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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation 2002 Kaiser Media Internships Program: Week 12 program-August 18-21, 2002 Boston, MA Accommodations: Sheraton Commander Hotel, 16 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Sunday, August 18, 20026:00pm:Dinner, Sheraton Commander Hotel Minuteman Room Review of the Internship, preview television intern tapesMonday, August 19, 20028:00am: Continental breakfast, The 16 Garden Street Restaurant 9:00am: Board bus from hotel to go to Harvard School of Public Health (Contact: Terri Mendoza)677 Huntington Avenue, Kresge Building,…

Program on Public Health Information and Partnerships The Foundation's Program on Public Health Information and Partnerships serves as a resource for the public and media on public health issues. A particular focus is on reaching young people with information about reproductive and sexual health issues, such as HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, contraception and unintended pregnancy. Other recent public education campaigns have addressed parent-child communication, raised awareness about the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)…

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Health Care in Cuba By Mason Essif April 21 - May 2, 2001 For ten days the six Fellows of the 2000/2001 Kaiser Media Fellowship program explored and evaluated the health care system of Cuba. They met with doctors, nurses, administrators, experts and government officials. The topics ranged from housing conditions to mental health and from STD/HIV prevention to cardiac surgery. While most of the time was spent in…

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation 2000/01 Kaiser Media Fellowships Program Meeting of 2000/01 Fellows and Fellowship program advisory committeeSunday, May 20-Monday, May 21, 2001 Hotel Accommodations: The Washington Monarch Hotel, 2401 M Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20037 (Tel: 202-429-2400; fax: 202-457-5010) Sunday, May 20 7:00pm: Meet in hotel lobby 7:30pm: Dinner--The Bistro, The Washington Monarch Hotel (at left of hotel lobby) Monday, May 21 8:00am: Metro to Food and Drug Administration 9:00 - 12:00am:…

Health care, without question 09/06/2001 By Robert DavisReprinted with permission of USA Today LAREDO, Texas Hector Salino waits patiently as his wife sees a nurse at their local medical clinic. But he is in no ordinary waiting room, and she is in no ordinary clinic. He stands in the sweltering heat by his dusty pickup, not far from his home, as his wife gets her health care inside a specially equipped, air-conditioned truck. The medical…

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2001 Kaiser Media Fellowships Program Kaiser Media Fellowships program sitevisit to San Antonio and Laredo, TX:Sunday, July 29-Friday, August 3, 2001 Accommodations: The Menger Hotel, 204 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205 (Tel: 210-223-4361; fax: 210-228-0022) Sunday, July 29 Meet in Miami airport6:30pm: Meet in hotel lobby 7:00pm: Dinner, The Grant Room, The Menger Hotel, with Bibi Lobo, vice president, National Latino Children's Institute Monday, July 30-San Antonio The Grant Room, The Menger Hotel8:30am: Buffet…

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Alcon Receives Warning from FDA Problems Involving Test Batches are Fixed, Drug Manufacturer Says 12/09/2000 By Sarah LundayReprinted with permission of The Dallas Morning News Alcon Laboratories Inc. has received a warning letter from federal regulators, saying the drug maker failed to meet several quality and safety standards during a recent inspection. The problems could alter the purity of the company's products, according to the Nov. 17 letter from…

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation 2001/02 Kaiser Media Fellowships Program Kaiser Media Fellowships program sitevisit to Seattle, WA and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Sunday, August 4--Friday, August 9, 2002 Accommodations : Sunday, August 4-Wednesday, August 7/Seattle: W Seattle Hotel, 1112 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 Wednesday, August 7-Friday, August 9/Vancouver: Metropolitan Hotel, 645 Howe Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 2Y9 Sunday, August 4-Seattle, WA 6:15pm: Drinks 7:00pm: Dinner--Studio 3, 2nd floor, W Seattle…