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May 20, 2010 National Press Club Briefing and Discussion:


What actions do Americans currently take to find and make good use of their health care?

The focus of US health care reform on cost, quality and access obscures an equally important but largely unexamined concern: the growing number of responsibilities that each of us — sick or well — must perform competently if we are to benefit from the care available to us or to loved ones on whose behalf we are acting.

The Center for Advancing Health presented an analysis of Americans’ engagement in our health care based on responses to questions from more than 20 surveys supported by the federal government and private foundations and organizations.

This report outlines the size of the challenge ahead, describes emerging behavioral patterns and suggests some practical next steps.



Where and When:
National Press Club – The Holeman Lounge
529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor - Washington, DC
Thursday, May 20, 2010
8:30 am – 9:00 am: registration and breakfast
9:00 am – 10:30 am: forum

Speakers:

  • Jessie C. Gruman, Ph.D. - Founder & President, Center for Advancing Health
  • M. Christopher Gibbons, M.D., M.P.H. - Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Community Health
  • Bradford W. Hesse, Ph.D. - Branch Chief, NIH National Cancer Institute’s Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch
  • Judith Hibbard, Dr.P.H. - Professor, Department of Planning, Public Policy & Management, University of Oregon
  • Douglas Kamerow, M.D., M.P.H. - Chief Scientist, Health Services and Policy Research, RTI International, and Chair of the Board of Trustees, Center for Advancing Health
  • Shoshanna Sofaer, Dr.P.H. - Chair of Health Care Policy, Baruch College – The City University of New York


  • Click here to watch a video of the entire May 20th event

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