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| Press Release: Roosevelt Rx Conference Explores Youth Health IssuesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Students Offer a Prescription for Health Reform Roosevelt Institute, student-run think tank, to hold first ever national health reform conference WASHINGTON, DC – Health care reform and youth activism have been hot topics in the 2008 presidential campaign, but how does health care reform impact youth and what are young people doing about it? On March 14, 2008, student leaders from across the country will convene in Washington, DC to discuss these and other issues at Roosevelt Rx, the first national student health policy forum being organized by the Roosevelt Institution, a student-run think tank. Roosevelt Rx will feature expert panels and interactive student discussions in order to empower students with the skills and resources they need to take part in the current health policy debate. After the conference, students will write their own prescriptions for change to be issued in a forthcoming special policy journal, published by the Roosevelt Institution. The Roosevelt Institution is the nation’s first student think tank and is comprised of more than 7,000 students at more than 70 campus-based chapters across the country. By bringing together student leaders and national experts from a broad range of organizations, Roosevelt Rx offers a unique opportunity to collaboratively seek innovative solutions for today’s health care challenges. The conference will begin by examining how young adults are uniquely affected by the current health care system. In particular, panels will focus on three youth-focused issues that are often overlooked by national think tanks: (1) the extent to which the rising cost of health care disproportionately impacts the youth, (2) the role of student training programs in addressing issues of health care disparities, and (3) why young adults are the most likely age-group to be uninsured and what we can do about it. Keynote speakers Dr. Judy Feder, Former Dean of the Georgetown Public Policy Institute, and Claudia Deane, Associate Director of Public Opinion and Media Research for the Kaiser Family Foundation will discuss how health care is playing out in the 2008 election. In the afternoon, student leaders will discuss skills for writing policy and brainstorm ways they can make a difference. The conference will be hosted by KaiserEDU.org, the Kaiser Family Foundation’s free online resource for health policy students and faculty, at the Foundation's Barbara Jordan Conference Center in Washington, DC. A pre-conference reception, sponsored by the Department of Health Policy and the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at George Washington University, will allow students to connect with DC-area health policy organizations. A post-conference reception, sponsored by the DC Society of Young Health Policy Professionals, will allow students to meet other young people who are also working on health care issues. As Theodore Roosevelt famously said, “We can not always prepare the future for our youth, but we can prepare our youth for the future.” CONTACT: Robert Nelb National Policy Coordinator Roosevelt Institution (610) 620-4126 For more information about the Roosevelt Institution, visit http://rooseveltinstitution.org/about For more information about the conference and to register: visit Tentative Agenda Friday, March 14th Registration and Welcome Cost Panel: How do rising medical costs affect the young generation? · Ben Finder, Health Policy Analyst, Kaiser Family Foundation · Isabel Sawhill, Senior Fellow and Director of Economic Studies, Brookings Institution · Stuart Butler, Vice President of Domestic and Economic Policy Studies, Heritage Foundation · Robert Bixby, Executive Director, Concord Coalition Disparities Panel: To what extent do student training programs help encourage more health professionals to work in underserved areas? · Cara James, Director, Kaiser Family Foundation Barbara Jordan Scholars Program · Mariza Hardin, Advocacy Chair, American Public Health Association Student Assembly · Brad Wright, PhD candidate at the University of North Carolina and Health Policy Assistant, Association of Clinicians for the Underserved · Jay Bhatt, immediate past president of the American Medical Students Association Access Panel: Why are young adults most likely to be uninsured and what can we do about it? · Tanya Schwartz, Policy analyst, Kaiser Family Foundation · Lindy Hinman, Vice President, America’s Health Insurance Plans · Jacob Bor, MPH Candidate, Harvard School of Public Health · Ramona Whitington, MPH Candidate, George Washington University School of Public Health Keynote panel: Health care in the 2008 election · Claudia Deane, Associate Director of Public Opinion and Media Research, Kaiser Family Foundation · Judy Feder, Professor and Dean of the Georgetown Public Policy Institute Policy Writing Breakout Sessions – Students offer their own ideas for change Tools for Turning Ideas into Action · Robert Nelb, National Policy Director, Roosevelt Institution · Ezra Klein, Staff Writer, American Prospect · Ron Pollack, Executive Director, Families USA
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