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Senator Patrick Leahy: Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet 09/02/2015

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), welcomes Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet to Vermont for a Peace Corps recruitment event for students at UVM, Middlebury College and Saint Michael’s College. The event highlights UVM’s Peace Corps Prep Program, which was established to offer more targeted and skill-building opportunities to undergraduate students interested in serving in the Peace Corps or in other international development and service organizations.

The event also features remarks by Peace Corps volunteer Taylor Dorn of Essex Junction, who will appear via Skype from Panama.

Vermont is the top-ranked Peace Corps Volunteer-producing state in the nation on a per capita basis. UVM ranked 7th nationally among medium size schools, with 25 alumni currently serving around the world. Among small schools nationally, Middlebury College ranked 3rd and Saint Michael’s College ranked 20th, with 16 and 9 volunteers respectively.

Leahy long has championed the Peace Corps and for more than two decades has headed the Senate panel that funds its annual budget. Leahy currently is the Ranking Member of the State Department and Foreign Operations Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee.

ECOS in Action: The Community Health Needs Assessment 06/18/2015

Mike Cohen speaks with Amy Malinowski, RD Prevention Team Leader, Vermont Department of Health and Penrose Jackson, Director of Community Health Improvement, UVM Medical Center on the Community Health Needs Assessment . The UVM Medical Center routinely conducts community health needs assessments to understand current health trends.

ECOS is a project of CCRPC.org www.ecosproject.com

Vermont Blueprint for Health 2015: Opening Remarks & Keynote Dr. John Cochran 04/17/2015

The Twelfth Vermont Blueprint for Health Annual Conference brings together national and international speakers to provide examples of how to build integrated health systems.

Welcome, Opening Remarks and Program Overview:

Al Gobeille, Craig Jones, MD Dean Frederick Morin, III, MD

Keynote Speaker, Healer, Leader, Partner:

Foundations of an Integrated Delivery System John Cochran, MD, FACS

For More Info Visit: http://blueprintforhealth.vermont.gov/

North American Women's Debating Championship 2015 03/08/2015

Grand Final of The North American Women's Debating Championship held at the University of Vermont with remarks preceding the final by the first female governor of Vermont, Madeline Kunin. The finale question is "THBT the scientific community should abandon all research into radical life extension." For more information visit http://womens2015.com/2015-championship/

Vermont Blueprint for Health 2014: Empowering People - Part 2 04/09/2014

The Eleventh Vermont Blueprint for Health Annual Conference explores how empowered patients, providers, and organizations are building energized, engaged, and activated communities of health.

This year’s speakers include John Santa, MD, MPH, Medical Director for Consumer Reports, who oversees the Health Impact team of Consumer Health Choices and Kevin Grumbach, MD, Professor and Chair, UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine and leading researcher in how primary care transformation is shaping and fitting into other national reforms including ACOs.

This panel included:

Vermont Blueprint for Health - Criag Jones, MD
The Swiss Heatlhcare System: Integration of Public Health and Prevention Programs - Ursula Kock, MSc, MPH, MS , Kevin Grumback, MD
Practice Profiles: Using Data to Drive Change - Craig Jones, MD

Vermont Blueprint for Health 2014: Empowering People - Part 1 04/09/2014

The Eleventh Vermont Blueprint for Health Annual Conference explores how empowered patients, providers, and organizations are building energized, engaged, and activated communities of health. This year’s speakers include John Santa, MD, MPH, Medical Director for Consumer Reports, who oversees the Health Impact team of Consumer Health Choices and Kevin Grumbach, MD, Professor and Chair, UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine and leading researcher in how primary care transformation is shaping and fitting into other national reforms including ACOs.

The Morning Sessions include:

Welcome and Opening Remarks by Al Gobeille, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board, and Dean Frederick Morin, III, MD.
Choosing Wisely: Culture, Strategy and Transformation - John Santa, MD, MPH
Medical Homes, Medical Neighborhoods, and the Transformation of Health Care - Kevin Grumbach, MD
Empowering Patients, Providers, and Organizations: A Panel Demonstrating What It Looks Like - Kristin Bigelow-Talbert, MSH, Stefani Harsfield, BA, Joan Bowman, Peter Park, MD

Vermont Blueprint for Health: Health System Innovation, Practice and Policy: The Long View, Part 4 of 4 04/17/2013

