As more Americans find themselves uninsured and health care costs continue to rise, health reform presents an historic opportunity to address fundamental inequities in the health care system and to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities that continue to plague the nation. As the process of health reform moves forward, the media will play a key role in informing the public about how these changes will affect their communities.
In an effort to facilitate a greater understanding of these often complicated issues, the National Health Policy Training Alliance for Communities of Color is hosting a two-day training for journalists. This training is designed to bring attention to health policy issues that affect communities of color and to ensure that journalists have the tools, resources, and information they need to report on these topics.
The training will take place on Wednesday, September 22, 2010, through Friday, September 24, 2010, at the
Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans, Louisiana. The National Health Policy Training Alliance for Communities of Color is an initiative funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation that is designed to build the capacity within communities of color to strengthen health policies and programs that disproportionately affect their communities.
Overall, the training will enable journalists to interact, learn from one another, and share strategies for reporting on health care and health disparities.
To download a registration form,
click here. To view a tentative agenda,
click here.
There is a $35 early bird registration fee for this program for registrations that are received before June 25, 2010. Thereafter, registration is $75. Room rates at Hotel Monteleone are $119 per night for this program. Space is limited, so please register as soon as possible.
If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Sherice Perry at 202-628-3030 or by e-mail at
sperry@familiesusa.org.
We look forward to seeing you in New Orleans!
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