Looking for a way to keep current on important policy or planning issues without expense or inconvenience?  Or maybe you’re looking for a way to stay connected with your CHPPD colleagues?   CHPPD is exploring various technological and process options for creating Forums where CHPPD members can learn and dialogue with each other on critical planning and policy issues.   CHPPD is looking at ways we can conduct webcasts, create podcasts, audioconference calls, use threaded discussions etc. in order to create these distance-based forums.   We expect that we will also use the soon to be released APHA e-Communities as a part of our Forums.  Please hold April 13, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm for a pilot webcasts on “Health Literacy” (date and time subject to change – details available soon!).

Please stay on the look out for a member survey of topics you would like to discuss and technology you would like to use.   If you’d like to volunteer to serve on a short term work group to plan these Forums, please contact Sue Myers at myers@telerama.com.  We are especially interested in finding individuals who regularly use webcasting or podcasting or who are experienced in planning series of debate/dialogue/educational sessions. 

Susan M. Myers, MA, MPH

President, Health Equity Associates

myers@telerama.com