The Tenth Vermont Blueprint for Health Annual Conference provided an overview of Health Reform spanning the local, state and national levels. This year’s speakers included Ed Wagner, MD, MPH, Director Emeritus at the MacColl Center for Health Care Innovation Group Health Research Institute, Michael Botticelli, MEd, Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and Kevin Larsen, MD, FACP, Medical Director of Meaningful Use at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Part Four is a breakout discussion with groups discussing different topics and includes Lisa Dulsky Watkins, MD moderating a discussion of the breakout groups themes. After participating in the conference, participants should be able to: Describe the experiences of Health Reform programs implemented in Vermont and nationwide in recent years (specifically those working with the Patient Centered Medical Home model). Discuss emerging efforts regarding national standards for Health Information Technology. Describe the current activities moving toward integration of Mental Health and Addictions Treatment with Primary Care.

Vermont Blueprint for Health: Health System Innovation, Practice and Policy: The Long View, Part 3 of 4. 04/17/2013

The Tenth Vermont Blueprint for Health Annual Conference provided an overview of Health Reform spanning the local, state and national levels. This year’s speakers included Ed Wagner, MD, MPH, Director Emeritus at the MacColl Center for Health Care Innovation Group Health Research Institute, Michael Botticelli, MEd, Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and Kevin Larsen, MD, FACP, Medical Director of Meaningful Use at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Part One includes opening remarks from Dean Frederick Morin III, MD and Anya Rader Wallack, PhD in addition to a presentation by Kevin Larsen, MD, FACP. Part Three features a presentation on Health System Innovations Across the United States by Edward Wagner, MD, MPH and a Panel Discussion about Vermont's Community Health Teams and Primary Care moderated by Lisa Dulsky Watkins, MD and featuring panelists Pam Farnham, RN, Theresa Fortner, RN, Pamela Pare, PA, Jill Rinehart, MD, FAAP, Kerry Sullivan, LICSW, Kristy Trask, BS, RN, CLC and Edward Wagner, MD, MPH, FACP. After participating in the conference, participants should be able to: Describe the experiences of Health Reform programs implemented in Vermont and nationwide in recent years (specifically those working with the Patient Centered Medical Home model). Discuss emerging efforts regarding national standards for Health Information Technology. Describe the current activities moving toward integration of Mental Health and Addictions Treatment with Primary Care.

Vermont Blueprint for Health: Health System Innovation, Practice and Policy: The Long View, Part 2 of 4. 04/17/2013

The Tenth Vermont Blueprint for Health Annual Conference provided an overview of Health Reform spanning the local, state and national levels. This year’s speakers included Ed Wagner, MD, MPH, Director Emeritus at the MacColl Center for Health Care Innovation Group Health Research Institute, Michael Botticelli, MEd, Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and Kevin Larsen, MD, FACP, Medical Director of Meaningful Use at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Part Two includes a presentation by Michael Botticelli, MEd on bridging Primary Care and Behavioral Health and a panel discussion on Treatment of Opiate Addiction, featuring Beth Tanzman, MSW - Moderator and panelists Michael Botticelli, MEd, Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Barbara Cimaglio, BA, Brian Erickson, MD, Mary Ellen Lynch, RN and Patricia Marshall, MS, LADC. After participating in the conference, participants should be able to: Describe the experiences of Health Reform programs implemented in Vermont and nationwide in recent years (specifically those working with the Patient Centered Medical Home model). Discuss emerging efforts regarding national standards for Health Information Technology. Describe the current activities moving toward integration of Mental Health and Addictions Treatment with Primary Care.

Vermont Blueprint for Health: Health System Innovation, Practice and Policy: The Long View, Part 1 of 4. 04/17/2013

The Tenth Vermont Blueprint for Health Annual Conference provided an overview of Health Reform spanning the local, state and national levels. This year’s speakers included Ed Wagner, MD, MPH, Director Emeritus at the MacColl Center for Health Care Innovation Group Health Research Institute, Michael Botticelli, MEd, Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and Kevin Larsen, MD, FACP, Medical Director of Meaningful Use at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Part One includes opening remarks from Dean Frederick Morin III, MD and Anya Rader Wallack, PhD in addition to a presentation by Kevin Larsen, MD, FACP. After participating in the conference, participants should be able to: Describe the experiences of Health Reform programs implemented in Vermont and nationwide in recent years (specifically those working with the Patient Centered Medical Home model). Discuss emerging efforts regarding national standards for Health Information Technology. Describe the current activities moving toward integration of Mental Health and Addictions Treatment with Primary Care.

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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!

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