CBC Health
Braintrust
Members
The Hon. G.K. Butterfield
The Hon. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
The Hon. Corrine Brown
The Hon. Julia Carson
The Hon. Donna Christian-Christensen
The Hon. Yvette Clarke
The Hon. William Lacy Clay, Jr.
The Hon. Emanuel Cleaver II
The Hon. James E. Clyburn
The Hon. John Conyers, Jr.
The Hon. Elijah E. Cummings
The Hon. Artur Davis
The Hon. Danny K. Davis
The Hon. Keith Ellison
The Hon. Chaka Fattah
The Hon. Al Green
The Hon. Alcee L. Hastings
The Hon. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.
The Hon. Sheila Jackson Lee
The Hon. William J. Jefferson
The Hon. Hank Johnson
The Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson
The Hon. Stephanie Tubbs Jones
The Hon. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
The Hon. Barbara Lee
The Hon. John Lewis
The Hon. Kendrick B. Meek
The Hon. Gregory W. Meeks
The Hon. Juanita Millender-McDonald
The Hon. Gwendolynne Moore
The Hon. Eleanor Holmes Norton
The Hon. Barack Obama
The Hon. Donald M. Payne
The Hon. Charles B. Rangel
The Hon. Bobby L. Rush
The Hon. David Scott
The Hon. Robert C. Scott
The Hon. Bennie Thompson
The Hon. Edolphus Towns
The Hon. Maxine Waters
The Hon. Diane E. Watson
The Hon. Melvin L. Watt
The Hon. Albert Russell Wynn
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Welcome
Remarks and Greetings
 Congresswoman Donna M. Christensen (D-VI)** Chairperson, CBC Health Braintrust |
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 Rodney Gillespie ** AstraZeneca Mr. Gillespie provided brief opening remarks about the importance of health care reform and the opportunities for future public-private partnerships to not only fill health care gaps, but to achieve health equity. . |
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 Daniel Dawes ** Premier Healthcare Alliance Mr. Dawes provided an overview of the health care reform bill and - honing in on health equity measures - will highlight what has and has not been included, and the next steps that health equity advocates should consider as we move forward. |
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 Dr. Willarda Edwards President, National Medical Association Dr. Edwards discussed the pivotal role that African-American health care providers across the health care continuum will play in the months and years following the passage of health care reform to ensure that system implementation serves the communities and providers who have historically experienced systemic inequality. |
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 Harriette Fox, CEO ** National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health Ms. Fox discussed findings from a recent focus group conducted with over 200 low-income adolescents in four cities. During her presentation, Ms. Fox explored the ideas that adolescents have about how to structure a health care delivery system to help them change their behaviors and improve their health, as well as their recommendations about making health care services more accessible and inviting to adolescents. |
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 William S. Robinson National African American Tobacco Prevention Network Mr. Robinson will provide an update the impact of tobacco control on tobacco prevention in the African-American community. Mr. Robinson also will highlight the ongoing efforts to assess the impact on menthol on nicotine addiction and absorption. |
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QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS
Moderator  Jerrica Mathis, Louis Stokes Fellow Office of Congresswoman Donna M. Christensen. |
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Additional Sessions
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** Photos by Don Baker
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For
more information, call Office of Congresswoman Donna M. Christensen,
Chair, CBC Health Braintrust, at 202-225-1790
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