Advocacy toolbox addition – leading task forces
The CT Health Policy Project’s Advocate’s Toolbox has been updated with hints on chairing a legislative task force or committee.…
Read MoreCollaboration works – housing conference
This morning was the third in a series of conferences on housing in CT, but with a twist. The organizers…
Read MoreCouncil of State Governments/Eastern Region state/provincial updates
The latest health policy update from CSG/ERC the Northeastern US states and Canadian provinces is online. The CT Health Policy…
Read MoreWhat if news was run like health care?
Building on the idea of running an airline the way we run the US health care system, yesterday’s NY Times…
Read MoreI found my blog – finally
Most days I have no trouble figuring out what to write about here, but today I searched and searched. Believe…
Read MoreAnother reason to be an advocate – you’ll be happier
A researcher has found that people who are politically active are happier than disengaged citizens who can’t name the Vice-President.…
Read MoreLast day of policy training classes
Yesterday was our last day of classroom federal health policy training. Our “classroom” has been the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Barbara…
Read MoreMore health policy training in DC
Yesterday we heard about polling, federal budgeting, the role of the judiciary in health policy and a capstone panel with…
Read MoreDC health policy training
This week I am learning about how health policy gets made at the federal level, thanks to funding from the…
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