Delta Health Center Honors Community Health Center icon Dr. Robert Smith in renaming its 2 Greenville Clinics in his honor on May 10, 2018.
Present for the esteemed ceremony are pictured left to right, John Fairman, CEO, Delta Health Center, Tom Van Coverdan, CEO NACHC; health center CEO, Dr. Rashad Ali; Dr. Robert Smith (honoree); and other health center CEOs, Dr. Jasmin Chapman; and Dr. Rozell Chapman
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Attorney General Jim Hood visits Access Family Health Services to talk about rural health care and learn of the work of Community Health Centers.
Community leaders and members of the Access Family CHC had an opportunity for meaningful dialogue in Smithville on May 10th as the Attorney General discussed the work of the newly formed Mental Health Task Force and issues of the Opioid Crisis. The meeting was followed by a reception and tour of the facility.
Marilyn Sumerford, Executive Director of Access pictured with General Hood, Senator Hob Bryan, MPHCA CEO, Janice Sherman
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MPHCA and Community Health Centers host expert trainers on Childhood Obesity
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Ben Jones, Trainer, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, with CHC teams
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Ben has been training for MEND for the past 11 years.
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Another trainer, CHAD Misner also provided training on the Coordinated Approach To Child Health (CATCH) curriculum. CATCH is based on the CDC Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model in which health education, school environment, and family/community involvement work together to support youth in a healthy lifestyle.
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The training provided an opportunity for health centers to learn from evidence-based models for patient engagement that include nutrition advice and physical activity, all powered by behavior change techniques. Just in case you missed our earlier edition, MEND stands for Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do It! The program objective is to improve the health outcomes of obese children. CHCs will implement the MEND 7-13 Program, a comprehensive, family-based program that helps overweight or obese children aged 7-13 years improve their health, fitness and self-esteem. Participating FQHCs are Aaron E. Henry Community Health Services Center, Delta Health Center, G.A. Carmichael Family Health Center, and Greater Meridian Health Clinic. The health centers will work with 120 children and their families to implement the program over the next several months with published results forthcoming.
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HR Workgroup Meets in Laurel
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The Door Prize Winners at the HR Workgroup
Pictured left to right LaToya W-Benton, Outreach Health Services, Bershard Howze, Outreach Health Services & Janice Robinson, SEMRHI
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The Regional HR Workgroup convened on Thursday, April 26
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, at the Laurel WIN Job Center. The afternoon presentation was provided by representatives from Mutual of America, a retirement plan company that specializes in the needs of CHCs as well as other non-profits. Mutual of America also provided door prizes. A drawing was held at the very end of the day with the following winners taking home the three prizes.
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Representatives Scott Mason from CommonWealth Purchasing Group and Kimberly Koss from Jackson Physician Search (JPS) were morning presenters at the meeting. These representatives have made a commitment to bring their individual presentations to each Second Quarter HR Workgroup meeting hosted by MPHCA.
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Harris Group Services, Inc., (Harris-GS) contracted by HRSA, to conduct a Financial Management Review:
Select Health Centers Receiving Calls
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According to FTFL, HRSA recently released its Grants Policy Bulletin: Legislative Mandates in Grants Management for FY 2018. The Bulletin clarifies the requirements mandated by the FY 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-141), which was signed into law on March 23, 2018 and provides funding to HRSA for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. The Bulletin specifically provides information on the 12 statutory provisions that limit the use of funds on HRSA grants (including, but not limited to, Section 330 grants) for FY 2018.
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USDA produces new statewide data
Useful for Grant Proposals
Social Determinants:
Food Insecurity, Poverty, Education, Employment
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An estimated 12.3 percent of American households were food insecure at least some time during the year in 2016, meaning they lacked access to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members. That is essentially unchanged from 12.7 percent in 2015. The prevalence of very low food security also essentially unchanged, at 4.9 percent in 2016 and 5.0 percent in 2015. Mississippi on average from 2014-2016, is documented at 18.7%
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Click
here
to make Hotel Reservations
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As a vendor or sponsor, you will get the opportunity to have a captive audience during a special vendor reception with targeted decision makers and promote your brand with hundreds of community health care professionals from around the state and beyond.
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American Society of Addiction Medicine Online trainings for Opioid Treatment
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Strictly online and the certificate is available as soon as course is complete. The training is free to residents and ASAM member. Otherwise, it costs $149.
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Diabetes Camp for Teenage Type 2 Diabetics
June 1-3, 2018
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Targeted Audience:
Individuals who have been identified as a type 2 diabetic or prediabetic are encouraged to attend.
Cost
$25 and scholarships are available.
For more information and to register contact: Harvey Nixon 228-594-3638 or
Gene Trussell (662-574-7552)
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BPHC All-Programs Webcast
Tuesday, May 22
2:30-3:30 p.m. ET
Webcast information coming soon
To submit questions in advance, send an email to
bphcta@hrsa.gov
by Thursday, May 17, with the subject line "BPHC All-Programs Question."
Auto-HPSA Scoring for Community Health Centers
Hosted by HRSA
Wednesday, May 23
1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
Call-in: 888-397-5339
Passcode: 947027
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Published: May 4, 2018
Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. §§ 43-13-117, 43-13-121, the Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM) was granted the authority to continue reimbursing eligible providers at 100 percent (100%) of the Medicare Physician Fee …
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Encourage
Your Patients to Register To Vote!
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Primary Election Day Registration Deadline Approaching:
Deadline to register to vote on Primary Election Day, June 5
To update name and address registration information online, individuals must already be a registered voter in MS and have a current and valid MS driver’s license or photo identification card issued by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.
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New Opioid Funding Opportunities:
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BD Helping Build Healthy Communities aims to identify, award, and share successful community health innovations with other safety net providers, officials, and the public to generate awareness of health centers’ unique ability to address community needs.
Up to five (5) Awards of $200,000 each will be made in 2018 for Medication Therapy Management Programs.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations from all 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are eligible to apply
- Applicants must be federally-qualified health centers, or look-alikes, and NACHC member
- Regional health center consortia and statewide associations are not eligible to apply
- Past Award winners may reapply if they have not received funding the past two award cycles
To learn more about the awards program and to apply,
click here.
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Community Health Center Capital Fund, Capital Link
Application Deadline: May 30, 2018
Awards up to seven qualified health centers with grants of $20,000-$50,000 each to support technical assistance provided by Capital Link.
To date, Capital Link has assisted health centers in raising more than $614 million through NMTC—more than half of all funds raised through the NMTC program for FQHCs.
We are accepting applications from health centers planning capital projects of $5 million or more for which they intend to seek NMTC financing in 2019 and 2020.
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Application Deadline: Monday, June 4, 2018
SAMHSA is accepting applications from Federally Qualified Health Centers, opioid treatment programs, or practitioners who have a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine to expand access to FDA-approved drugs or devices for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose. SAMHSA expects to fund up to five grantees with as much as $200,000 per year for as many as five years.
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Application Deadline: July 1, 2018
Awards grants in the areas of education, human services, and health. Specific project initiatives include food and hunger; economic development; daycare programs; hospital and healthcare agencies; health screenings; health education; AIDS/HIV prevention and education; and equipment for healthcare facilities.
Application Deadline: Rolling
Support well-established nonprofit organizations across the nation that address issues within four major areas of interest: education, health, culture, and social service. Health interests include cancer, geriatrics, neonatology, perinatology, pediatrics, women's health, and the disabled.
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