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Cooperative Economy Forum at UMA on March 3
The University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) College of Arts and Sciences and UMA Senior College (UMASC) will present a Cooperative Economy Forum on Sunday, March 3rd at 2:00pm in Room 180 of Jewett Hall on the Augusta campus.
The speaker, Carla Dickstein, Senior VP of Policy, Research, & Development at Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) in Wiscasset will discuss creating economically and environmentally healthy communities in which all people, especially those with low incomes, can reach their full potential.
Dr. Dickstein received her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania where she wrote her dissertation on, "The Roles of Support Organizations in Worker Cooperative Systems," which led her to publish several peer-reviewed articles on cooperatives. Currently, at CEI she is focused on sustainable development, measuring the impact of community development finance institutions, and subprime lending and foreclosures.
Following her talk, Dickstein will be joined by Dana Faulkingham, a founder of North End Lobster Coop, and Stephen Kovacs, owner of Motorworks in Kittery, for a panel discussion moderated by UMA Senior College’s Chuck Acker.
The forum is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served during the break period. For more information about Forum on the Future, call the UMA Senior College at 621-3551, or email umasc@maine.edu.
John Piotti, Executive Director of the Maine Farmland Trust, presented a talk entitled Agriculture in Maine: Its Promises and its Challenges at the University of Maine at Augusta, on January 27th at 2:00pm in Room 180 of Jewett Hall.
During his talk, Piotti discussed Maine’s role as a major food supplier for New England and its importance in Maine's economy. However, because of land use practices, and the aging of Maine farmers, preserving Maine farmland and making it available to younger farmers becomes critical for the State's agricultural future.
As former Majority Leader for the Maine House of Representatives, and a former staff member of Coastal Enterprises Inc., Piotti has been actively involved in the development and promotion of farming in Maine for 16 years.
Following the presentation, and a refreshment break, Piotti was joined by Marilyn Meyerhans, the 39-year owner and operator of two apple orchards in Maine, along with another Maine farmer for an audience discussion of issues in agriculture.
The forum was free and open to the public.
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The Future of Health Care in the US
What the Supreme Court, national health reform, and the sluggish economy mean for our health care system.
Wendy Wolf, President and CEO, Maine Health Access Foundation
Presented by UMA College of Arts and Sciences and UMA Senior College
Sunday, September 23
Jewett Auditorium
2:00 pm
Whether you get your daily news from a paper, television, or from the web, health care issues are often headline news. With the passage of national health reform in 2010 through the Affordable Care Act (also called "Obamacare"), trying to understand where our nation's health care system is going has only become more confusing. Join Dr. Wendy Wolf, who brings over 30 years of knowledge, insights and experience as a health care provider and policy expert, to learn more about where our current health care system is headed. Focusing on the facts without the "spin", Dr. Wolf will discuss the Affordable Care Act, the recent Supreme Court ruling and what it means, and share some of the lesser known features of the law that are quietly changing health care for the better for people in Maine.
Forum on the Future is free!
Next Forum: October 21, 2:00 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Elizabeth Mitchell, CEO of Maine Health Management Coalition, will discuss ways to pay for and achieve this better health care. Title and panelists to be announced.
Forum on the Future - Better Health Care At Lower Cost on October 21
The Senior College and the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Maine at Augusta will continue the ongoing discussion of United States Health Care at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 21 in the Jewett Hall Auditorium on the Augusta Campus. This is the third in the healthcare series in the Forum on the Future.
The first speaker is Elizabeth Mitchell, CEO of the Maine Health Management Coalition, an organization whose mission is to improve the value of healthcare services. She also serves as CEO of the Maine Health Management Coalition Foundation that is dedicated to performance measurement and public reporting of medical care. While serving two terms in the Maine State Legislature, Elizabeth Mitchell chaired the Health and Human Services Committee. She is also serves on the Board of the National Business Coalition on Health and Vicechair of the Board of the Network for Regional Health Improvement among other activities.
This forum will focus on Better Health Care--at Lower Cost, and begins with Elizabeth Mitchell’s presentation. After a break, she will be joined by:
- Sue Henderson, 2-term president of the American Nurses Association of Maine who has a masters degree in Public Policy and has taught nursing at USM and Saint Josephs College of Maine.
- Mike Donahue, Vice President of Payor Contracting and Relations at Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems.
- Skip White, General Manager, Employer and Provider Partnerships, Martin’s Point.
- Chuck Acker of UMA Senior College will moderate a panel of the above three with questions from the audience.
Forum on the Future is Free and open to the public. Please come and bring your questions.For more information call UMASC at 621-3551
Questions about Health Care?
Best Available Answers!
Sunday, June 24
2 pm
Jewett Auditorium
Panelists:
Anne Smith - Medicare Rights Advocate, Legal Services for the Elderly
Dyan Walsh - Director, Community Services, Eastern Area Agency on Aging
Stan Cohen - Medicare advocate volunteer, Southern Maine Agency on Aging
Gordon Smith - Executive Vice President, Maine Medical Association
Ask your questions!
Our panel is expert on the new Medicare preventive benefits, the Wellness Visit, Medicare fraud, available Senior services, Medicare provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), how ACA is impacting your doctor, and how the changes will impact us.
Too good to miss! And free!
Charles Acker, Chairman of Forum on the Future Committee on Channel 5 News talking about the forum.
