On the Brink: Health Care in Maine and America
Why is the U.S. health care “system” so broken, and what will it take to fix it?
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Course Information
- Audience: All public health professionals working in nonprofits, housing, healthcare, educational institutions, government and private sector
- Format: Webinar
- Date/Time: Thursday, April 4th, 2024 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET.
- Price: Free
- Length: 1 hour
- Credential(s) eligible for contact hours: Sponsored by New England Public Health Training Center (NEPHTC), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours are 1. Provider ID: 1131137 Event ID: PM1131137_02012024.
If you are not seeking a CHES/MCHES contact hours, if you complete the post-test and evaluation, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. The Certificate will include the length of the course.
- Competencies: Policy Development and Program Planning Skills
- Learning Level: Awareness
- Companion Trainings: None
- Supplemental materials:None
- Pre-requisites: None
About this Webinar
This webinar will briefly review the problematic state of health care in Maine and America and three interlocking factors contributing to its deterioration: lack of access to care, increasing corporatization of health care, and provider shortages. There is no one fix for health care in America, but a publicly funded, universal system of care would greatly improve the current situation. We will discuss what such a system might look like in Maine, how we might get there, what challenges will hinder its establishment, and what problems it will not solve.
What you'll learn
At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify and discuss several current problems with the health care system in Maine and America
- Explain one model for publicly funded, universal health care in Maine
- Describe several challenges to achieving such a system and assuring its effectiveness
Subject Matter Expert
David Jolly
David Jolly, DrPH retired after 17 years of teaching in the Department of Public Health Education at North Carolina Central University, where he conducted prevention research on HIV/AIDS, tobacco, and cancer. He also designed and taught a public health policy course focusing on access to health care. Prior to teaching, Dr. Jolly spent over 15 years working in public health, largely in the field of HIV/AIDS. He served as the first Head of the NC State AIDS Control Branch, the Manager of the North Carolina AIDS Training Network, and the Director of the American Social Health Association’s CDC Hotlines Project Office, where he coordinated the national AIDS, STD, and immunization hotlines. He currently volunteers at the Surry Elementary School and serves on the board of Maine AllCare.
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Acknowledgement: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award 2 UB6HP31685‐05‐00 “Public Health Training Centers.” The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.