[Imc] public i minutes 10.2.03
Lisa Chason chason (at) shout.net
Thu, 2 Oct 2003 22:01:05 -0500
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MINUTES
Public I 2 Oct 2003
present: Bijan (facilitating...yes-again), Darrin, Maggie, Meghan, Lisa =
(taking notes...yes-again), Paul (late...yes-again)
Brooke Anderson and Claudia Lennhoff (director) from Champaign County =
Health Care Consumers joined us to talk about health care as theme for =
this issue. They mentioned that what they like about the PI is how a =
local issue is put into a wider perspective. Topics they would like to =
contribute relate to access to health care, Provena Hospital's dialysis =
unit, and a new campaign to develop hospital interpreter services, which =
we all agreed would tie in well with the article Ricky Baldwin will be =
writing about the immigrant Freedom Ride.
The dialysis issue has to do with the fact that hospitals are no longer =
interested in offering dialysis. This is now being taken up by four =
for-profit companies around the country, setting up free-standing units, =
no longer tied to hospitals so no longer having additional services =
hospitals provide. Also, the profit orientation means there's much =
cost-cutting so things like cleanliness are compromised. Government, and =
tax dollars, are subsidizing sub-standard care. This is also emblematic =
of how other health services could go -- splintering and fracturing of =
health care system. In Champaign this is the Renal Research Institute, =
in front of Provena.=20
Interpreters' services -- big problem in our area -- they get many calls =
about this on hotline.=20
Other topics -- (1)explain the different insurance plans backed by the =
various would-be presidential candidates. Explain them, evaluate them, =
relate to different countries where they are in practice. Also lay out =
the history, including fiasco in Clinton admin.=20
(2)Pat Widdick(?) -- gave talk on nurses' perspective. May like to write =
it up.
(3)State of Illinois has new legislation on hospital disclosure/staffing =
levels/morbidity rates -- should be publicized.
(4)Changes in weapons law =3D public health problem.
(5)Belden talking to Larry Duffet(?) about an article on health =
justice(?)
Articles on dialysis and translation services can be easily done =
[include a sidebar with facts in Spanish]. Other topics could take time =
but they are interested in pursuing them, perhaps with student =
researchers. Especially on insurance plans.
They will give us what they can by Oct 16, first draft deadline. Brooke =
asked that we remind her as the date is approaching.
DISTRIBUTION of Oct issue
Champaign downtown -- Darrin
Greater Urbana, Urbana downtown, east campus -- Lisa
undergrad library -- Bijan
Champaign campus -- Maggie and Bijan
Savoy and Greater Champaign -- Paul
campus -- Beldin
OTHER ARTICLES for Nov issue
contribution by Doug Olive -- Bijan will give to Belden
Ricky on immigrants Freedom Ride
Blurbs -- solicit these far and wide -- bad (or good?) experiences with =
health care system. Darrin will do.
Journalism conference -- Maggie will cover.
FTAA -- Meghan
report of IMC membership mtg of Oct 2 -- ?
Vic Stone on patriotism?
Rain forest action (Bijan?)
Dismantling Communications College (Belden asking Paul Riijsmandel?)
DATES
First draft =3D Oct 16
Final =3D Oct 23
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MINUTES
Public I 2 Oct =
2003
present: Bijan =
(facilitating...yes-again), Darrin,=20
Maggie, Meghan, Lisa (taking notes...yes-again), Paul=20
(late...yes-again)
Brooke Anderson and Claudia Lennhoff =
(director)=20
from Champaign County Health Care Consumers joined us to talk about =
health care=20
as theme for this issue. They mentioned that what they like =
about the=20
PI is how a local issue is put into a wider perspective. Topics =
they would=20
like to contribute relate to access to health care, Provena Hospital's =
dialysis=20
unit, and a new campaign to develop hospital interpreter services, which =
we all=20
agreed would tie in well with the article Ricky Baldwin will be writing =
about=20
the immigrant Freedom Ride.
The dialysis issue has to do with the =
fact that=20
hospitals are no longer interested in offering dialysis. This is now =
being taken=20
up by four for-profit companies around the country, setting=20
up free-standing units, no longer tied to hospitals so no longer =
having=20
additional services hospitals provide. Also, the profit orientation =
means=20
there's much cost-cutting so things like cleanliness are compromised.=20
Government, and tax dollars, are subsidizing sub-standard care. This is =
also=20
emblematic of how other health services could go -- splintering and =
fracturing=20
of health care system. In Champaign this is the Renal Research =
Institute, in=20
front of Provena.
Interpreters' services -- big problem =
in our area=20
-- they get many calls about this on hotline.
Other topics -- (1)explain the =
different insurance=20
plans backed by the various would-be presidential candidates. Explain =
them,=20
evaluate them, relate to different countries where they are in practice. =
Also=20
lay out the history, including fiasco in Clinton admin.
(2)Pat Widdick(?) -- gave talk on =
nurses'=20
perspective. May like to write it up.
(3)State of Illinois has new =
legislation on=20
hospital disclosure/staffing levels/morbidity rates -- should be=20
publicized.
(4)Changes in weapons law =3D public =
health=20
problem.
(5)Belden talking to Larry Duffet(?) =
about an=20
article on health justice(?)
Articles on dialysis =
and translation services=20
can be easily done [include a sidebar with =
facts in=20
Spanish]. Other topics could take time but they are interested in =
pursuing them, perhaps with student researchers. Especially on =
insurance=20
plans.
They will give us what they can by Oct =
16, first=20
draft deadline. Brooke asked that we remind her as the date is=20
approaching.
DISTRIBUTION of Oct =
issue
Champaign downtown -- =
Darrin
Greater Urbana, Urbana downtown, east=20
campus -- Lisa
undergrad library -- Bijan
Champaign campus -- Maggie and =
Bijan
Savoy and Greater Champaign -- =
Paul
campus -- Beldin
OTHER ARTICLES for Nov =
issue
contribution by Doug Olive -- Bijan =
will give to=20
Belden
Ricky on immigrants Freedom =
Ride
Blurbs -- solicit these far and wide -- =
bad (or=20
good?) experiences with health care system. Darrin will do.
Journalism conference -- Maggie will=20
cover.
FTAA -- Meghan
report of IMC membership mtg of =
Oct 2 --=20
?
Vic Stone on patriotism?
Rain forest action =
(Bijan?)
Dismantling Communications College =
(Belden asking=20
Paul Riijsmandel?)
DATES
First draft =3D Oct 16
Final =3D Oct 23
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