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Fletcher Allen's 2012 Fall Forum on Health Care Reform: Making CENTS of Accountable Care: New Models for Health Care Delivery and Payment 10/24/2012

ACHIEVING A SUSTAINABLE HEALTH CARE FUTURE: Delivering Value to Vermonters

This community forum's goal is for creating a dialogue between the provider community and the business community about the challenges and opportunities in today's dynamic health care environment. Following opening remarks by John Brumstead, MD, President & CEO, Fletcher Allen/Fletcher Allen Partners and Al Gobeille, Gobeille Hospitality: Member, Green Mountain Care Board - Panel 2: Church Hindes, VP, Accountable Care, Vermont Managed Care, Fletcher Allen Steve LeBlanc, Executive VP, Dartmouth Hitchcock Health and Executive Director, New England Alliance for Health Richard Slusky, Director of Payment Reform, Green Mountain Care Board Mitch Fleischer, Chair, Vermont Health Co-Op Board of Directors, Presidnet & CEO, Fleischer Jacobs Group.

Panel #1 'Found in Translation' can be viewed here: http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/found-translation-using-complex-health-data-improve-patient-care

Panel # 3 'Tying it All Together' can be viewed here: http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/tying-it-all-together-discussion-leadership

Fletcher Allen's 2012 Fall Forum on Health Care Reform: Found in Translation: Using Complex Health Data to Improve Patient Care 10/24/2012

ACHIEVING A SUSTAINABLE HEALTH CARE FUTURE: Delivering Value to Vermonters

This community forum's goal is for creating a dialogue between the provider community and the business community about the challenges and opportunities in today's dynamic health care environment. Following opening remarks by John Brumstead, MD, President & CEO, Fletcher Allen/Fletcher Allen Partners and Al Gobeille, Gobeille Hospitality: Member, Green Mountain Care Board - Panel 1: Found in Translation: Using complex health data to improve patient care; Steve Leffler, MD, Chihef Medical Officer, Fletcher Allen Jenn Gilwee, MD, Associate Health Care Services Leader, Primary Care, Fletcher Allen Adam P. Buckley, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, Fletcher Allen Alison White, RN, CNO/Chief Quality Officer, Central Vermont Medical Center.

Panel #2 'Making CENTS of Accountable Care' can be viewed here: http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/making-cents-accountable-care-new-models-health-care-delivery-and-payment

Panel # 3 'Tying it All Together' can be viewed here: http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/tying-it-all-together-discussion-leadership

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 10/24/2012

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Wards 4 & 7 meet the third Tuesday of the month. Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

Wind Turbines Enroute to Georgia Mountain 10/23/2012

Wind Turbine Blades pass through Burlington enroute to Georgia Mountain Wind Project as witnessed by community producer Don MacDonald.

Protest Movements and Social change: Lessons from History - Frances Fox Piven 10/23/2012

Frances Fox Piven speaks to the wake of revolutionary upheaval across Africa and the Middle East, Occupy Wall Street bringing new generations of activists into the grass-roots struggle for social change.. Part of the Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series. http://www.willmiller.org

The Will Miller Social Justice Lecture series brings speakers to the UVM campus and the Burlington community to provide a continuing program of radical analyses of social, ecological and political concerns. The series is dedicated to Will Miller, Vermont’s activist philosopher and UVM Philosophy Professor for 35 years.

National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day 10/18/2012

The Vermont Clean Cities Coalition Odyssey event will include an array of alternative fuel vehicles including plug-in electric, natural gas, biodiesel, propane, and human-powered vehicles. Representatives will be on hand to answer questions about their vehicle’s performance, costs, maintenance, and availability. With guests Mayor Miro Weinberger and Representative Kesha Ram

Burlington Ward 5 NPA Meeting 10/18/2012

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Ward5 meet Department of Public Works Building, 645 Pine Street.

Common Good Vermont: Vermont Hackathon 10/12/2012

Tim Kenney, COO with MyWebGrocer, speaks about the Vermont Hackathon, sponsored by MyWebGrocer.com. Friends and complete strangers work to build a killer app for the state of Vermont in 24 hours, Friday October 19th - Saturday, October 20th. Participants will have access to open data sources on topics ranging from public transit, to population density, to the local distribution of breweries — all with the goal of building something useful for the Vermont community in only 24 hours.

Common Good Vermont: Achieving Sustainability Through Annual Giving 10/11/2012

Speakers: Mike Spencer, Spencer Group

Luncheon & Funders Panel:

- What motivates a major donor to give?

- What treatment does a major donor expect?

- What should organizations do to gain the trust of a major donor?

Lesli Blount, Director of Corporate Support, Vermont Public Radio, Beth Rusnock, Community Relations, National Life Group Foundation, and Brenda Bisbee, Philanthropist.

Organic Money 10/10/2012

This film is by artist/activist Emily Peyton describes methods for democratic involvement in the monetary system. It was shot primarily in Vermont and Massachusetts. Emily Peyton continues her work to educate and lead. She joins the political arena to support the banking bills that have been proposed since she ran on this issue in 2010, and as well, to reintroduce industrial hemp agriculture. For more information, visit her website www.emilypeyton.org.

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!