Political determinants of health include the governmental systems, structures, and policies that impact health outcomes. Factors that impact outcomes are the subject of annual legislative debate at the New Hampshire State House in the form of bills that can advance or jeopardize the health of the people of the Granite State. The executive branch—the Governor, Executive Council, and agencies—also decides on funding and programming that impacts health.
Dartmouth Health will soon launch a new Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) virtual educational series examining legislation and executive action impacting political determinants of health. Presented in partnership with the New Hampshire Hospital Association, New Hampshire Medical Society, New Hampshire Nurses Association, University of New Hampshire Institute of Health Policy and Practice, New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute, and New Futures, participants in this ECHO will together consider how they can best advocate to assure that policies at the state level advance the health of Granite Staters.
Planned sessions for this webinar series include:
- February 9—The New Hampshire State Budget
- February 23—Medicaid Eligibility/Redetermination
- March 9—Women's Health: Maternal and Choice
- March 23—Medicaid Expansion
- April 6—Housing, A Health Foundation
- April 20—System of Care: Correct Level of Care
- May 4—The New Hampshire Budget: Compare Governor, House and Senate Budget Proposals
- May 18—Energy, the Environment and Health
- June 1— Childcare and Children's Health
- June 15—Legislative Wrap-Up: Policy and Budget
"What happens in Concord matters to all Granite Staters," said Courtney Tanner, director of Government Relations at Dartmouth Health. "In the legislature, policy makers debate and decide laws that allow or impede access to resources. They vote on bills related to healthcare, housing, childcare, social support and more. In the executive branch, our governor, executive council, and agency leaders decide on funding and programming. This Project ECHO will discuss issues New Hampshire is facing and potential policy levers to tackle them."
All 10 sessions will be held from 8-9 am. Registration is required and free of charge. Register for this Project ECHO series.
Project ECHO is a program of the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center.
About Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and largest private employer, serves patients across New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,300 providers in nearly every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH. Its network of hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics and home care facilities, spans a broad geographical area. Year after year, DHMC is named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is consistently recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, northern New England’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers and one of less than than 60 total nationally; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital (Children’s Hospital at DHMC/CHaD) and more than 20 locations around the region; eight member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont, Hampstead, and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Dartmouth Health Home Care; Dartmouth Health Connected Care Center for Telehealth, serving patients as far away as Texas; and more than 30 primary and multi-specialty clinics across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its partnership with Dartmouth College, Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and the White River Junction VA Medical Center, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials with international impact. Dartmouth Health and its more than 16,000 employees are committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in the communities it serves and to providing every patient with exceptional, state-of-the-art, personalized care. Learn more at dartmouth-health.org.