234093 Advocating for health care reform: The EQUAL Health Network

Sunday, November 7, 2010 : 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM

Ellen R. Shaffer, PhD MPH , Center for Policy Analysis, San Francisco, CA
Public health organizations and advocates played active roles in promoting and supporting proposals to expand coverage for health care in 2009 and 2010, a central matter of social justice. The national debate on the issue polarized the public and served as a lightning rod for competing policy agendas at a time of ecoonomic instabillity. This presentation analyzes the contentious nature of the debate, the outcome, and the role of traditional and non-traditional organizations as galvanizing forces.

Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health education
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines

Learning Objectives:
Describe the role of the EQUAL Health Network Compare organizational strategies

Keywords: Advocacy, Health Care Reform

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I work in this area
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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