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Crossing Boundaries to Improve Health in Our Communities

The Health Circle is a national community of people and organizations who fund, run, and study health leadership development. We have come together in a circle to connect our current and ongoing learning; to share resources, tools, information and successful leadership development approaches; and to build relationships that support our individual and collective efforts to support health leadership. To learn more please visit the circle's wiki.

Our theme: This year we will be looking at how we can cross boundaries and build multi-stakeholder partnerships to foster systems level change that supports the health of individuals and communities. We will be asking health circle participants to help us test, explore and learn from their innovative boundary crossing work and research, including:

• The Theory U: A group of DC HIV/AIDS stakeholders using the U Process for breakthrough change.
• Boundary Crossing Leadership Programs: A group of eight leadership programs with a health boundary crossing focus have been engaged in cross program learning about how to strengthen boundary crossing leadership (in the broadest sense – i.e. sector, issue, race/ethnicity).
• Place Matters - Building Healthy Communities: PolicyLink conducted case studies of place based partnerships creating better health outcomes in communities by aligning health with other issues in community that include housing, education, community development and environment.
• Social Networking: A number of social networking tools are being refined to help identify collaborative opportunities within networks.
• Your work: We will be inviting additional participants who are involved in boundary crossing work to share what they are learning.

To see an updated design of the gathering visit the circle's wiki.

Logistics: Make your reservation at the Doubletree Sonoma Wine Country by March 10, 2008 to receive the discounted rate of $119 per night. In order to make your reservation, call 1-800-222-8733 and inform them you are reserving a room under the Leadership Learning Community’s “Health Circle." Let us know you will be joining us by downloading and completing the Registration Form available using the "attachments" link below.

Equity Fund: LLC is committed to providing equity in access to our learning and events. All information we produce is publicly accessible on our website. See our health circle related resources here and many other materials on our wikis.

We also have a small fund to help subsidize some of the costs associated with attending this free event. If you need assistance, please contact Bella Celnik immediately or at (510) 238-9080.

We are look forward to your participation!