March 2006

Last updated: 03/23/06

For more information on any event, contact the lead organization (in parentheses). Given the activity in this area, this is not meant as a comprehensive list, but a way for organizations to announce public events to a broader audience, and a guide for organizations seeking to schedule their own activities.

Using Evidence Based Medicine to Shape Health Policy
Speaker Ed Clark, MD, Center for Evidence Based Policy, Oregon Health Science University

Time: 7:30pm
Location: House Party Hosts: Dr. Ron & Pat Adler, 2904 Avalon, Berkeley

For more information, please contact Carla Woodworth, CA Physician's Alliance at capa@jps.net

Citizens Health Care Working Group
In January, a panel of 15 federally-appointed members began gathering public input on how to improve the nation’s health care system. Input from community meetings held nationally, from January to April, will serve as a basis for recommendations to decisionmakers in Washington , D.C. on improving the health industry. These forums are interactive, with participants engaging in small group discussions and responding to a series of questions. The process, which is independently administered, will produce recommendations to the Congress and the President, and be the subject of Congressional hearings.

Time: 8:30am - 4:00pm
Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles.

For more information, call 1-800-679-3684, or go to the website at: http://www.citizenshealthcare.gov.

Health advocates and organizations are mobilizing to turn out their members, to involve them in the debate, and help influence the outcome.

For more information about these efforts, contact Norma Martinez-HoSang, Health Access, at 213-748-5287, or nmartinez@health-access.org.

Legislative Hearing on High Deductible Plans
Assemblywoman Wilma Chan, Chair of the Assembly Health Committee, will by holding a hearing on high-deductible plans

Time: 1:30pm
Location: TBD

Airtalk with Larry Mantle, topic:  "Health Care Reform"
KPCC 89.3 FM (NPR Affiliate in Los Angeles). Sara Rogers, Office of State Senator Sheila Kuehl; Rick Brown, UCLA; and a California Chamber of Commerce representative

Time: 10:20am to 11:00am (Pacific)
Location: Avenidas Senior Center, 450 Bryant Street, Palo Alto

Public Policy Forum on Health Care Financing
Speaker: Hal Holman, MD

Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Avenidas Senior Center, 450 Bryant Street, Palo Alto

For more information, please contact forum organizer: Ginger Johnson at gjohnson@avenidas.org (League of Women Voter's Palo Alto and Avenidas Senior Center)

Medi-Cal 40th Anniversary
Remembering past efforts at expanding coverage, the California Department of Health Services will be hosting a “celebration” of the Medi-Cal program, which officially started on March 1, 1966. The program in SACRAMENTO features Secretary of Health and Human Services Kim Belshe, DHS Director Sandra Shewry, and Assemblyman Mervyn Dymally.

Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Crest Theater at 1013 K St.

To RSVP, call 916-440-7737, or e-mail MC40@dhs.ca.gov.

SB 840: The California Health Insurance Reliability Act
Diversity in Medicine: Addressing Disparities in Healthcare presents: "SB 840: The California Health Insurance Reliability Act" with Parker Duncan and Sheila Chan, second year medical students, AMSA Leaders and CaPA members

Time: TBD
Location: Tamkin Lecture Hall, F110, University of California at Irvine, School of Medicine

For information contact Carla Woodworth at capa@jps.net

Fixing Health Care in California
Free public forum on universal health care, with presentations on SB840 by state Senator Sheila Kuehl.

Time: 7:00pm
Location: California Nurses Association, 2000 Franklin at 20th Street, Oakland, CA

For information call 510-832-8683

Citizens’ Hearing & Truth Commission on Health Care

Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Forum Building at Laney College, at 900 Fallon Steet (10th Street entrance), Oakland, CA

For more information, contact Women’s Economic Agenda Project at weap@weap.org.

(New!) Health Policy for the Future: Our Children, Our Communities - San Diego
The California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) and partners will discuss important issues impacting the health of our communities: reimbursement of interpreter services, obesity and environmental factors impacting health, and children's health insurance coverage.

To register go to http://www.cpehn.org/register.php?id=73.

Time: Email info@cpehn.org for time
Location: Malcolm X Branch Library, 5148 Market Street

For questions please contact (510) 832-1160 or info@cpehn.org.

(New!) Health Policy for the Future: Our Children, Our Communities - Fresno
The California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) and partners will discuss important issues impacting the health of our communities: reimbursement of interpreter services, obesity and environmental factors impacting health, and children's health insurance coverage.

To register go to http://www.cpehn.org/register.php?id=73.

Time: Email info@cpehn.org for time
Location: UC Center, 550 East Shaw Avenue

For questions please contact (510) 832-1160 or info@cpehn.org.