RE: HSA meeting Monday, October 2, 2006 at Foothills United Way

[Susan Levy]

Thank you to whoever revised the policy statement.  I think part of the difficulty addressing this issue is the lack of clarity of HSA’s role in public policy development.  This position statement is probably the first time that HSA has had to deal with a delicate public policy issue and clarifies, for me anyway, what the focus of HSA should be, which is a united voice of human service agencies, not a voice of any individual group.  Thus, any position statement on a particular issue, as opposed to a policy statement on a topic (such as homelessness, health care, etc) should be broadly stated, and reflect the impact on the group, not on any individual agency.  I also think that the participants in the group, when voting on position statements should be empowered to vote their conscience without their respective board’s approval, as the position statement is one of the HSA, not of any particular agency.  It is then incumbent upon each individual agency to develop position statements relevant to their own individual mission and area of interest, rather than to approve or sign off on a statement intended to reflect the impact on a broad coalition of human service providers.  What do you all think? S.     Susan B. Levy, Women's Health (BVWHC) 2855 Valmont Rd Boulder  CO  80301 email:  [EMAIL PROTECTED] t: 303-440-9320 ext. 24 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Bolin Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 2:59 PM To: boulderhsa@lists.colorado.edu Subject: HSA meeting Monday, October 2, 2006 at Foothills United Way   Hi all:   Attached are the minutes of our last meeting, the agenda for Monday's meeting and a new draft of the immigration policy statement given to me anonymously.  Hope all is well and that you all can come!   David Bolin Executive Director Center for People With Disabilities 1675 Range Street Boulder, CO 80301 303-442-8662 303-442-0502 FAX [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.cpwd-ilc.org This email message, and any included attachments from the Center for People With Disabilities (CPWD), is confidential and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed.  The information contained herein may include protected health information or otherwise privileged information.  Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.  If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply to this message and delete the email without disclosure.  Thank you.