National Health Policy Training Alliance: Health Policy Journalism Institute Agenda

Health Policy Journalism Institute:
Covering Health Disparities
AGENDA

Thursday, April 26, 2007

6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.	Registration

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Reception

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.	Welcome Geraldine Henrich-Koenis, Families USA Dinner

Friday, April 27, 2007

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.	Welcome and Introductions Geraldine Henrich-Koenis, Families USA Briana Webster-Patterson, Families USA

9:10 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.	Overview of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Minorities are overall, less healthy than whites and experience high rates of uninsurance and disparities in health outcomes and treatment. This session will provide an overview of these disparities and the importance of raising public awareness of this important issue through the media. Presenter: Dr. Henrie Treadwell, Community Voices, National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School of Medicine

10:10 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.	Break

10:20 a.m. – 11:20 p.m.	Overview of the Health Care Policy Beat Understanding how laws are created and trying to make sense of health care policy and health disparities can be sometimes daunting for reporters. This session will cover the basics of health care policy reporting, and a discussion on how to incorporate health disparities in general health care stories. Presenter: Andrew Holtz, Freelance Journalist, Board Member, Association for Health Care Journalists and the Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism. [presentation]

11:20 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Hot Topics in Health Care: Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP and the Uninsured This session will provide an overview of health care’s hottest issues, including the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, Medicaid, Medicare, and the rising problem of the uninsured, including options for expanding coverage. Presenters: Dr. Natasha Williams, Community Voices, National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School of Medicine, [presentation] Andrew Holtz, Freelance Journalist, Board Member, Association for Health Care Journalists and the Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism. [presentation]

12:30 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.	Lunch

1:20 p.m. – 2:35 p.m.	Tips and Tools for Health Care Journalism Interested in learning practical tools and strategies for covering the health care beat? This session will offer tips for finding local angles for your news stories or locating real people to illustrate complex health care issues. Presenters: Lori Montenegro, Telemundo Network, Tony Pugh, McClatchy Newspapers

2:35 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.	Finding Reliable Sources When you have a quick deadline, where can you go for quick and reliable information about complicated health care issues? Who are the main organizations working on Medicare, Medicaid, the uninsured, and other important policy topics that impact communities of color? Presenters: Lori Montenegro, Telemundo Network, Dr. Sujatha Reddy, Practicing Physician, Medical Correspondent, 11 Alive WXIA-TV Atlanta, Tony Pugh, McClatchy Newspapers

3:50 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Break

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Roundtable Discussion: The Challenges and Opportunities of Covering Health Care Policy & Health Disparities Issues This roundtable discussion will allow participants to share their story ideas, questions, and concerns related to covering health care issues and making them relevant to their audience. Facilitator: Andrew Holtz

5:00 p.m.	Closing and Wrap-up