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Monday, November 15, 2010

NM Public Health Association 7th Annual Health Policy Legislative Forum

The NMPHA Annual Health Policy Legislative Forum provides the only opportunity in New Mexico for organizations and individuals working to improve their community’s health by engaging in the state legislative process to come together and share their legislative agendas for the upcoming state legislative session. Organizations are given a chance to make a brief statement about their legislative proposals and also submit summary information to be included in a booklet. The booklet is distributed to all Forum participants, as well as many policymakers and other interested parties after the Forum. The Forum provides an environment in which policy advocates can identify allies and possible collaborators, as well as request support from NMPHA and other participating organizations.
Special highlights of the 2010 Forum will include:
  • A keynote presentation by Angela Glover Blackwell, Founder and CEO of Policy Link. Sponsored by the NM Health Equity Working Group, Ms. Glover Blackwell will address institutionalized racism.
  • HSD Secretary Katie Falls will provide a high-level overview of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and how the state is gearing up to implement its many policies, programs, and responsibilities. This will be followed by a panel of experts and advocates, all of whom will lead afternoon workshops, to comment on specific parts and aspects of the health reform bill of interest to the New Mexico public health community.
  • Afternoon breakout sessions on PPACA and its implications for Public Health in New Mexico, including sessions on provisions affecting the Native American community, school-based health care, and the health care workforce, as well as how to move from PPACA to a single-payer system, the race and wealth gap, and tax-policy possibilities that can improve public health.
To Register Online, Go to:   http://www.nmpha.org/

For more information, contact Tracy at tmcdaniel.nmpha@gmail.com

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