2010 Patient Advocacy Leadership Summit

Patient Advocacy Leadership Summit (PALS)
"The Impact of Health Care Reform on Communities of Color"

Friday, December 3, 2010 - 8 am to 4 pm
Ramada Lansing Hotel and Conference Center
7501 W. Saginaw Hwy.
Lansing, MI 48917

Keynote Speakers

Sherice Perry
Program Manager
Minorities Health Initiatives
Families USA
Washington, DC

Antoinette Kraus
Project Director
Pennsylvania Heath Access Network
Philadelphia, PA

There has been much debate about the Affordable Care Act. What will health care reform mean for millions of minority people in our nation? Please join us at the Patient Advocacy Leadership Summit (PALS) to learn about and to discuss the implications of health care reform for all of us.

Summit Agenda

Speakers' Presentations
Deborah Riddick, J.D., R.N., Director of Policy and Planning, School Community Health Alliance of Michigan, Lansing, MI. - Presentation - "ACA Opportunities to Address Health Disparities - A State Perspective"

Health Insurance Program (HIP) for Michigan

Leonard M. Fleck, Ph.D., Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI - Presentation Just Caring - The Ethical Challenges of Implementing Health Reform: Rough Justice, Ragged Edges, Rugged Moral Terrain

MMHC member application - With a MMHC membership, the Summit is free! Join today!

Highlights from 2009 Patient Advocacy Leadership Summit!

Sponsored by WAV (Without A Vision, the People Perish) and the Michigan Minority Health Coalition.