PURPOSE:  To contribute to Jacksonville’s policymaking process by bringing together local policymakers, stakeholders and professional colleagues with national and state experts for candid, off-the-record dialogue about health care and the uninsured.  The Jacksonville Community Forums offer policymakers an opportunity to engage in informed discussion and issue analysis in a neutral setting where information and resource sharing can take place.

CORE VALUES

Honest Broker –Community Forums are convened by a nonpartisan organization that does not represent any political party, advocacy group, special interest or specific policy perspective.

Safe Harbor – Community Forums are convened in a setting that fosters off-the-record discussion, with candor and honest analysis.

Access to Balanced, Nonpartisan Information – Through presentations from subject experts, facilitated participant-driven discussion and original issue briefs, forum participants are exposed to all major perspectives on a given policy issue.

The Jacksonville Community Forums on Health Care and the Uninsured

Meeting the challenges of today’s local policymaking arena through education, analysis, reflection and informed decision-making