[Sosfbay-discuss] Fwd: Looking for Co-Sponsors for Health Care Forum—Add to Cty Council Agenda?

[Andrea Dorey]

FYI,
Andrea

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> From: Lynn Huidekoper <lynn_huidekoper at hotmail.com>
> Date: June 5, 2008 2:18:52 AM PDT
> To: <lynn_huidekoper at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Looking for Co-Sponsors for Health Care Forum July 10 in  
> Mt. View
>
> I have organized an exciting forum on July 10 . I am hoping that  
> many organizations will co-sponsor the event with us: the Peninsula  
> Democratic Coalition, HCA Chapter-Santa Clara County, the Single  
> Payer Coalition.
> I will need help with the event itself such as setting up  
> refreshments,setting up a literature table, advertising the event  
> for a good turnout, designing a jazzy flyer,etc.
> Please RSVP if you are interested in being part of this educational  
> effort.
> Thanks!
> Lynn
>
>
> I am working with the PDC on holding a Health Care Forum in July.  
> The Mt. View City Council Chambers will be the venue.  It will be  
> held on Thursday, July 10 6:30-9PM.
>
> Forum Agenda:
> 1) Show the 22 minute DVD, 'The Healthcare Solution:California  
> OneCare' which you can view on You Tube
> http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=California 
> +Onecare&search=Search
> It highlights the crisis, folks affected by it, how SB840 would  
> help solve it. It features John Garamendi, Sheila Kuehl, Antonio  
> Villaraigosa among others. I would explain after the DVD that this  
> is what we hope for in the future knowing it will take awhile to  
> get it passed. In the meantime, this is what leaders in Santa Clara  
> County are doing to help those who are affected by the crisis:
>
> 2) Kim Roberts, CEO of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, will give  
> a 20 minute presentation on how the Valley Health and Hospital  
> System addresses the needs of insured and uninsured county  
> residents and the financial challenges they face. I have worked as  
> a Pediatric Nurse there for several years in the past and was very  
> impressed at what high caliber care given by the staff,  
> resources,etc. they have for a county facility. They have a world  
> famous head injury rehabilitation center, a spinal cord rehab.  
> unit, an excellent burn center( that I have worked in), a high  
> level trauma center,it is a Stanford teaching hospital,etc.- 30  
> minutes
>
> 3) Leona Butler, CEO, Family Health Plan, which administers the  
> Healthy Kids program for uninsured kids, and will soon be  
> administering the new, innovative, Healthy Workers program, which  
> will provide access to approx. 5,000 uninsured working adults who  
> work in small businesses. They will receive their care at VMC and  
> their clinics. 15 minutes
>
> 4) I had hoped for Liz Kniss to participate because as Supervisor  
> she was instrumental in supporting the new Health Workers program.  
> However, the Supervisors have their long deserved break the whole  
> month of July. I have then invited Sally Lieber to see if she's  
> available.  10 minutes
> If she isn't available I am open to suggestions. I had thought of a  
> doctor from the VMC system about providing care or a medical  
> student, whose org. AMSA, supports SB840. The nurses, esp. those  
> who are CNA members, are already involved. I am trying to get more  
> doctors involved in the Single Payer movement.
>
> 5) The remainder= 35-40 minutes Q&A with action items. How can  
> folks help with this issue. HCA would have SB840 handouts on tables  
> outside. And anyone else's literature pertinent to the issue.
>
> Thanks, Lynn
>
>
> Lynn Huidekoper, RN
> Legislative Liaison
> Health Care for All Californians-Silicon Valley Coalition
> Sheila Kuehl's Single Payer SB840
> Menlo Park CA.
> 650-322-9609
> http://www.onecarenow.org
> http://www.healthcareforall.org
> Health Care is a Human Right

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