Today the White House will hold a Minority Health Blogger TownHall to discuss how the Administration is working to improve the health of the minority communities, as well as how they plan to achieve health equity for all Americans.
Minorities are more likely to be uninsured and therefore stand to benefit most from provisions in the Affordable Care Act to make insurance coverage more affordable and accessible to all. However, in order to ensure that reform lives up to its promise, it is important that education and outreach efforts target under-served populations and those who experience health disparities due to language barriers, low literacy, race, color, disability or other factors. I am most interested in hearing the steps that the Administration is taking to ensure that states target difficult-to-reach populations in their education efforts.
During the question and answer session, I will have an opportunity to pose this and any questions you may have. As a result, feel free to leave any question you may have in the comments below or submit them via Twitter to my attention (@MsLatina and/or @StilettoChat). If you submit a question via Twitter, please make sure you use the #MinorityHealth hashtag.
Below I have noted additional information about the Minority Health Blogger Townhall.
WHAT: Minority Health Blogger Town Hall: Health Equity Can’t Wait. Act Now in Your CommUNITY!WHEN: Tuesday, April 24th, 12:30pm to 2:00pm
WHERE: Join the conversation live on Twitter with @MsLatina and @StilettoChat and use the hashtag #MinorityHealth
PANALISTS
- Cecilia Munoz, Director of Domestic Policy Council, The White House
- Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, US Department of Health & Human Services
- Dr. Regina Benjamin, Surgeon General, US Department of Health & Human Services
- Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health & Director of the Office of Minority Health, US Department of Health and Human Services
- Mayra Alvarez, Director of Public Health Policy, Office of Health Reform, US Department of Health & Human Services
- B. Smith, Iconic Restaurateur and Healthy Lifestyle Advocate
- Dr. Dirk Schroeder, Executive Vice President, Univision’s HolaDoctor
- Dr. Tyeese Gaines, Health Editor, NBC News’ theGrio.com
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Migdalia Rivera – who has written 20 posts on Stiletto Media.
Migdalia is the Founder of Stiletto Media. She is a Glamour Magazine Glambassador and a American Heart Association Go Red for Women and Go Red Por Tu Corazon Spokesperson. She's been blogging on her personal site since 2009 and is the proud mom of 2 sons, Karl and Andrew.
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