IPHA Hot Topic - Health Reform
The Iowa Public Health Association (IPHA) supports the inclusion of the public health in health reform. Many IPHA partners are working hard to achieve this reform. As a service to our members and partners, this web page compiles some of the resources of interest on health reform. Please check back frequently for updates. If you have suggested resources to add, please email Jeneane Moody at iowapha@gmail.com.
2010 Annual Status Report: National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (known together as the Affordable Care Act) mandate the creation of the National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council and the development of the National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy. This presents a historic opportunity to bring prevention and wellness to the forefront of the nation’s efforts to improve health. The Strategy’s impact will be significant because it will take a community health approach to prevention and wellness undefined identifying and prioritizing actions across many sectors to reduce the incidence and burden of the leading causes of death and disability.
PPAC Act - Health System Transformation: Moving from Sickness to Wellness - Presentation by Dr. Georges Benjamin, APHA Executive Director (6/21/10)
A Symposium on Health Reform: Action Items States Must Consider as a Result of Recently Enacted Federal Health Reform Legislation
July 20, 2010, 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Coralville, Iowa
Visit the Symposium Website: http://ppc.uiowa.edu/healthreform
Hosted by the University of Iowa
PPAC: Promoting Prevention and Improving Public Health - Provided by Taryn Morrissey, Ph.D., Health Policy Advisor to Senator Tom Harkin, Chairman Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee
The Check-Up is a monthly health care reform newsletter designed to keep interested Iowans up to date on the progress of health reform initiatives assigned to IDPH.
These newsletters will be archived on the main IDPH HCR website: http://www.idph.state.ia.us/hcr_committees/
National Health Reform: Iowa's Role
- Child and Family Policy Center has launched a website to keep Iowans updated on national healthcare reform legislation.
How Health Insurance Reform Will Benefit Iowa - this online resource is managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services