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SUMMARY:TODAY!!! THE FINAL PUSH: Taking Action to Support Community Pr
 evention and Equity in Health Reform
DESCRIPTION:The United States House of Representatives passed health r
 eform legislation. Now it is time for the Senate. The debate is shapin
 g up to be both contentious and historic: the stakes are high for fami
 lies, communities, business, and the nation as a whole. The Senate hea
 lth reform bill contains specific provisions that will advance communi
 ty prevention and equity.\n\nYOU can have an impact by reaching out to
  your Senators - scroll down for a list of Senators most crucial to re
 ach.\n\nWe invite you to participate in a free Web Forum organized by 
 Prevention Institute, Public Health Institute and Public Health Instit
 ute's Dialogue4Health.\n\n\nPreliminary Agenda\n*Update on health refo
 rm legislation and status of community prevention and equity elements\
 n*How to make the case for community prevention and equity in health r
 eform\n*Actions to reach all United States Senators\n*Priority states 
 and Senators for outreach\n*Taking advantage of media opportunities\n*
 How organizations and individuals can educate without lobbying\n\nConf
 irmed Speakers: Matthew Marsom, Director of Public Policy, Public Heal
 th Institute (moderating); Rich Hamburg, Deputy Director, Trust for Am
 erica's Health; Aarti Kohli, Director of Immigration Policy & Legislat
 ive Counsel, Warren Institute on Race, Ethnicity, and Diversity, and L
 arry Cohen, Executive Director, Prevention Institute.\n\nREGISTER NOW!
 \n\nOur thanks to our co-sponsors for this event:\nTrust for America's
  Health\nPolicyLink\n\nWe need you to be involved in this effort. Ever
 y United States Senator should hear what you have to say about why com
 munity prevention and health equity are critical to the success of hea
 lth reform.\n\nImportant to know: Everyone has the right to educate th
 eir United States Senators about the importance of prevention in heath
  reform. Attending this Web Forum is not a lobbying activity.\n\nPleas
 e make your voice heard about the need for comprehensive health reform
  that includes significant provisions for community prevention and equ
 ity - the following list identifies the states most crucial for outrea
 ch:\nIndiana (Senator Bayh)\nMaine (Senator Collins & Senator Snowe)\n
 North Dakota (Senator Conrad & Senator Dorgan)\nLouisiana (Senator Lan
 drieu)\nConnecticut (Senator Lieberman)\nArkansas (Senator Lincoln)\nM
 issouri (Senator McCaskill)\nNebraska (Senator Nelson)\nOhio (Senator 
 Voinovich)\nGeorgia (Senator Chambliss)\nOklahoma (Senator Coburn & Se
 nator Inhofe)\nSouth Carolina (Senator DeMint)\nNevada (Senator Ensign
 )\nNew Hampshire (Senator Gregg)\n\nSenate Leadership:\nMajority Leade
 r Harry Reid (Nevada)\nDemocratic Whip Richard Durbin (Illinois)\nMino
 rity Leader Mitch McConnell (Kentucky)\nMinority Whip Jon Kyl (Arizona
 )\n\nFor regular updates on the status of community prevention in heal
 th reform, sign up for Trust for America's Health's, Wellness and Prev
 ention Health Reform Digest. Contact Richard Hamburg at rhamburg@TFAH.
 ORG to sign up.\n\nA program of the Public Health Institute's Dialogue
 4Health, The Final Push Web Forum is a free, interactive forum that br
 ings leading experts together to examine this issue and offer surprisi
 ng insights critical to anyone concerned about the health of our natio
 n. For more information, email matthew.marsom@phi.org or erica@prevent
 ioninstitute.org or call (510) 285-5540 or (510) 444-7738.\n\nFor more
  information visit http://dialogue4health.ning.com/events/today-the-fi
 nal-push-taking
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LOCATION:On Line
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