Advocates Convene to Address Ending the HIV Epidemic in Mississippi at One Day Conference
CHCAMS, along with partners at the Miss. State Dept. of Health and Miss. AETC convened a group of advocates and public health officials on Monday, June 13, 2022, to develop strategies for Ending the HIV Epidemic in Mississippi. There were a total of 118 attendees from across the state representing various segments of the community. Below are photos from the conference, held at The Refuge Hotel and Conference Center in Flowood, Miss.
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Dr. Chris Roby, COO of CHCMAS, is interviewed by Kobe Vance, MPB News. |
Manager of Education and Training at CHCAMS Desiree Stinson (center) works with Shermaile Williams(right) and Jennifer Ward during registration. |
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(Left to right) Dr. John Oguntomilade, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Melverta Bender, Dir. of the Office of STD/HIV at the Miss. State Department of Health, and CHCAMS CEO Terrence M. Shirley were on the agenda for the opening session of the conference. |
Kizmet Cleveland, director of the Mississippi Community Health Workers Association, sets up a booth to promote CHWs role in healthcare. |
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(Left to right) Kathryn Rodenmeyer, Vera Walker-Ward, and Cynthia Dismuke pictured here. |
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Panelists discuss issues and barriers to health care for LGBTQ community members. (Left to right) Mark Vortice, AEH Community Health Center, Melanie Deas, Link Centre, Marcus McPherson, All-In@Circle, Joelle Bayaa-Uzuri Espeut, and moderator Nigel Ashford, OUTSPOKEN. |
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2022 UDS Roundtable:
Ready...Set...
Wait...What are we doing?
July 6, 2022 -- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
- Discuss 2022 clinical measures per UDS manual. (Table 6B and 7)
- Workflow and strategic plans for documentation.
- Data hygiene and compliance.
- UDS+ Modernization for 2023
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HRSA invites you to an information session on the Monkeypox outbreak hosted by CDC and HRSA. We will discuss the role of HRSA and HRSA-supported organizations in the public health response. Topics include identifying symptoms, where to refer patients, and much more. This webinar is intended for clinicians, including those serving in HRSA-supported health centers, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program-funded clinics, and Rural Health Clinics.
Thursday, June 30
noon- 1 p.m. CST
Please register early as capacity is limited.
The webinar will feature HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson, CDC Director Dr. Walensky, and CDC’s Director of the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention Dr. Demetre Daskalakis. Visit CDC.gov/Monkeypox for the latest information on Monkeypox.
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COVID Treatments and Complications
Pursuant to 42 C.F.R. Section 447.205, public notice is hereby given for the submission of a Medicaid State Plan Amendment (SPA) 22-0005 COVID Treatment and Complications Coverage. The Division of Medicaid, in the Office of the Governor, will submit this proposed SPA to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) effective March 11, 2021, contingent upon approval from CMS, our Transmittal #22-0005.
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Federal Policy Updates and Resources
Supreme Court Overturns Right to Abortion: In a 6-3 vote in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion. The decision can be found here. NACHC is reviewing the decision.
Health Center Funding FY23 Appropriations House Text Released: On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, the House Appropriations Committee released the text of the FY23 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) bill, including the list of individual earmarks, known as community project funding. The legislation includes $1.946 billion for the Health Centers program, an increase of $198 million above the FY 2022 enacted level, $25 million to expand access to contraceptive care, and $100 million (an increase of $70 million) to support school-based health centers.
On Thursday, June 23, 2022, the LHHS Subcommittee held its markup of the legislation and released a summary. The full Appropriations Committee will next consider the bill on June 30, 2022. That is when the bill and committee report will be made public. Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) hopes to pass a bipartisan FY23 Appropriations package on the House floor by July 2022.
Encourage House Members to Sign On to Bipartisan 340B Letter: NACHC supports a bipartisan House letter led by Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), David McKinley (R-WV), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Cindy Axne (D-IA), and John Katko (R-NY) to Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Becerra, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Johnson and HHS Inspector General Grimm urging them to begin enforcement actions against pharmaceutical companies that refuse to honor 340B discounts on prescription drugs. Here is the text of the letterand the list of signers. Please encourage your House Members to sign on to the letter by the June 30 deadline, by having them email Nicholas Widmyer at Widmyer@mail.house.gov in Rep. Spanberger's office or Jeannine Bender at Jeannine.Bender@mail.house.gov in Rep. McKinley's office.
Extension of FTCA Coverage for Health Center Volunteers Passes the House: On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, the House passed the bipartisan HR 7666 – Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022. The bill contains a five-year extension from FY22 to FY27 of Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) coverage for Health Center Volunteer Health Professionals. HR 7666 now moves to the Senate for consideration.
New! COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage for Children 6 Months to Five Years: After the FDA and CDC authorized the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines for younger children late last week, CMS has announced that children enrolled in CHIP and Medicaid are eligible to receive the vaccine at no cost. The coverage extension applies to children as young as six months and up to five years of age as per the guidelines for each vaccine type. Learn more about CMS guidance and COVID-19 vaccinations through the HHS We Can Do This .
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CDC Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children |
On June 18, 2022, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendation that all children 6 months through 5 years of age should receive a COVID-19 vaccine. This expands eligibility for vaccination to nearly 20 million additional children and means that all Americans ages 6 months and older are now eligible for vaccination.
Parents and caregivers can now get their children 6 months through 5 years of age vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines to better protect them from COVID-19. All children, including children who have already had COVID-19, should get vaccinated.
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FDA Authorizes First COVID Booster for Children Ages
5 to 11
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The Food and Drug Administration Tuesday authorized the first COVID-19 vaccine booster for children ages 5 to 11.
The authorization makes all children in that age group who received their second shot at least five months ago eligible to receive a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
The companies requested the authorization based on a small study that they and the FDA said demonstrated a third shot is safe and can significantly boost antibody levels, countering waning immunity and providing added protection against the virus, including the more contagious omicron variant.
Read the full story here.
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For those who missed the live discussions, recordings of the meetings and other information are now available at the CHCAMS COVID-19 Clearinghouse.
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"Take a Minute for Your Health with Dr. Sonja Fuqua" is the latest video series from CHCAMS to address forming healthier habits to prevent becoming very ill if contracting COVID-19. Find the videos at vaccineplus.me or on the CHCAMS YouTube channel. Click here to subscribe.
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Is Text Messaging the Best Patient Outreach Tool for COVID-19 Vaccines?
Researchers found that text messages were just as effective as phone calls, with both COVID-19 vaccine patient outreach strategies yielding the same response rate of nearly 3 percent. Read the full article here.
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