education and Outreach \nWHEN:    Monday\, Aug. 5\, 2013              1 p.m. EDT – English              3 p.m. EDT – Spanish \nWHERE:  Conference call dial-in \nRSVP:     Register to receive dial-in details by contacting AARP Media Relations at 202-434-2560 or media@aarp.org. Please specify which call you plan to attend. \nCONTACT: Allyson Funk@allyfunk | 202-434-2560 | media@aarp.org URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aarp-announces-health-law-tools-for-consumers/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130806T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130808T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162948Z CREATED:20231025T161338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162948Z UID:23942-1375750800-1375923600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The 6th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care DESCRIPTION:The conference will showcase innovative programs and approaches dedicated to collaboration among health care professionals\, patients\, residents in long-term care communities\, and families and other care partners. \nWhere: Vancouver\, BCWhen: August 6-8More information: http://www.ipfcc.org/events/conference.html URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-6th-international-conference-on-patient-and-family-centered-care/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130807T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130807T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162947Z CREATED:20231103T153411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162947Z UID:25858-1375837200-1375837200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:New York City chapter: Drink to your health DESCRIPTION:Join other health writers to chat about health care science/policy\, network and\, of course\, drink… to your health!  \nPlease send RSVPs to news@mbloudoff.com or via Twitter to @mbloudoff or on Facebook so the bar can plan accordingly. \nBring along anyone you think might be interested\, with the understanding that this is a pitch-free networking event. \nAug. 7\, 2013\, 6-10 p.m. \nThe Brooklyneer220 W. Houston StreetNew York City URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/new-york-city-chapter-drink-to-your-health/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130807T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130807T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162946Z CREATED:20231103T153412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162946Z UID:25859-1375837200-1375837200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webcast: Aging and end-of-life care DESCRIPTION:Reporting on end-of-life issues can be touchy for everyone involved and journalists need to handle issues of death and dying with sensitivity and skill. Understanding the processes\, both clinical and legal\, the nuances\, and methods to manage such emotional issues with patients\, families\, and care providers\, will result in more effective and powerful stories.  \nSharpen your reporting skills and learn more about treatment decision making\, health care near the end of life\, hospice and palliative care and ethical issues that accompany them. \n \n»» Click here to watch the recorded webcast.\nOur expert panel includes:\n\n\n\n\nV.J. Periyakoil\, M.D.\, is director of Palliative Care Education and Training at Stanford University\, director of the Stanford University Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program\, Stanford University\, director of the VA Interprofessional Fellowship in Palliative Care\, at the VA’s Palo Alto Health Care System and associate director of Palliative Care Services at VA Palo Alto Health Care System. She will talk about cross-cultural health issues that arise in working with patients and families. \nHer paper\, “Multicultural Long-Term Care Nurses’ Perceptions of Factors Influencing Patient Dignity at the End of Life\,” is available to AHCJ members. \n\n\n\n\nNancy Berlinger\, Ph.D\, is a research scholar at The Hastings Center and an author on end-of-life care. Her interests include treatment decision-making and care near the end of life; ethical issues in the management of chronic illnesses; access to health care for undocumented immigrants and migrant workers; and the ethics of workarounds and other practices for managing problems of safety and harm in health care systems. \nBerlinger directed The Hastings Center project that produced the revised and expanded second edition of the Guidelines for Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment and Care Near the End of Life. Journalists can get a review copy of the guidelines by contacting Susan Gilbert at the Hastings Center at gilberts@thehastingscenter.org or 845-424-4040 x244. \n\n\n\n\nLisa Krieger is a San Jose Mercury News health reporter whose multi-part series on death and dying chronicled her personal experiences with the process. At the center of Krieger’s unflinching account of her father’s last days is an uncomfortable question: “Just because it’s possible to prolong a life\, should we?” Her articles\, which won an AHCJ Award of Excellence in Health Care Journalism\, brought an outpouring of reaction from readers\, demonstrating that reporters can sometimes tell the story from an unusual perspective and touch readers in a different way than would be possible with more traditional coverage. \n\n\n\n\nLiz Seegert\, AHCJ’s topic leader on aging will moderate. Seegert writes blog posts\, assigns and edits tip sheets and articles and gathers resources to help AHCJ members cover the many issues around our aging society. Her reporting and writing background spans more than 25 years in print\, broadcast\, and digital media\, covering an array of consumer and professional health topics\, including wellness/prevention\, chronic disease management\, women’s health\, aging\, health policy and health IT. