Draxtor Despres has captured the SL community discussion on healthcare reform needs in this machinisma which is now on Utube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YghepF0uv3E
One of the people interviewed was cancer survivor Hylonome Quintessa - WTG Hy! For her full report see: http://poppyzabelin.blogspot.com/2009/01/reforming-health-sl-community-has-its.html
Siri Vita who organised the discussion also spoke persuasively about the advantages of holding such a meeting in SL where people who cannot easily get out and join in real life neighbourhood discussions (and who are often those most impacted) can have their say.
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Reforming health - the SL community has its say
Hylonome Quintessa, a breast cancer survivor and member of SL Cancer Survivors Group, attended a meeting of representatives of health and support organizations in Second Life to discuss health care reform in the United States, and has sent in this report.
The Obama/Biden Health Care Policy transition team has called for Americans everywhere to gather and speak their minds about how best we can fix our broken health care system in the United States. Residents of Second Life were no exception.
Despite terrible glitches on SL, many attended an event on Monday December 29 at The Cafe in Port Spinoza, representing many concerned groups involved in health support and information in SL. Members of SL's Justice League appeared in their capes to make sure only those with invitations entered, but in the end they themselves commented as well. Siri Vita expertly moderated the event.
The goal of the discussion was to draft a response to specific questions about how policy changes could bring about health care reforms. The attendees were asked to give input on the following questions and also filled in a notecard with their responses at the end of the meeting.
1) What do you perceive is the biggest problem in the health system?
2) What do you think is the best way for policy makers to develop a plan to address the health care system problems?
3) After this discussion, what additional input and information would best help you to continue to participate in this great debate?
The event was filmed by Draxtor Despres who is making a documentary which will be submitted to President-Elect Obama's health policy team.
A further meeting to discuss the responses will be held in January.
Hylonome Quintessa
To read further about the Obama-Biden plan see:
http://change.gov/agenda/health_care_agenda/
The Obama/Biden Health Care Policy transition team has called for Americans everywhere to gather and speak their minds about how best we can fix our broken health care system in the United States. Residents of Second Life were no exception.
Despite terrible glitches on SL, many attended an event on Monday December 29 at The Cafe in Port Spinoza, representing many concerned groups involved in health support and information in SL. Members of SL's Justice League appeared in their capes to make sure only those with invitations entered, but in the end they themselves commented as well. Siri Vita expertly moderated the event.
The goal of the discussion was to draft a response to specific questions about how policy changes could bring about health care reforms. The attendees were asked to give input on the following questions and also filled in a notecard with their responses at the end of the meeting.
1) What do you perceive is the biggest problem in the health system?
2) What do you think is the best way for policy makers to develop a plan to address the health care system problems?
3) After this discussion, what additional input and information would best help you to continue to participate in this great debate?
The event was filmed by Draxtor Despres who is making a documentary which will be submitted to President-Elect Obama's health policy team.
A further meeting to discuss the responses will be held in January.
Hylonome Quintessa
To read further about the Obama-Biden plan see:
http://change.gov/agenda/health_care_agenda/
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