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May 26, 2010
Save the Dates for Upcoming Safety Net Forums!

Save the Date! June 14, 2010, 1pm-5pm

A forum, “The State’s Fiscal Crisis: Changing our Collective Response,” will be held on Monday, June 14th, 2010 at the UIC Student Center West (828 S. Wolcott Ave, Chicago) from 1pm-5pm.  The forum will be a conversation about the impact of the state budget cuts on health and human services in Illinois and how we can change the way we collectively respond to these cuts.

Speakers include:

  • Jack Kaplan, Director of Public Policy and Advocacy at the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago and United Way of Illinois
  • Linda Rae Murray, MD, MPH, President-Elect of the American Public Health Association and Chief Medical Officer for the Cook County Department of Public Health
  • Ralph Martire, Executive Director of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability
  • Frank Anselmo, CEO of Community Behavioral Healthcare Association of IL
  • Mildred Williamson, HIV/AIDS Section Chief, IL Department of Public Health
  • Kathye Gorosh, CEO of New Age Services Corporation
  • Stephanie Altman, Program and Policy Director, Health & Disability Advocates

To RSVP for this forum, send an email to Janna and put “RSVP-June 14 Forum” in the subject line

Save the Date! July 9, 2010, 8:30am-1pm

A forum, “Health Reform and the Health Safety Net: Challenges and Opportunities,” will be held on Friday, July 9, 2010 at the UIC School of Public Health Auditorium (1603 W. Taylor St, Chicago, 1st floor) from 8:30am-1pm.  The forum will examine the potential impact of the health reform legislation on the health safety net, eliciting challenges and opportunities for providers and health systems in Illinois.  We will look specifically at the impacts on community health centers, safety net hospitals, the health workforce, and vulnerable populations.  The forum will ask us to consider if reform will help us more effectively and appropriately use the trillions of dollars in our health system and what structures need to be in place to provide quality health services to all.

Speakers include:

  • Philippe Largent, Vice President for Government Affairs, Illinois Primary Health Care Association
  • Bill Foley, CEO, Cook County Health & Hospitals System
  • Representative from the Cambridge Health Alliance

To RSVP for this forum, send an email to Janna and put “RSVP-July 9 Forum” in the subject line

Additional details for both forums will be posted soon on our website, blog and Facebook.