{"id":5672,"date":"2017-09-21T16:27:50","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T20:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=5672"},"modified":"2020-05-08T17:44:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T21:44:39","slug":"event-annual-health-action-assembly-and-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/event-annual-health-action-assembly-and-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"<FONT COLOR=\"#E00000\">EVENT: <\/FONT>Annual Health Action Assembly and Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Reforming Health Care in the Public Interest<\/h1>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Saturday, November 18, 2017 &#8211; 10 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0Assembly<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sunday, November 19, 2017 &#8211; 9 a.m. \u2013 1 p.m. \u00a0 Conference<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Sheraton Centre Hotel Toronto \u00a0123 Queen Street W.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>At the Assembly we will discuss and debate our action plan for the next year. At the conference we will set our platform for reform leading into the provincial election. Topics include the following:<\/p>\n<p>-Set the strategy to highlight key health care issues leading into the provincial election and win commitments on these key issues<br \/>\n-Protect public health care from cuts and privatization<br \/>\n-Restore and revitalize our local public hospitals<br \/>\n-Win key protections for residents and staff in long-term care<br \/>\n-Build a public home care system<br \/>\n-Protect non-profit community care and improve primary care<br \/>\n-Uphold the Canada Health Act, stop privatization and expand Medicare to cover needed medications<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4924\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Natalie-Mehra-e1472591343796.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"90\" \/> <em>\u201cIt is urgent that we gather all our allies and strategize about how we are going to position the key health care issues leading into Ontario\u2019s provincial election next spring. Ten years of harsh \u2018austerity\u2019 budgets have taken their toll. It is time to rebuild. We must show people that there are alternatives. And we must insist that our politicians listen to the values of Ontarians that place caring for each other as a priority. We must ensure that privatization is stopped, our health care services are restored and revitalized, and public health care for all is protected. Together, we can make sure that these issues are at the top of the public agenda.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 <em><strong>Natalie Mehra, Executive Director<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fees:<\/strong> Assembly $0 &#8211; $40 sliding scale, Conference $0 &#8211; $40 sliding scale. We ask that those organizations and individuals who are able to pay the full fee please do so because it helps to subsidize those who cannot and those who have to travel in from afar.<br \/>\nHotel Rooms: We have reserved a block of rooms at the Sheraton Centre Hotel for a rate of $209.00 per night (single or double). Please call Sheraton Reservations at 1-888-627-7175 and ask for the special rate for the Ontario Health Coalition. Deadline: October 17, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/store.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/products\/annual-assembly-registration-fee\">Click here to register and pay online<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/mail-out-promo-page-3-front1.pdf\">Click here for printable version (to mail in)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reforming Health Care in the Public Interest Saturday, November 18, 2017 &#8211; 10 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0Assembly Sunday, November 19, 2017 &#8211; 9 a.m. \u2013 1 p.m. \u00a0 Conference Sheraton Centre Hotel Toronto \u00a0123 Queen Street W. At the Assembly we will discuss and debate our action plan for the next year. 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