[Health_Education_Promotion] Fwd: Today is Last Day for Early-bird Conference Discount- March 31st

[Amy Cooper]

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> Today is the last day for early-bird discount rate- March 31!
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> Learn » Connect » Act
> Conference Tracks Announced
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> Please join us for our 6th Annual We Can Do Better Conference – Beyond Health Care: Community, Action, Health, and Equity – on Thursday, April 24th, at the Ambridge Event Center in Northeast Portland.
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> Closing speaker announced
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> Tricia Tillman, MPH, Director of the Oregon Health Authority’s Office of Equity and Inclusion, will be our closing speaker. Her personal mission is too engage and align diverse community voices and the Oregon Health Authority to assure the elimination of avoidable health gaps and promote optimal health in Oregon. She would like to see all people, communities and cultures co-creating and enjoying a healthy Oregon.
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> In addition to the great Keynote Speakers listed below, we have something for everybody this year to Learn, Connect and Act. We have a great line up of expert panelists to help you learn, connect with others and then take action. Whether you are involved in healthcare or Public Health – or are a patient, caregiver, concerned citizen, or policy maker – we hope to see you on April 24.
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> Conference Tracks will include:
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> Affordable Care Act(ACA)/Universal Healthcare: Access and Barriers
> Food Matters
> Healthy Communities
> Patient Engagement
> Healthcare: What am I Paying For?
> With us this year, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (OR-3) who has created a unique role as Congress’ chief spokesperson for Livable Communities: places where people are safe, healthy and economically secure.
> Rep. Blumenauer is currently a member of the Budget Committee and Ways and Means Committee and the subcommittees on Health and Trade.
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> John Santa, MD, MPH, Director of the Health Ratings Center at Consumer Reports will be returning to participate in our conference this year. We will be closing the loop on some of the topics Dr. Santa brought to our attention at last year's conference including Open Notes and Choosing Wisely. Come and learn how you can get involved with We Can Do Better in this important work.
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> Last year our conference was filled to capacity, so please register early and take advantage of our early bird rate of $95- ending March 24!
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> We depend on our sponsors and donors to help us create enough scholarships for everyone who would like to attend to pay a rate they can afford. 
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> Please join us for our conference this year – Beyond Health Care: Community, Action, Health, and Equity – will be held on April 24th, 2014 at the Ambridge Event Center in Northeast Portland.
> We are excited to announce our keynote speaker – Regina Holliday.
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> Regina Holliday is an activist, artist, speaker and author. You may see her at our conference painting the content she hears from the patient view. She is part the movement known as participatory medicine. She and others in this movement believe that the patient is a partner with their provider and both should work together as a team. Regina,is also an e-patient. She utilizes the tools of technology and social media to better understand the patient condition and the landscape of medicine.
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> We bring people together who share the values of better health care and health for all. Past conferences have outlined the Triple Aim, how we can work towards health equity, the impact of music and the arts on health and shaped our current work on exciting projects such as Open Notes and Choosing Wisely. When we work together in common cause, we build strong support for better public policies, and each year Oregon's policies have moved forward because of you.
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> This year's conference will help us define the “next” goal, pushing the envelope to encompass the breadth of policies that impact our health. The conference will be interactive, engaging and will leave you with ideas of how we can do better.
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> » More conference info
> Please join us and other thought leaders on April 24th.
> We Can Do Better is now participating in the Fred Meyer Community Rewards program. To support us, please go here, search for We Can Do Better (or 91658) and link your rewards card.
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> Take good care,
> Amy Fellows
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