note j health comm links; forwarded from Marcia Zorn, NLM

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Wednesday, OCTOBER 18 2006 Forum to Examine the Implications of Reality Television as Source of Health Information Kaiser/Alliance to Host Capitol Hill Briefing. “ In recent years, the popularity of reality TV has continued to soar…”. Kaiser will host a lunch-time forum, "The ‘Reality’ of Health: Reality Television and the Public Health," in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, October 18, from noon to 2 p.m. to examine the implications of reality TV serving as a health information source. Vicky Rideout, Kaiser Family Foundation vice president and director of Kaiser’s Program for the Study of Entertainment Media and Health, will host the event and screen clips from several health-based reality TV shows. Kaiser Vice President Jackie Judd will moderate a panel discussion including the executive vice president and general manager of Discovery Health Channel, the host of reality TV’s Honey We’re Killing the Kids, and leading researchers. The forum will take place in the Foundation's Barbara Jordan Conference Center at 1330 G Street, NW, Washington, D.C. To RSVP, contact Sarah Williams Kingsley at sarahw@kff.org or (650) 854-9400.
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Helping Patients And Caregivers Communicate: Language Access in U.S. Hospitals (National Health Law Program) <Webcast> from Kaisernetwork.org held 10/11/2006:

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Moving Toward Real Solutions: Advances to Address Low Health LiteracyFifth Annual National Health Communication Conference. November 29, 2006(Co-sponsored by the Institute of Medicine) National Academy of Sciences2100 C Street N.W. Washington, DC Tel: (877) 208-4189
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