Jones does health disparities in 10 voices (#ahcj09)
AHCJ member Chris King, of the St. Louis American, writes on his blog about Sarah Jones‘ performance on Thursday night at Health Journalism 2009.
Sarah Jones
In “A Right to Care,” the Tony Award-winning playwright and performer takes on the multicultural and class components of the U.S. health care system. Her performance highlights the broader racial, ethnic and socioeconomic elements of improving public health.
The character shifts were done almost entirely with her voice. The only props were a few rows of chairs with jackets thrown over them. As she changed characters she changed jackets, and (at most) eyeglasses.
Read all of King’s post, which includes a photo from Jones’ performance.
Sen. Wyden, Freelance PitchFest on tap today (#ahcj09)
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) will be the spotlight speaker at today’s luncheon where he will talk about health care reform under a new president. Wyden sponsors the Healthy Americans Act, a proposal that he says would “provide affordable, high quality, private health coverage for everyone regardless of where they work or live.”
The luncheon will be followed by a series of drawings. Be sure to visit the Exhibit Hall between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. for the chance to win one of these: a digital audio recorder, an iPod nano, a $50 dining card or a Starbucks gift pack. Remember, our exhibitors’ support helps us keep AHCJ conference registration such a great deal.
This afternoon, our freelance members will have a chance to meet editors and pitch stories to them in a fast-paced Freelance PitchFest. This is the second year we’ve offered this and demand was high for appointments with the editors.
If you’re on Twitter, follow the action using the hashtag #ahcj09 … for those of you not yet on Twitter, you can see what’s going on here.
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