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Staten Island PPS brings ArchCare's TimeBank to Staten Island
"We all have something to give and even if we think we don't, the TimeBank helps you see that you have much to give."
Staten Island PPS, recognizing the value of informal support networks and their role in filling in some of the gaps of the formal service system, awarded a multi-year grant earlier this year to expand the ArchCare TimeBank to Staten Island.
The ArchCare TimeBank is a free volunteer program where members "bank" their time helping each other, providing and receiving services, assisting neighborhood organizations (such as food pantries and nursing homes) and participating in member-led group activities.
ArchCare, the health care ministry of the Archdiocese of NY, has been successfully running their time bank in several NYC neighborhoods. It is one of the largest in the world, with over 1,500 members. In just 3 years, they have banked over 50,000 hours of assistance to each other as well as to the over 80 community organizations that are also members of the TimeBank.
Currently, over 80 Staten Island residents, ranging from 8 to 87 years old, have already joined the ArchCare TimeBank and have begun helping each other.
If you work with an organization that could benefit from support from the TimeBank or are interested in becoming a member, you can contact TimeBank Coordinator, Laura Alfano, at [email protected] or 917-716-2905.
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Be a Health Literacy Hero
October is Health Literacy Month! Health Literacy Month is a time for organizations and individuals to promote the importance of understandable health information and a chance for you to tell the world what you're doing too!
The theme for Health Literacy Month is "Be a Health Literacy Hero." It's about taking action and finding ways to improve health communication. Health Literacy Heroes are individuals, teams, or organizations who not only identify health literacy problems but also act to solve them. You can help by recognizing and cheering on those you consider as Health Literacy Heroes.
Do you know a Health Literacy Hero? Please share your story with us! Staten Island PPS will be giving an award to a 'Health Literacy Hero' based on your submissions.
Here's how to nominate someone:
a.
Your health literacy hero's information
b.
Your organization
c.
A story about what makes your Health Literacy Hero a champion of improved health communication
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Career Pathways For The Emerging Workforce Symposium
On Tuesday, September 8th, our Senior Director of Workforce Transformation/HR, William Myhre, took part in another panel at the Career Pathways for the Emerging Workforce Symposium hosted by 1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds. The topic of discussion was career pathways in action, which included panelists from Alfred University and 1199SEIU. Other t
opics throughout the day included using career pathways to create systems transformation, workforce trends in healthcare, the role of CUNY and higher education, and next steps. It was a great day of networking and sharing best practice about how organizations are preparing their workforce for the jobs of the future.
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The Patient-Centered Mental Health in Primary Care (PPP)
Mini-Fellowship Program
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for Primary Care (CAP PC) a regional provider of Project TEACH, is hosting a REACH mini-fellowship training open to all pediatric providers across New York City.
The Patient-Centered Mental Health in Primary Care (PPP) Mini-Fellowship program provides pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, physician's assistants, psychiatrists and neurologists with up-to-date training in the
use of psychiatric medications
for children and adolescents. Delivered by a
world-class faculty
of pediatricians, developmental-behavioral pediatricians, clinical nurse specialists, and child and adolescent psychiatrists, PPP training helps clinicians transform their practices, increase productivity, and improve work satisfaction.
The training is two full days with six months of every other week conference calls. The program is free and provides up to 28 CME credits. The training covers the basics of pediatric mental health in primary care, including how to code for these services.
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Register Now! Monday, October 16, NYC Regional Planning Consortium Community Town Hall at RUMC
The New York City Regional Planning Consortium (RPC) at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) invites you to attend our Bi-Annual Community Town Hall.
The NYC RPC has been formed with State support to monitor the transition of mental health and substance use services to Medicaid managed care. The Town Hall seeks to give the broader community the opportunity to learn about the RPC and give their input. The audience will hear from Dr. Ginny Mantello, Health and Wellness Director, Office of the Staten Island Borough President, Dr. Gary Belkin, Executive Deputy Commissioner for Mental Hygiene, and a panel of RPC members about the status of the transition.
Date: Monday, October 16, 2017
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Richmond University Medical Center,
355 Bard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10310
*This event is free and open to the public.
Individuals currently receiving Medicaid are encouraged to attend!
Free lunch
and mental health and substance use resource tables will be available starting at 12:00 p.m.
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Community Health Action of Staten Island's New Diabetes Workshop Dates
Are you living with diabetes? Join
CHASI for their 6-week workshop series. You'll learn how to manage an active and fulfilling lifestyle with diabetes. It's free for people with Medicaid or uninsured. Metro cards will be given out for every class attended. If you attend 4 classes, you'll receive a $20 gift card!
For more information, contact Dianna Diaz at (929) 353-1947 or (718) 808-1415 or [email protected].
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for their new Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition!
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SI PPS Events, Training, and Resources
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Keep up with all of our upcoming and ongoing training opportunities!
In case you missed it, you can find all of our upcoming and ongoing trainings
here.
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SI PPS is launching its Fall
Medical Interpreter Training
program
Our Medical Interpreter training has already led to 40+ bilingual employees from 15 partner sites becoming Qualified Medical Interpreters. These interpreters bridge cultural and linguistic gaps where adverse events due to communication would otherwise occur. Sharing a common language in healthcare improves satisfaction, trust, adherence and outcomes.
Graduates of the program speak Spanish, Russian, Albanian, Mandarin and
Hindi. This cycle we are interested
in candidates who speak Polish, Arabic and West African languages.
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REPORTING A COMPLIANCE CONCERN
SI PPS is committed to ensuring that it has a system in place to respond to possible compliance issues. We will investigate and respond to potential compliance issues as they are identified.
SI PPS has a 24 hour/7 day per week anonymous/confidential Help Line that you can call at
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