Health & Heart
Welcome to Health & Heart, a podcast that provides spiritual support and encouragement for those facing serious illness, caregivers, and clinicians.
Every episode of Health & Heart features words and wisdom from a faith community leader, especially crafted to help you find peace and inspiration in your serious illness healthcare journey, including people with serious illness and those who care for them. No matter your spiritual belief or identity, these podcasts are meant to offer you different paths toward kindness, peace of mind, and diverse understanding.
Listen today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or stream the latest episode on the C-TAC website.
Policy & Advocacy
C-TAC pursues a comprehensive policy agenda to help guide advocacy initiatives, including delivery system reform, preference-driven care, caregiver and consumer support, and professional engagement.
We will continue to pursue legislative and regulatory strategies on the federal and state level with C-TAC members to ensure that those living with advanced illness have access to high-quality, person- and family-centered care.
Find more information, here.
2021 C-TAC National Policy Forum
May 12th 12pm - 5pm ET
The 2021 C-TAC Policy Forum will feature two, 2-hour segments, as well as a one-hour break. The event will feature keynote remarks from leaders in our field and roundtables where experts will dive deep into the most pressing policy issues that affect your work. Engage with changemakers in policy as we reflect on the first 100 days of the Biden Administration and explore where we go from here.
Find more information, here.
Upcoming Events
Good Business and Achieving the Moonshot Goal: A Fireside Chat with Bill Novellli.
March 16th 1 - 2pm ET
Speakers:
- Bill Novelli, Co-Chair and Co-Founder, Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC)
- Nancy Brown, Chief Executive Officer, American Heart Association; Member, C-TAC Board of Directors
- Rick Pollack, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Hospital Association
- Charlotte Yeh, MD, Chief Medical Officer, AARP Services, Inc.; Member, C-TAC Board of Directors
- Jon Broyles, Executive Director, C-TAC
In his new book, Good Business: The Talk, Fight, Win Way to Change the World, C-TAC’s Co-Founder and Co-Chair Bill Novelli outlines several key strategies which will help C-TAC achieve its moonshot goal – that 12 million people with serious illness have a high quality of life by 2030. From doing well by doing good to working with purpose, he offers essential advice won over the course of a career addressing social problems.
For this fireside chat, Bill will be joined by other leaders in the healthcare field: Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association and a member of C-TAC’s Board of Directors; and American Hospital Association President and CEO Rick Pollack. They will discuss the themes of Good Business as they relate to serious illness care and C-TAC’s work.
Internship Opportunities at C-TAC!
C-TAC proudly offers virtual summer, fall, and spring internships for undergraduate or graduate students. We accept applications from any students currently enrolled in a full-time program. Some features of the internship program are:
- Mentoring from C-TAC experts
- Real-world work experiences
- Meaningful projects
- Interviewing 101
- Resume workshop
- Site visits to local members*
- Meetings with the executive leadership
*COVID-19 disclaimer: For now, site visits with members are virtual
Opportunities & Positions for Summer 2021:
Partnerships & Programs Intern
Policy & Advocacy Intern
Communications & Digital Marketing Intern
For more information, please contact Partnerships & Programs Manager, Luke Scuitto at LScuitto@thectac.org