Last week, we wrote about the opportunity for you to become a health care leader in your community by hosting a health care meet-up near you. It's a chance to plug into the national health care discussion being initiated by President-elect Barack Obama's transition team over the next two weeks.

So far, community members of SEIU and its partner organizations Healthcare United and Americans for Health Care have volunteered to host a total of 200 of these meet-ups. You can still sign up to host your own by clicking here.

If you're hosting one of these events, you can find the official Change.gov moderator and participant guides to help you structure and guide your discussions.

Watch HHS Secretary-Designate Tom Daschle talk about why these discussions are so important:

Thursday, December 18th at 3pm EST, we'll be hosting a conference call for people who have signed up to be hosts (note new date). We'll spend just a few minutes offering some pointers for your gathering and letting hosts share your plans with each other. We'll also answer any specific questions you have. if you'd like to join us, please email info@imahealthcarevoter.org and we'll send you the call-in information.

If you've hosted or attended a health care meet-up in recent days, please feel free to share your experience in the comments section below!