Five Things You Need To Know This Week

April 11, 2011 11:11 AM
 
 
1. In the Nation
Obama Will Lay out Plan to Cut Deficit
 
2. In the State
Medicaid Proposal Would Transform System
 
3. In the Region
Discounts Ease Medical Bill Pain; Patients in some health systems who pay immediately can cash in on significant reductions
 
4. At Community Solutions
·         Visit www.CommunitySolutions.com later this week for a new edition of State Budgeting Matters: “Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Building A Case for Change in Ohio’s Public Health System” and the results of the 2009-2010 Cleveland Metropolitan School District K-12 Responsible Sexual Behavior Evaluation, commissioned by the AIDS Funding Collaborative.
·         Last week’s Kent State University College of Public Health forum on health reform, featuring John Begala and Willie Oglesby, Ph.D., may be watched here: http://www.kent.edu/publichealth/#symposium
 
5. Miscellaneous
Colleges Hope Students Use Nutritional Information to Build Good Eating Habits for A Lifetime