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A Note from the Executive Director
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Welcome back to the 2017-18 school year! As SBHC sponsors and provider teams busily launch their clinics, we at NMASBHC are working hard on multiple projects to provide support. Our Board and staff are engaging in planning and implementation of new and annual initiatives to improve healthcare for New Mexico's kids. We hope you will work with us on a few of those including:
- An SBHC directory update and survey form has gone out to every SBHC in our state; as you receive yours, please complete and return so that we can serve the field most effectively. Your update will allow us to update our online and print directories (the only ones in the state!). See link below for a flyer with information about how you can get a gift card for the timely submission of these documents.
- Start taking pictures of your team and youth groups - we'll be launching our second annual photograph contest at the end of September for inclusion in our 2018 calendar (only the second ever).
And as we pause for Labor Day, let's take a moment to think about the many children and families that have been effected by tragedy in the last month. From the violence in Charlottesville to the tragic disaster in Houston and the very recent shooting in Clovis, families near and far need support more than ever. Read on for a few resources to support children in the face of tragedy.
Sending best wishes for strength in the new school year,
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What You'll Find in This Newsletter (click to jump to section)
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- SBHC Updates
- Ft. Sumner: SBHC Hosts NMASBHC Visit
- SBHC Sponsor Corner
- Monthly Feature for SBHC Sponsoring Entity Administrators
- SBHC Coordinator Calls: Coming Soon!
- OSAH Operational Plans Due: September 15th
- SBHC Partners Meeting: September 19th
- HSD/Medicaid Resources
- Medicaid SBHC MCO Advisory Meeting: October 10th
- NM Medicaid Presumptive Eligibility Determiner Trainings: September
- NMASBHC Updates
- NMASBHC Annual Directory Update and Survey
- NMASBHC Annual Photo Contest and Calendar
- Clinic Resources, Training Opportunities, and Job Postings
- Tool for Talking to Children about Tragedies and Other News Events
- School-based Crisis Materials and Guidelines Available through USC School of Social Work
- Envision New Mexico Adolescent Health Initiative
- Webinar: Increasing Adolescent Immunization Coverage
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SBHC Updates
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Ft. Sumner Hosts NMASBHC Visit
Thanks to the team at Ft. Sumner for hosting NMASBHC staff at a July 18th
visit. Highlights included learning about the high percentage of Ft. Sumner students the SBHC is able to see for comprehensive wellness exams (90+%) and the welcoming lobby (pictured below) that greets students as they arrive at the clinic. Thank you Ft. Sumner for your hospitality!
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SBHC Sponsor Corner
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At the suggestion of the NMDOH Office of School and Adolescent Health, NMASBHC has added this monthly feature that includes information critical to SBHC operations that sponsoring entities will want to pay special attention to. If you have ideas or questions for this feature, please let us know! While we encourage you to ALWAYS read this section of the newsletter, we also hope you will check out all resources, especially those related to Medicaid, as you work to make your SBHC financially sustainable.
SBHC Coordinator Calls: September
If you are a DOH-contracted SBHC, watch your email for announcement of an upcoming and mandatory coordinator calls, starting in September. New improvements based on coordinator feedback are in the works! The email will come from Kristin Oreskovich and will include call-in/log-in instructions. NMASBHC will be assisting in the facilitation of this call, which will include announcements about contractual responsibilities, support around Medicaid billing, and time for questions and answers. Please designate an attendee from your team now, and watch for your email. Contact Nancy Rodriguez at NMASBHC or Kristin Oreskovich at OSAH with any questions.
OSAH Operational Plans Due: September 15th
Time is growing short. Don't forget to complete your online Operational Plan by September 15th.
SBHC Partners Meeting: September 19th
Join us for the quarterly SBHC Partners meeting on September 19th
from 11:30am to 1:30pm. The meeting location will be Cooperative Educational Services at 4216 Balloon Park Rd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109. Should you wish to call in, use: 1-404-602-9526 with passcode: 356589#. We look forward to you joining us. Bring your resources and requests!
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HSD/Medicaid Resources
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Medicaid SBHC MCO Advisory Meeting: October 10th
Interested in participating in the HSD-convened and NMASBHC-facilitated MCO SBHC Advisory Group? This quarterly meeting gives SBHCs, Partners, MCOs and HSD to address the many opportunities to improve health outcomes for Medicaid members in the SBHC setting. Contact nancyrodrigueznmasbhc@gmail.com for details about meeting location and call-in instructions. The group meets on the second Tuesday of the first month of each quarter from 1:30 to 3:30pm.
NM Medicaid Presumptive Eligibility Determiner Trainings: September
The PED Training sessions for Presumptive Eligibility Application Assistants continue. As of the publication of this newsletter, no September trainings had been announced. However, please contact HSD at the email address below to get information about trainings offered. Seating is limited and space is available on a first come, first served basis. After successful registration, you will receive a confirmation e-mail that will include instructions on how to join the training on its scheduled date and time. If you have any questions regarding entities qualified to participate as PEDs, the PED certification process or for more information on training sessions being scheduled for future months, please e-mail HSD at:
HSD.PEDeterminers@state.nm.us or call 505-476-7151.
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NMASBHC Updates
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NMASBHC Annual Directory Update and Survey
An SBHC directory update and survey form has gone out to every SBHC in our state; we ask every SBHC to complete and return them to help us update our directories AND serve the field most effectively. Visit
http://www.nmasbhc.org/news.html for a flyer with information about how you can get a gift card for the timely submission of these documents as well as the fillable form. You can also click here to access the form.
NMASBHC Annnual Photo Contest and Calendar
For the second year, NMASBHC is holding an SBHC Photo contest and creating an SBHC Calendar! Start taking photos of your teams and youth for submission. More details to come in September about how and when to submit.
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Clinic Resources, Training Opportunities, and Postings
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Tool for Talking to Children about Tragedies and Other News Events
The American Academy of Pediatrics has an excellent webpage with tips for supporting children in the aftermath of a tragedy, particularly those on a large scale. To learn more and find additional tools, visit:
School-based Crisis Materials and Guidelines Available through USC School of Social Work
The National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement has a webpage with a number of resources that school and clinic staff can use to support young people in times of large group crisis. For more, visit:
https://www.schoolcrisiscenter.org/.
Envision New Mexico Adolescent Initiative
ENM's AHI webinar-based certificate program launches Wednesday, September 6th from 8:00-9:00 a.m. This series kicks off with a session on creating an adolescent-friendly environment. Visit the Envision NM website to find viewing instructions as well as the AHI schedule: http://envisionnm.unm.edu/index.php/quality-initiatives/community/ahi/ Certificates in Adolescent Health are available as well as CME/CEU's.
Webinar: Increasing Adolescent Immunization Coverage
What are the nation's experts saying to their patients about HPV vaccination? Three providers-a pediatrician, an OB-GYN, and a head and neck surgeon-outline the importance of vaccinating 11- and 12-year-olds against HPV cancers in a newly released e-learning module. "Increasing Adolescent Immunization Coverage" is a 40-minute e-learning module
for pediatric and primary care provider teams, created by members of the National HPV Vaccination Roundtable. This module provides information, guidance, and tools for quality improvement efforts to increase HPV vaccination. RNs/NPs, physicians, physician's assistants, and pharmacists can earn a free hour/credit by viewing the CME module here:
https://www.cmeuniversity.com/course/disclaimer/114605#01.
You can also access the Partner Promotion Package which includes social media messages, a flyer, a powerpoint slide, and an infocard at: http://bit.ly/HPV_CMEPromoPack.
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