"A dissection of the current healthcare debate, geared toward both the confused onlooker and the public health master.Come and learn what American healthcare is REALLY about these days."        Wednesday October 14, 8:30 PM, Dwight Hall Common Room See Flyer for more detail                                       
               
                Featuring:

•     Howard Forman--Professor of Economics and a practicing radiologist
      Ellen Andrews--Executive Director of the Connecticut Health Policy Project
      Gregg Gonsalves--A world-renowned AIDS activist, knowledgeable about healthcare issues, COBRA and problems of inadequate healthcare.

• Design and Launch New Idea Incubator for Unite For Sight  on November 6   A ½-day workshop to help workshop participants launch ideas for innovative programs, projects, or organizations.  The workshop will focus on effective healthcare delivery and the importance of best practices in global health, successful strategies of social innovation and social entrepreneurship, and mentoring and guidance on how to establish new initiatives and organizations.  http://www.uniteforsight.org/global-health-university/global-health-workshop

Join PHC Lunch with Anne Middleton from the Rudd Center
Ann Middleton is a Research Associate at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University. Prior to earning her MPH at Yale University, Ann worked in academic, financial, and non-profit communication, and most recently in health communication with the Academy for Educational Development (AED). With AED, Ann helped plan, develop, and evaluate the community roll out of We Can!, a national education program created with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. She was also involved in communication and social marketing projects on obesity, traumatic brain injury, immunization, and second-hand smoke exposure for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At the Rudd Center, Ann applies her diverse background to support research on the nutrition and physical activity environment in low-income Connecticut preschools.