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-aging-and-end-of-life-care/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130812T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130812T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162945Z CREATED:20231103T153441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162945Z UID:25861-1376269200-1376269200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Live webcast: Are federal public affairs offices a help or hindrance to journalists? DESCRIPTION:The National Press Club plans to webcast live a debate Monday evening over whether federal public affairs offices are crimping the flow of information about the U.S. government. \n\nThe event\, co-sponsored by the Club’s Press Freedom Committee and the Young Members Committee\, can be viewed live here. It is expected to be broadcast live on CSPAN 2; tune in on Monday at 6.30 p.m. Eastern time \nPublic affairs offices increasingly require that reporters conduct all interviews through the press office. U.S. departments and agencies often mandate or strongly suggest that their employees talk to reporters only through official channels and with communications staff present. \nPublic affairs professionals believe these controls are necessary to ensure that the press gets accurate information and the department or agency’s message is unified and coherent. \nThe event will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Aug. 12 in the Club’s conference rooms. \nClick here to register. \nThe panel will be moderated by John M. Donnelly\, chairman of the NPC Press Freedom Committee and a senior writer with CQ Roll Call. and the group includes: \nTony Fratto\, managing partner at Hamilton Place Strategies\, a strategic communications and crisis management consultancy\, an on-air contributor on the CNBC Business News Network\, and formerly deputy assistant to President George W. Bush and principal deputy press secretary; \nJohn Verrico\, president-elect of the National Association of Government Communicators; \nLinda Petersen\, managing editor\, The Valley Journals of Salt Lake\, freedom of information chair for the Society of Professional Journalists\, and president of the Utah Foundation for Open Government; \nCarolyn Carlson\, former Associated Press reporter\, assistant professor of communication at Kennesaw State University near Atlanta\, and author of two surveys on the relationship between public affairs staff and the press\, and \nKathryn Foxhall\, an AHCJ member and freelance reporter who has extensively researched the issue. \nFor additional information\, contact John M. Donnelly\, NPC Press Freedom Committee chairman at jdonnelly@cq.com. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/live-webcast-are-federal-public-affairs-offices-a-help-or-hindrance-to-journalists/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130812T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130814T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162944Z CREATED:20231025T161338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162944Z UID:23943-1376269200-1376442000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Florida Council on Aging DESCRIPTION:Changing Aging: Administators and employees of aging services organizations including healthcare\, long term care\, day care\, policy. Sessions on topics such as integrative care partnerships\, sustainable living\, and managed care.  \nWhere: Orlando\, FLWhen: August 12-14More Information: http://www.fcoa.org/conference.html URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/florida-council-on-aging/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130815T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130815T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162944Z CREATED:20231103T153401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162944Z UID:25854-1376528400-1376528400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:HHS awards navigator grants DESCRIPTION:Navigators are supposed to help educate people about their options under the Affordable Care Act. They have to meet certain conflict of interest and training/certification rules. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hhs-awards-navigator-grants/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130822T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130822T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162943Z CREATED:20231103T153442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162943Z UID:25863-1377133200-1377133200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release: Trends in circumcision in the U.S. DESCRIPTION:The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics will release data showing trends in circumcision in the United States. All materials are embargoed until 12:01 a.m.\, Aug. 22. \nFor more information or to request an interview please contact the NCHS press office at 301-458-4800 or paoquery@cdc.gov. \nTo access embargoed and password protected materials\, reporters can contact the NCHS press office or register online. \nContact: CDC’s National Center for Health StatisticsOffice of Communication301-458-4800  \nLearn about more upcoming NCHS reports.