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Community Solutions for Healthcare Coverage, North Dakota
An unprecedented event to develop solutions community by
community
October 18-19, 2005
Best Western Doublewood Inn
1400 E Interchange Ave, Bismarck, ND 58501 [Google
map]
50,000 NORTH DAKOTANS ARE UNINSURED!
Learn About The Problem
- Understand the importance of health care coverage.
- Learn about the magnitude of the problem in North Dakota.
- Understand the barriers to health care access that have health
and economic ramifications for the communities we live in.
Work Together
- Over 200 community members will collaborate to create health
care systems that allow all North Dakotans access to health care
services.
- Involve stakeholders including care providers, elected officials
and businesses in developing strategies for accessing health care.
- Participants will be fully engaged and committed to developing
systems that allow 100% access to quality health care.
Identify Community Solutions
- Over 40 communities will convene with health care providers,
funding organizations and consumers to plan the redesign of their
health care systems to expand health coverage to everyone.
- Harness the knowledge, power and dedication of each community to
bring about change to improve access to health care services.
Adopt New Ideas
- Evaluate health care models that have been successful in other
states.
- Health care users will come up with new views, ideas and
suggestions on how to improve health care access.
Develop Equitable Funding Solutions
- Explore funding options that do not overburden any one group.
- Develop strategies that do not require increased spending by the
state.
Leave With A Plan
- Equip community champions with creative options and action plans
tailored to suit their communities.
- Community members will leave the event with an action plan to
improve health care access.
- Identify a layer of state action from this event, so that if
legislation is required, the process can begin.
Resources Provided
- Provide the framework necessary for creating a statewide
campaign to establish 100% access to quality health care.
- Community mentoring available through Communities Joined in
Action.
Follow-Up Ensured
- Provide 6-month check-ups to communities committed to change.
- Success of initial efforts will motivate other communities to
replicate what is being done.
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Sponsor this event
Sponsored by a HRSA State Planning Grant through the North
Dakota Department of Health, a HRSA Technical Assistance Grant
through Dakota Communities Access Program, Blue Cross Blue
Shield of North Dakota, and Dakota Medical Foundation.
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