Civics 104 Spring 2008 Photos and Links
Civics 104 sponsors:  Greater Greensboro Medical Society/Alliance Endowment Fund, Greater Greensboro Society of Medicine Alliance and Medical Alliance Foundation, League of Women Voters of North Carolina Citizen Education Foundation, Moses Cone ~Wesley Long Community Health Foundation, Proximity Hotel. 

I   Health Care Spending:  Follow the Money - March 11

You may have missed Health Care Spending:  Follow the Money with speaker Jonathan Oberlander, PhD  (left)  but you may attend the rest of the series.

The series began with a presentation by Dr. Jon Oberlander, UNC-CH School of Medicine.  Dr. Oberlander  described how health care dollars are spent in our current system.   

II  Addiction, Mental Health and Mental Health Reform- March 25                 

This session covered what is happening in the care of individuals with addiction and mental illness and how mental health reform in NC has impacted access to care.  Clips from a documentary and presentations by Dr. Masoud Hejazi (right, above) a Greensboro psychiatrist and Robin Huffman (middle, above), a long time patient advocate, and John Tote helped  participants to understand the most important issues associated with addiction and mental illness, especially in North Carolina today.  

Health/election links:
www.yourcandidatesyourhealth.org
 http://www.webmd.com/election2008/default.htm
NCMentalHealthVote.org

Resources for Issues Related to Mental Health System and NC General Assembly:

Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Disability Services and Substance Abuse

North Carolina Substance Abuse Federation

Coalition for Persons Disabled by Mental Illness

North Carolina Psychiatric Association

ICARE Project on Psychiatry/Primary Care Integration

Mental Health Association, North Carolina

Guilford Center

LWVPT