The Carsey Institute Brown Bag series continues on Thursday, April 19, with the topic of Health Care Reform in New Hampshire: The New Hampshire Citizens Health Initiative.

Speakers include James McCarthy, UNH School of Health and Human Services Dean and Ned Helms, Director, UNH Institute for Health Policy and Practice.

The New Hampshire Citizens Health Initiative, chartered by the Office of the Governor, is a long-term effort to engage constituents in the reform of the current health care system. McCarthy, chair of the Initiative's Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Team, will discuss research on the underlying causes of illness and death in New Hampshire and the approach the Health Initiative is taking to address the underlying causes.

Helms will discuss the Health Initiative's overall efforts to improve health care quality while reducing costs. This special event taked place from 7-9 pm in the Piscataqua Room of Holloway Commons at UNH. No RSVP is required.