Thursday, August 6, 2009

Health Policy Journalism Institute: Covering Health Disparities

Thursday, October 8, 2009 and Friday, October 9, 2009
Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada

As more Americans find themselves uninsured and health care costs continue to rise, health care reform presents a historic opportunity to address fundamental inequities in the health care system and to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities that continue to plague the nation. As the process of health reform moves forward, the media will play a key role in informing the public about how these changes will affect their communities.

In an effort to facilitate a greater understanding of these often complicated issues, the National Health Policy Training Alliance for Communities of Color is hosting a day-and-a-half long training for journalists. This training is designed to bring attention to health policy issues that affect communities of color and to ensure that journalists have the tools, resources, and information they need to report on these topics.

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