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October 2017
ACHD members are leading a transformation of our association to meet the unique needs of Health Care Districts in today's challenging health care environment.
Our "Membership Drives Change" newsletter highlights the services and support ACHD offers that empower Districts to drive change in their communities.
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Member Engagement Matters
- ACHD's Education Committee met to recap the 2017 Annual Meeting and plan for our 2018 Annual Meeting. The committee also discussed ACHD's Leadership Academy, which is taking place February 8-9, 2018.
- ACHD's Finance Committee met to review ACHD's investment earnings, the 2016-17 Financial Audit, and the recap of the quarterly financial reports.
- ACHD hosted their monthly Webinar Series - Emergency Preparedness, which featured Kimberly Baldwin, Senior Consultant and Michael Davis, Manager, of WIPFLI/HFS Consultants. Our presenters reviewed emergency preparedness requirements as well as provided Districts with advice on how to better prepare for an emergency. To view a recording of the Emergency Disaster presentation, click here. ACHD will host the next installment of our Webinar Education Series on December 14 at 10:00 am, focusing on Website Compliance. To register for our next webinar, click here.
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Advocacy in Action
The Governor took final action on over 1,300 bills by the October 15 deadline. ACHD's Advocacy Team Tracked over 100 bills this session with over 30 active positions. Find our final End of Session Legislative Report,
here.
The Legislature will reconvene on January 3, 2018 for the second year of their two-year session.
The ACHD Working Group Healthcare District Law Subcommittee completed their initial work with draft language for a potential revision of the Healthcare District Enabling Act. ACHD will continue to update our Members as further progress is made.
Please contact
Amber King
, Vice President, Government Affairs, with questions.
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Healthcare District Engagement Tour reached 6,310 miles traveled!
Amber King, Vice President of Government Affairs and Sheila Johnston, Vice President of Member Relations & Administration continued their Outreach Tour of Healthcare Districts in November. This month, the team visited Mark Twain Health Care District in San Andreas. Amber and Sheila experienced driving through the foothills to meet with the new Executive Director, Randy Smart, M.D., Lin Reed, Board Chair, and Peggy Stout, Board Clerk. We truly enjoyed our discussions learned a lot about the District, the initiatives the Board is undertaking to enhance the communities health and
policy issues that may impact the District.
Our road trip to California's Healthcare Districts has been a great opportunity for the ACHD team to see our Districts in action and meet key players in advancing community health. We will continue visiting Districts over the next few months; remember to follow our road trip on
Twitter
and Facebook
.
Please contact
Sheila Johnston
, Vice President, Member Relations & Administration, with questions.
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The Association of California Healthcare Districts (ACHD) represents Healthcare Districts throughout the state's urban, suburban and rural areas. California is home to 79 Healthcare Districts that play a profound role in responding to the specialized health needs of local communities by providing access to essential health services to tens of millions of Californians while also having direct accountability to the communities that Districts serve. In many areas, Healthcare Districts are the sole source of health, medical and well-being services in their communities.
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