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> Health Action 2001 Grassroots Health Advocacy Conference > Washington, DC January 25th. to 27th. 2001 > http://www.familiesusa.org/pubs/conbro.htm > >Does anybody know about this group's background, or been to this conference >before? Anybody going? Anybody ever think about converging on Washington >in mass? > >Charlotte Mancuso I have never been to the conference, but I know of the organization. My impression is that it is an effective organization. Their website describes the organization: "Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans. Working at the national, state and community levels, we have earned a national reputation as an effective voice for health care consumers for over 15 years." The mission certainly fits my interests in Quality, Access, and Delivery of Parkinson's Care and I will be in DC at the time of the conference (This is easy for me to say). If anyone is interested in attending I will help in any way possible (e.g. I can try to locate housing in private homes). If there is enough interest I will arrange some PD focused briefings and meetings with Federal Agencies and/or Congressional Staff. It could be an opportunity to promote the need to balance our strong advocacy for basic science with an additional emphasis on public health issues to help current PWP. Let me know what you think.