Women In Government hosted the 18th Annual Midwestern Regional Conference from July 28-30, 2011, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This meeting convened women state legislators throughout the Midwestern region to discuss cutting-edge public policy issues. This meeting convened over 40 women representing every state from the region; Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Please click on the topics below to learn more about the presentations.

• Financial Literacy & Family Asset Building
• Diabetes & the Quest for Patient-Centered Care
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Lupus Awareness & Legislative Activity
• Update on Nuclear Energy, Safety & Emergency Response
• Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
• Using Prior Learning Assessments to Encourage College Completion & Build Workforce Capacity
• Addressing Dual Eligibles in State Managed Care Programs
• Sexual Health – HPV & Cervical Cancer Vaccines
• Sexual Health – Contraception
• Ensuring Emergency Access to Prescription Drugs
• Accessibility of Influenza Vaccines for Schoolchildren
• Energy & the Regulation of Coal

Please click on the links below to access the conference materials.

• Agenda
• Participant List
• Speaker Biographies
• Sponsor Information
• Women In Government Board of Directors
• Pictures

For more Policy information on this event please contact:

Brenna Kehew
Policy Associate
202.333.0825 ext. 211
bkehew@womeningovernment.org

For Sponsor information, please contact:

Sarah Mier
Development Manager
202.333.0825 ext. 246
smier@womeningovernment.org