Pop Health Forum Meeting MINUTES Tuesday November 26, 2002

[SharmonH]

I am sure I will not be the first to write you about this but I just got a
grotesque 'get rich quick scheme' advertisment from the population health
forum mail list.  The sender name on it was Luc Simard--the name in the body
of the letter was Ellie Gilbert.

I am enjoying receiving this newsletter and though, as a distane student, I
will rarely have time to assist with projects, I enjoy the heart, passion
and focus of keeping the effects of the global economic situation in the
forefront of our minds as we care for people.  I especially liked your
writings on John Rawls recently.   He sounds extraordinary; and that it just
where it begins.  I will moarn that which I only came to know after death.
(Actually I have the same relasionhip with Jimi Hendrix--I never heard his
music till after he died.)

Anyway would love to hear that there is some assurance that this list won't
be used again for ads and other pitches other wise I 'll deleting and
fuming.  Thanks for any attention you can give this.

Sharmon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Bezruchka" <sabez at u.washington.edu>
To: "Population Health Forum" <pophealth at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 9:29 PM
Subject: Pop Health Forum Meeting MINUTES Tuesday November 26, 2002


> One of our best attended and lively meetings!
>
> Mission Statement exercise carried out expertly by Amy Hagopian:
> we reviewed history of such (from Business to NGO's), presented many
> examples, considered criteria for evaluating mission statements, then took
> 5 "bachelors"  (drafts from PHF members) to choose amongst and we had a
> most lively discussion
> -Amy will take the ideas expressed and work them into a draft that will be
> considered at the next meeting
>
> Recent efforts presenting population health ideas in Summit, a Seattle
> public school, were reviewed.
> -One of the members, Liz Mogford, will work next quarter on developing a
> curriculum and she would like others to help work on this (if interested,
> email her at lmogford at u.washington.edu
> -other opportunities exist for presenting these ideas to other schools
> (email Stephen if interested in working on this) to gain more experience
>
> Population Health poster draft was presented
> -there was a feeling by some that it had too much material, and could be
> made into a series of posters, with the main message on one, and then
> steps to take on another
> -focusing on one step, to work for justice was stressed
> -pdf file with the current draft (11 by 17 inch format)is attached, and
> comments are appreciated.
>
> Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies at UW has a possible opportunity
> for a student taking an introduction to labor studies course to work with
> us to get the word out to organized labor.  Contact Kristina Anderson,
> Director 543-7946 (pcls at u.washington.edu) if interested in your working
> with a UW student to get the word out to labor.
>
> Flyers on an upcoming event where population health will be featured at
> the Providence Campus of Swedish Hospital, Jan 24, 2002 were circulated.
>
> Next meeting is for December 10, 5 pm in H 670.  We will review the
> mission statement and discuss action oriented objectives for the next 1-2
> years including possibly (from Oct 30 meeting)
> -organizing a community speakers bureau
> -packaging info for the trade unions
> -developing a non-academic web site
> -slide show development
> -consider signing on to other groups
> -consider developing a brochure describing the organization before we get
> web site up
> -considering tying into Real Change speaker's bureau (have homeless
> advocates/homeless come tospeak to us)
>
> IF YOU ARE GETTING DUPLICATE MAILINGS, because of being on a list and on
> the pophealth list. let me know.  I would prefer people were on the
> pophealth list to save endless bcc's.  To do so:
> Send a message to listproc at u.washington.edu Leave the subject line blank
> In the body of the message type: subscribe pophealth YOUR NAME  (not email
> address or you and I will get an error message)
> Then tell me to take you off the other list.
>
> Stephen
>