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Who: Reach Out and Read of Greater New York, The New York Academy of Medicine and The American Academy of Pediatrics, District 2
What: Educators, child care experts, policymakers and doctors will listen to experts from across the country discuss the links between literacy, learning, and the developing brain. The conference will highlight the expanded role of primary care pediatricians in supporting parents to enhance their children's health and behavioral development by incorporating advice about reading in their pediatric practice. Media are invited to attend.
Speakers: Deputy Mayor for Policy Dennis M. Walcott (City of New York), Barry Zuckerman, MD (Boston Medical Center); Dorothy Strickland, PhD (Rutgers University); Patricia K. Kuhl, PhD (University of Washington); Alan Mendelsohn, MD (NYU School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center)
When: Tuesday, March 29, from 8:30 am ??? 1:00 pm
Where: The New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue (at 103rd Street)
For more information, contact: Traci Lester , Executive Director , Reach Out and Read of Greater New York, 212-242-5339 or visit them online.
The New York Academy of Medicine, one of the country???s premier urban health policy and intervention centers, focuses on enhancing the health of people living in cities through research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Visit us online.
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Posted on March 28, 2005
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Director of Communications
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Reporters: to arrange interviews with NYAM medical and urban health experts, contact
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The 2012-2013 Duncan Clark Lecture - The Affordable Care Act: An Insider’s View
Featured Speaker: Sherry Glied, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
November 19, 2012 - The NYAM Section on Health Care Delivery welcomes Sherry Glied, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who will deliver the 2012-2013 Duncan Clark Lecture on "The Affordable Care Act: An Insider's View."
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The New York Academy of Medicine with support from the New York State Heath Foundation released a new report, Federal Health Care Reform in New York State: A Population Health Perspective.
This report identifies opportunities that build on both the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) and New York’s ongoing efforts toward improving the health of its 19 million residents.
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