221675 EQUAL health reform campaign: Mobilizing public health

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 : 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

Ellen R. Shaffer, PhD, MPH , Center for Policy Analysis, San Francisco, CA
        
The EQUAL campaign for health reform advocates for Equitable, Quality, Universal, Affordable health care in the U.S. The campaign was established by the Center for Policy Analysis in 2008, building on networks in public health, women's health and labor unionss. The campaign became an effective online vehicle for formulating and disseminating critical information and analysis. Participants became engaged and involved in the health reform debate in a way that they had not achieved through membership in national organizations. We will present EQUAL's activities and accomplishments, and its relationship to the outcome of health reform legislation in 2010.

Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health education
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Identify the goals and role of the EQUAL health reform network. Discuss the involvement of public health advocates and groups with EQUAL. Evaluate the impact of EQUAL on national health policy and state single payer policies.

Keywords: Health Reform, Organizational Change

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I write and speak extensively on these issues
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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