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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Health Insurance, Graduation   Volume 5 Issue 5  
CONTENTS
Health Insurance: How concerned are Utahns?
CPPA Academic Programs Graduate 65 Students
CPPA Wants Your Feedback
For Policy-Makers and Administrators
The Power of Compassion
About Policy Perspectives...
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e-Government, Public Notices, Innovation
April 29, 2009
Utah's Budget, Health System Reform, Western States Budgets
March 25, 2009
Economy, Twitter
February 25, 2009
State of the State According to Utahns
February 17, 2009
Legislative Preview, Election Law, Immigration
January 28, 2009

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Health Insurance: How concerned are Utahns?
by Jennifer Robinson, CPPA Associate Director

Heath care insurance is a topic receiving a great deal of attention at both the national and state level. This is not surprising considering the number of individuals lacking insurance coverage and the rising costs of insurance. But, are Utahns concerned about health insurance coverage? Find out the answer in our article.
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CPPA Academic Programs Graduate 65 Students
Growing Programs in Public Administration, Public Policy, and International Affairs & Global Enterprise

On May 8, The University of Utah graduated 65 students from the Master of Public Administration (MPA) and the Master of Public Policy (MPP) programs. Both programs, along with the Master of Science in International Affairs & Global Enterprise (MIAGE), are administered by the Center for Public Policy & Administration (CPPA). Read more to learn about the programs’ successes this year!
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CPPA Wants Your Feedback
We value your feedback and hope you will take a moment to complete our survey about Policy Perspectives. The survey will take just a few minutes to complete. We appreciate your help as we continually work to improve our publications!
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The Power of Compassion
by Tricia Jack, CPPA

If you were to describe what compassion means, you’d probably suggest words such as caring, sympathy, sensitivity, kindness, and love: not words typically associated with the workplace. Yet compassion is a powerful leadership tool, and if balanced well with other qualities and tools, can help to create working relationships of trust and respect.
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For Policy-Makers and Administrators
A Tool To Help Fight Childhood Obesity
by Megan Crowley, Ken Embley, CPPA

In this monthly column, CPPA takes a look at new initiatives and ideas from around the nation and the world. This month's idea: A Tool For Policy-Makers and Administrators To Help Fight Childhood Obesity.
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