Debilitating health problems can strike at any age. That fact of life will be the focus of an Oct. 22 forum, “Don’t Wait for a Crisis: Health Care, Your Way,” at the Edmonds Center for Arts at 6 p.m.
The event, part of the Sno-Isle Libraries Issues That Matter series, is free and open to the public. It is being held in conjunction with the Snohomish County Health Leadership Coalition’s community initiative to promote advance care planning.
Experts at the forum will explain how people can ensure that they get the health care they want, even when they are unable to speak for themselves. They are:
- Dr. Joanne Roberts, Chief Medical Officer, Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett
- Scott Forslund, Director, Snohomish County Health Leadership Coalition
- Reverend Eileen Hanson, Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church
They will be joined by Jonalyn Woolf-Ivory, executive director of Sno-Isle Libraries, who will relate her family’s experiences. Moderator will be Ed Bremer, news and public affairs director for KSER-FM community radio.
For those unable to attend, the event will be live-streamed, viewable online at sno-isle.org and staff will be live tweeting during the event using hashtag #snoisleITM. More information and a list of library resources on the subject are available at sno-isle.org/issues-that-matter.
Sno-Isle Libraries’ Issues That Matter programs, held in partnership with KSER-FM and the Daily Herald, are meant to encourage community conversations on high-profile topics. Funding is provided by the Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation.
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