The November 28th policy briefing was a great success with 55 people registered to attend and a full house.
Policy Briefing: Women and Health Care Reform
November 28, 2012
Anna Benyo, Senior Health Policy Analyst
National Women’s Law Center
Anna Benyo NWLC Presentation NM Policy Breifing 2012
And a local panel of experts:
Micaela Cadena, Young Women United
Pamelya Herndon, J.D., Southwest Women’s Law Center
Nandini Pillai Kuehn, Ph.D., MHA, Health Services Consulting
Ellen Pinnes, J.D., Health Policy Consultant
Roxane Spruce Bly, Bernalillo County Off-Reservation Native American Health Commission
Event sponsored by:
Gender Impacts Policy, a project of the Center of Southwest Culture
RWJF Center for Health Policy at UNM
State of Women’s Health NM: A Partnership with National Women’s Law Center
UNM Women’s Resource Center
UNM Women Studies
Policy briefing planner and moderator:
Giovanna Rossi, Collective Action Strategies, LLC
Additional materials:
Medicaid Expansion Infographic
WomenACABingaman
Report-BBER-Economic and Fiscal Impacts of the Proposed Medicaid Expansion in New Mexico-2012-10-31
Health and Human Rights Lecture
UNM Public Health Program
Jonathan Mann Health and Human Rights Lecture
“Moving from Science to Policy and Practice: Building Healthier
Communities based on Human Rights”
Brian Smedley, PhD
Vice President and Director of the Health Policy Institute of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Washington, DC.
Date: Thursday, December 1, 2011
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: National Hispanic Cultural Center (Bank of America Auditorium)
1701 4th Street SW
Seating is limited. Please plan to arrive early.
Stellar Medicine: A Journey through the Universe of Women’s Health
RWJF Center for Health Policy at UNM
Women’s Health Policy Unit
“Stellar Medicine: A Journey through the Universe of Women’s Health”
Presented by Saralyn Mark, MD
President, SolaMed Solutions, LLC
Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine & Ob/Gyn
Yale and Georgetown Schools of Medicine
Affiliate Professor, George Mason University School of Public Policy
Senior Medical Advisor-NASA
Monday, July 11, 2011
12:30 – 1:30 pm
RWJF Center for Health Policy lower level Conference Room
Jonson Gallery Building (1909 Las Lomas)
Dr. Mark will read from her book from the chapter “Stardust Connection” which
discusses spirituality, faith and healing followed by an interactive discussion of topics covered in the book including sex/gender-based medicine, menopause, alternative medicine, faith and healing, pandemics, medical myths, veterans health, the benefits
of sex, chocolate, wine and shopping and many other issues.
RWJF Center for Health Policy
The RWJF Center for Health Policy is the only health policy center dedicated to increasing the number of leaders from Latino and American Indian communities helping to shape the future of our nation’s health and health care. A collaboration of the University of New Mexico and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the RWJF Center for Health Policy focuses on inserting the perspectives of Latino, American Indian and other underrepresented groups into the most pressing health policy debates today. Visit http://healthpolicy.unm.edu for further information.
For more information contact the Center at 505–277–0130 or center@healthpolicy.unm.edu or at our website http://healthpolicy.unm.edu