Healthy people make healthy communities. What are the biggest barriers
to overall health and quality healthcare here in northern Nevada?
Learn about innovative approaches happening here in our community and
what is being done to ensure ALL Nevadans can lead healthy, happy
lives. Join us for this monthly speaker series to learn about critical
local issues that impact your quality of life here in the Truckee
Meadows. Each month local experts will shed light on the obstacles and
opportunities we face as a community in areas such as Health &
Wellness, Education & Lifelong Learning, Economic Wellbeing, Land Use,
the Arts & Cultural Vitality, our Natural Environment, and so much
more. February's topic is Health & Wellness: Improving Our Access to
Quality Healthcare Panelists include: John Packham, Ph.D - Associate
Dean of the Office of Statewide Initiatives, Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine at UNR School of Medicine, Co-Director
of the Nevada Health Workforce Research Center and the Chair of the
Governor’s Patient Protection Commission Andy Pasternak, MD - Local
physician, founder of Silver Sage Medical Center, member of the Washoe
County Medical Society, Nevada State Medical Association, American
Academy of Family Physicians, and Nevada Academy of Family Physicians
Aaron Fricke, JD – Senior Deputy General Counsel for the Nevada
State Board of Medical Examiners, member of the American College of
Healthcare Executives and American Health Lawyers Association, and
attorney focused on healthcare, regulatory and professional
responsibility issues. Trevor Rice- Chief Operating Officer of Access
to Healthcare, Advisory Council Member of the State of Nevada Division
of Insurance These community conversations are powered by the data
offered in NevadaTomorrow.org - Truckee Meadows Tomorrow's new
Community Data Exchange initiative. COMMUNITY EDUCATION & TRAINING:
Get informed by attending the Nevada Tomorrow Community Data Exchange
training offered immediately before the event (4-5pm) in the same
location. Learn about NevadaTomorrow.org—a free, dynamic, easy to
use, one-stop digital resource for access to community quality of life
data. Find up-to-date demographic, education, environmental, economic,
health, social determinant and equity data that highlights trends,
challenges and opportunities in our Nevada communities; hundreds of
maps, tables and figures, and, promising practices. Tracking your
impact on community quality of life has never been easier. We are
democratizing data access, assessment, evaluation and sharing for
community members—even for those with little technical expertise.
NevadaTomorrow.org equips our community with the tools needed to
champion collaboration, communicate priorities, and implement
strategic interventions to impact positive community outcomes.
NevadaTomorrow.org plays a vital role in our community by offering a
trustworthy, independent, non-partisan, non-biased, grassroots,
community-lead, digital resource for stakeholders and the community at
large to access critical data needed to prioritize, address, and
advocate for quality of life issues.
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