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/data-release-trends-in-circumcision-in-the-u-s/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130828T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130828T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162942Z CREATED:20231103T153443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162942Z UID:25864-1377651600-1377651600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Briefing: Survey of health care benefit costs and plan changes at large employers DESCRIPTION:The National Business Group on Health will host a press briefing on Wednesday\, Aug. 28 at 10:00 a.m. EDT at the National Press Club to discuss the results of its annual survey of large employers on health care benefit costs and changes they are making to their programs in the wake of economic uncertainty and rising costs. \nHelen Darling\, President and CEO of the National Business Group on Health\, will reveal projected health care benefit costs increases for 2014 and how employers are revising their benefit plan designs for next year\, including cost sharing arrangements\, consumer directed plans\, and wellness programs and their views on the role of health insurance exchanges in providing employee populations access to health care. Helen will also preview this year’s open enrollment season and what employees can expect to see when they receive their benefit packages for 2014. \nThe survey\, “Large Employers’ 2014 Health Plan Design Changes\,” is one of the few surveys conducted in mid-year just as employers are finalizing their programs for the following year. \nWhenAug. 28\, 201310:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. (continental breakfast at 9:30 a.m.) \nWhereThe National Press ClubNational Press Club Building (Bloomberg Room)\, 13th Floor529 14th Street\, NWWashington\, DC 20045 \nOut of town media will be able to access the press briefing remotely.  For details and to RSVP\, contact Ed Emerman at eemerman@eaglepr.com\, or 609.275.5162 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/briefing-survey-of-health-care-benefit-costs-and-plan-changes-at-large-employers/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130828T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130828T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162940Z CREATED:20231103T153448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162940Z UID:25865-1377651600-1377651600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webinar: What Do Consumers Need to Know About Health Reform's Changes? DESCRIPTION:As part of its Media Fellowships Program\, the Kaiser Family Foundation is organizing a series of interactive webinars exclusively for journalists to address key aspects of the 2010 Affordable Care Act\, the implications for consumers\, and strategies for connecting the dots for different audiences. \nThe first webinar will take place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday\, August 28\, and will be an overview of how health reform’s impact will vary for people in different circumstances\, including those currently with employer coverage\, those who buy their own insurance and those who are currently uninsured. Foundation State Health Policy Director Jennifer Tolbert and Senior Fellow Karen Pollitz will explain the law’s individual mandate requiring most Americans to obtain coverage\, as well as the law’s new coverage options\, including new state insurance marketplaces\, subsidies for people with low- and moderate incomes\, and new rules prohibiting insurers from discriminating based on pre-existing conditions. They will answer journalists’ questions about the law as part of the webinar. \nRegister for the August 28 webinar. \nShortly after registering\, each participant will receive a confirmation email that contains information about how to join the webinar. \nIf you are unable to attend the first webinar\, but would like to receive all future updates on the series\, please email your name and media affiliation to acawebinars@kff.org. You can also use this email to provide feedback and ideas for the series. Throughout the Foundation’s ACA webinar series\, participants are welcome to continue the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #ACA101KFF. \nThe “Covering Health Reform” series will continue on Sept. 10\, with a webinar focused on the premiums and tax subsidies available for insurance purchased through the new state insurance marketplaces and how that will affect the cost of coverage. Another scheduled webinar will focus on the cost and implications of states’ decisions on whether or not to expand their Medicaid programs under the law on Oct. 8. The series will also select emerging issues as topics for webinars based on feedback from participants and other interested media members. \nContact:\nVictoria Chao(650) 854-9400acawebinars@kff.org URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-what-do-consumers-need-to-know-about-health-reforms-changes/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130829T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130829T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162602Z CREATED:20231103T153449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162602Z UID:25866-1377738000-1377738000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release: Prescription Sleep Aid Use Among Adults DESCRIPTION:The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics will release information about adults’ use of prescription sleep aids in the United States\, 2005-10. \nAll materials are embargoed until 12:01 a.m. on the date of release.  For more information or to request an interview please contact the NCHS press office at 301-458-4800 or paoquery@cdc.gov. \nTo access embargoed and password protected materials\, reporters can contact the NCHS press office or register online. \nView a list of upcoming NCHS reports. \nContact: CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics\, Office of Communication\, 301-458-4800    URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/data-release-prescription-sleep-aid-use-among-adults/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR