Other Events of Interest
Friday, March 31, 2006: --What is YOUR vision for a healthy last chapter of life?
- 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm
- Alumni Hall, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, East Wheelock Street, Hanover, NH (Scroll down for parking information.)
- Seeking NH and VT residents to become a part of an historic discussion taking place right now across America – where citizens like you get to tell the policymakers in Washington what you like and don’t like about our nation’s health care system regarding care and family support during the frailty of age, advanced illness, dying and grief.
- Sponsor: Citizens' Health Care Working Group, an independent non partisan group working on palliative care.
- Registration: Although there is no fee, please register by phone for the community meeting in Hanover:
- Kathy Stroffolino, CECS (Kathy.Stroffolino@Dartmouth.edu), (603) 650-1810, or call
- Deb Love, Community Health Institute/JSI (dlove@jsi.com), (603) 573-3300
A Community Meeting to help shape national policy that enables Americans to live well through the end of life.
We want to hear from NH and VT residents from all walks of life. We ALL will be faced with tough choices as we or family members grow older or experience advanced illness. We need to hear from YOU because:
- Your perspective as a citizen who cares about friends, family, neighbors and community is unique.
- You, like all of us, want access to affordable, high quality care provided in the most appropriate place through the end of your life.
- You, as a taxpayer, care about keeping the cost of care under control.
Make your voice heard!
Come and participate in a guided discussion led by Dr. Ira Byock. Tell the President and Congress exactly how you define a “healthy last chapter of life” for you, your family, and your community. How do you want to live, be cared for, and what types of support do you want your family and friends to have as they care for you?
Your opinions will help form a citizens’ action plan that the President and Congress are required by law to consider as they work to make health care, including care at the end of life, work for all Americans.
Free Shuttle Bus from all college parking lots until 9pm. Thompson Arena and Dewey are best lots at this time of day. For questions about parking, call (603) 646-2340.