November is:
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National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
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National Family Caregivers Month
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National Home Care & Hospice Month
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National Hospice & Palliative Care Month
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3 events,The NAIPC promotes a network of professionals from the private, public and non-profit sectors who can help older adults plan for future housing and care needs. See a screening of the documentary, “You Are Not Alone,” and a discussion, “HIV and Mental Health of LGBT People of Color” with a distinguished panel, moderated by Marsha Bronner of the HUGS Campaign, and including “America’s Psychologist” Dr. Jeff Gardere, Ariel Rojas of TransDisapora Networks, Chris Adams, LMSW, Rev. Dr. Lynn Sexton, The Griot Circle, and Aron Cobbs, Lambda Legal.
A new frontier in science is revealing the “problem behind the problem” of chronic disease. “Geroscience” is the study of how the underlying processes of aging itself put us at risk to develop chronic disease. And it is on its way to modifying those processes through new medical strategies that could benefit millions. This event is exclusively for AHCJ members so you will need your website login and password. If you don’t have that, please visit this page and enter your email address to have an access key sent to you. |
2 events,Which medical technologies pose dangers to patients? You might be surprised. ECRI’s 2016 hazards list includes high-profile and unexpected issues.… |
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Susan Heavey, AHCJ’s topic leader on the social determinants of health and health disparities, will discuss ongoing and unique challenges facing LGBT youth with Lawrence D’Angelo, M.D., M.P.H., division chief of adolescent and young adult medicine at Children’s National Health System in Washington, D.C and director of the hospital’s Youth Pride Clinic. This event is exclusively for AHCJ members so you will need your website login and password. If you don’t have that, please visit this page and enter your email address to have an access key sent to you. |
2 events,The National Council for Behavioral Health, and the Community Oriented Correctional Health Services hold a day-long conference in Washington, D.C., to discuss mass incarceration of people with mental health and substance use problems. The National Council for Behavioral Health, and the Community Oriented Correctional Health Services hold a day-long conference in Washington, D.C. “to discuss how mass incarceration of people with mental health and substance use problems.” |
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Come toast the holiday season with craft beers, vintage wine — and some light and healthy(ier) food. There is no formal program – just a gathering as we look forward to 2016. We’ve invited some special guests who have helped many of us during the year. All health journalists are invited. |
2 events,The Alliance for Health Reform will hold a briefing to discuss adults’ physical and mental health needs as they transition out of prison. Many are low-income adults who need assistance connecting to health care coverage and care. This Forum will examine the role of medical tests in health care, looking both at their considerable benefits and risks and asking how to ensure their accuracy, safety and reliability. |
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1 event,This will be the official launch of Eyewitness Media Hub’s research into the effects of Vicarious Trauma. The research looks at the impact of vicarious trauma on journalists, human rights investigators and humanitarian aid workers who frequently search for eyewitness media in their work. Are managers doing enough to protect their staff, are journalists and human rights workers allowed to speak up when they’ve spent the day looking at horrors on their computer screen? |
1 event,A top Federal Trade Commission official, along with key experts, will meet with reporters Dec. 15 to discuss the recent surge in health care consolidation; the driving forces behind this trend; and the implications for policymakers and enforcers. |
1 event,The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will hold a teleconference and Twitter chat on Dec. 16 to discuss the results of the 2015 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey. The survey, conducted earlier this year by scientists at the University of Michigan, tracks annual drug use and attitudes among eighth, 10th, and 12th-grade students. NIDA is part of the National Institutes of Health within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. |
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Today, average life expectancy is almost 80 years. But, while we’ve added years to life we haven’t always made those extra years healthy and vigorous. Eighty percent of seniors have at least one major chronic condition, and half have two or more. Chronic diseases of later life cost our nation more than $1 trillion per year and will increase to $6 trillion by 2050.
We compete, we break news, we make a difference. Now it’s time for the Association of Health Care Journalists’ D.C. Chapter Holiday networking gathering!Health journalism saves lives.
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