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Women’s Health Today – January 2011 Podcast

Missed the show on January 21st? Get a podcast here.

My guests included Senator Dede Feldman, democrat from Albuquerque, Senator Sue Wilson Beffort, republican from Albuquerque, sex and gender health policy expert and Women’s Health Services research director, Dr. Justina Trott, and Lisa Codispoti, senior counsel at the National Women’s Law Center.
On the program, we discussed health care reform and what impacts women the most. We discussed the creation of a health coverage marketplace, various proposals during the NM legislative session, and attempts to repeal health care reform or pieces of it. All of this, through a sex and gender lens. Listen now.

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Promo Highlights Health Topics for New Show Jan. 21st

Listen to my 30 second promo for the first Women’s Health Today radio show on January 21, 2011 at 8am on 89.9fm.
WHT Promo
My guests will include Senator Dede Feldman, democrat from Albuquerque, Senator Sue Wilson Beffort, republican from Albuquerque, sex and gender health policy expert and Women’s Health Services research director, Dr. Justina Trott, and Lisa Codispoti, senior counsel at the National Women’s Law Center.
On the program, we’ll discuss health care reform and what impacts women the most. We’ll discuss the creation of a health coverage marketplace, various proposals during the NM legislative session, and attempts to repeal health care reform or pieces of it. All of this, through a sex and gender lens.

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Work-Life Balance a Goal of Legislative Proposal

House Memorial 1 (HM1) was pre-filed for New Mexico Legislative Session 2011, which begins on January 18th. HM1 builds on the work of the 2010 HM35 task force on economic security, and would create a task force to define family friendly workplace policies. Read the entire bill below.


HM1 Family Friendly Workplace Taskforce –

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Health Care Policy Briefing Wednesday at UNM

From RWJF Center for Health Policy:

Family & Community Medicine, Master of Public Health Program, NM Cares Health Disparities and the RWJF Center for Health Policy presents-Implementing Health Reform in New Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities for Health Equity Thursday December 9, 2010 Domenici Center For Health Education room 3010 3:30-5:30 PM *The purpose of this briefing is to provide a venue for civic engagement and dialogue on reducing health disparities, promoting health equity and making evidence-informed health policy in New Mexico. This briefing supports “education in-service to our communities” by providing graduate students of the health and social sciences the opportunity to present state-of-the-art policy research to a public audience and to meaningfully engage with health leaders and other community stakeholders (PH 560 Health Policy, Politics & Social Equity, Dr. Lisa Cacari Stone). Questions? Call or Email Lisa Cacari Stone @ 505-615-6856, lcacari-stone@salud.unm.edu