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Media Advisory: UAlbany School of Public Health Joins Virtual Forum with National Policymakers
Contact: Catherine Herman (518) 437-4980
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 17, 2006)
What:
The University at Albany's School
of Public Health, along with 21 institutions
from around the country will participate
in a virtual town hall meeting where the
public can tell policymakers how to change
today's health care system to make
it work for all Americans. The event, What
is Your Health Worth? A National Conversation
on Health Care, is hosted by the University
of Michigan, along with the national Citizens' Health
Care Working Group, a 15-member working group
formed by Congress.
When:
March 22, 2006, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Live Webcast
7-9 p.m
Who:
- Mary Sue Coleman, president of
the University of Michigan.
- Pat Maryland, member of the Working
Group and president of St. Vincent
Hospitals and Health Services Inc.
- Catherine McLaughlin, professor
of health management and policy at
the U-M School of Public Health, and
director of the U-M's Economic
Research Initiative on the Uninsured.
- Deborah Stehr, member of the
Working Group and health care advocate
who serves as full-time care-giver
for her adult son, Jonathan, who has
cerebral palsy.
- Kenneth Warner, dean of the U-M School of Public Health.
Where:
George Education Center Auditorium, School
of Public Health, University at Albany,
East Campus, One University Place, Rensselaer,
N.Y.
How:
Free and open to the public. The public
can watch the proceedings via Web-streaming
and offer comments and questions by e-mail.
Visit: www.umich.edu/healthmeeting.
The UAlbany School of Public Health is
collaborating with universities from the
Big Ten and the Association of Schools
of Public Health for the forum.
Background:
Through its partnership with the New York
State Dept. of Health, UAlbany's
School of Public Health offers students
immediate access to internships at the
Health Department, Albany Medical College
and variety of other public and private
health institutions throughout New York
State. Students have unique access to
study the most profound health issues
facing us today: the threat of bioterrorism;
the spread of HIV/AIDS and other emerging
diseases; the lack of affordable and
accessible healthcare for individuals
and families; environmental hazards;
substance abuse and social violence;
maternal mortality in developing countries;
the promises and threats of genetic engineering;
protecting food and water supplies. For
more information, visit the School
of Public Health web site.
