Health Action 2008: Conference Agenda

Opening Plenary

• Speaker Nancy Pelosi 
• Sen. Blanche Lincoln, (AR)
• Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, (OH)
• Frost Family receiving Health Care Heroes award

Lunch:

• Sen. Ken Salazar (CO)
• Gov. Mark Warner

Plenary: Presentations by:

• Paul Begala, CNN's The Situation Room
• Stan Greenberg, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner
• Drew Altman, Kaiser Family Foundation

Plenary: Global Health

• Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH

Plenary: Health Care Quality

• Dr. Donald M. Berwick, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI); Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management

Plenary: How to Win on Health Care

• Drew Westen, author "The Political Brain"
• Celinda Lake, Lake Research Partners

Workshops IV

Plenary: Nonprofits in an Election Season

• Jeff Kirsch, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
• John Pomeranz, Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg

Luncheon: Closing Plenary

• Wade Henderson, President and CEO, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR)

Conference Ends

For the second year in a row, Families USA is pleased to offer a track that will focus on minority health issues, including policy and grassroots efforts to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities. Come learn about activities at the national, state, and local level to address health disparities; meet advocates from around the country engaged in this work; and reconnect with colleagues in the field. This year's track will feature discussions on: integrating health equity in state health reform, health care coverage for immigrants, minority health coalitions, ethnic media, language access, and special populations. We'll also offer a networking reception and viewing of the upcoming PBS documentary series, "Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making us Sick?"