/R E P E A T -- Media Alert - CMA AtlanticTown Hall - Looks at factors behind poor health/

OTTAWA, March 22, 2013 /CNW/ - The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) will host a town hall in Charlottetown on March 28 as part of its National Dialogue on Health Care Transformation.

Launched earlier this year in Winnipeg, the Dialogue consists of a series of five public town halls across Canada focusing on the social factors that cause poor health - what are referred to as the social determinants of health. Canadians can also take part in the National Dialogue by going online at http://dialogue.healthcaretransformation.ca/en/

Date:	Thursday, March 28, 2013
Time:	7 p.m. - 9 p.m. ADT
Location:	The Mack, Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown
Panelists:	Dr. Jenni Zelin, family physician and PEI Food Security Network board member Kimberly Yetman Dawson, Executive Director, Newfoundland and Labrador Housing and Homelessness Network Brian Duplessis, Co-chair, New Brunswick Economic and Social Inclusion Corp. Dr. Anna Reid, CMA President Paul Wells, Political Editor, Maclean's Ken MacQueen, Vancouver Bureau Chief, Maclean's (moderator)

The goal is to look at ways that governments and stakeholders can address the health outcomes related to the social determinants of health and that physicians can better advocate for their patients.

Media interviews with CMA President Dr. Anna Reid can be arranged prior to the town hall by contacting Lucie Boileau at 613-447-0866 or [email protected].

SOURCE: Canadian Medical Association

Lucie Boileau, Senior Advisor, Communications and Public Outreach
Canadian Medical Association | [email protected]
Telephone: [phone] ext. 1266 | Cell.: 613-447-0866