Printable Version of Schedule / Agency Activities (Adobe Acrobat Versions)

Monday, March 10

• Agenda:  First Annual Governor's Conference on Covering the Uninsured "Tools for Building Solutions for Virginia's Uninsured" (Adobe Acrobat Version)
• Invitation:  First Annual Governor's Conference on Covering the Uninsured "Tools for Building Solutions for Virginia's Uninsured" (Adobe Acrobat Version)
• PICH will be at the Hampton City Court House offering FAMIS to families that are in court for child support.
• The HELP Free Clinic will be conducting free screenings (blood pressure, foot care, heart health, stress, nutrition, body alignment) from 5:00PM until 8:30PM at the Hampton Health Department, home of the HELP Free Clinic. They will also be enrolling children/adults in FAMIS/Medicaid.
• Throughout Cover the Uninsured Week, PICH will be conducting enrollment of children in FAMIS at Main Street Physicians, PICH at Stoneybrook and PICH-East End Health Clinic.

Tuesday, March 11

• Newport News City Proclamation
• Presentation of Proclamation at Newport News City Council Meeting – 7:00PM

Wednesday, March 12

• Hampton City Proclamation
• Presentation of Proclamation at Hampton City Council Meeting – 7:30PM
• The Gloucester-Mathews Free Clinic will be conducting free screenings (blood pressure, oral health, foot care, heart health, stress, nutrition, body alignment). They will also be enrolling children/adults in FAMIS/Medicaid. This mini Health Fair will be held from 10:00AM until 2:00PM.
• The Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce will he hosting its Mayors and Commanders Breakfast which is attended by between 80 and 150 Chamber members. Materials will be provided to those in attendance. In addition, materials will be distributed at meetings of the Leads Clubs.

Thursday, March 13

• A Community Forum Revealing the Face of Uninsured Children In Hampton Roads Hosted by The Consortium for Infant and Child Health Covering Kids & Families Work Group
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• The Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce is going to carry an article in its publication, ENTERPRISE, which is mailed to 5,000 businesses.
• Businessmen’s Prayer Breakfast will announce and provide information concerning Cover the Uninsured Week.
• Community Issues Forum: Revealing the Face of the Uninsured Child in Hampton Roads which is being conducted on the Southside for both the Southside and the Peninsula. See www.gvpccc.org for additional information.
• The Lackey Free Clinic will be conducting free screenings (blood pressure, foot care, heart health, stress, nutrition, body alignment) from 4:30PM until 8:00PM. They will also be enrolling children/adults in FAMIS/Medicaid.

Friday, March 14

• The Peninsula Clergy Association’s mailing to 340 congregations will contain information on the week and clergy are being encouraged to speak to their congregations on the topic of the uninsured.
• Chaplain David Plummer (President of the Peninsula Clergy Association); Pastor Thomas Kleinert (First Christian Church); Rev. Welborn Preston (New Life AME Church); Rev. Alfred A. Terrell (Macedonia Baptist Church); Father Lee Gueneri (Gloucester Clergy); Catholic Charities (area Catholic Churches) are involved in promoting the week to the clergy.
• Mary Immaculate Hospital will be doing free screenings as well as education to benefit working persons and their families, from 5:00PM until 8:00PM at the MIH Community Education and Health Resource Center. In addition to the screening and educational program, 12 area agencies will be there to talk about their programs, answer questions and provide information to interested persons.
• As a part of Cover the Uninsured Week, WHRO, the Cathy Lewis Show, Hear Say, will feature a panel of 3, who will be discussing the lack of healthcare coverage for all Americans and other issues concerning the uninsured.

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• (P) Radio and TV Coverage – prepared public announcements are being sent to area
• radio stations
• Daily Press Coverage
• Patrick Henry Mall marquee will carry some type of advertisement, Cover the Uninsured Week, March 10-16.
• Langley Federal Credit Union marquee will carry some type of advertisement, Cover the Uninsured Week, March 10-16.
• The Coliseum Mall will display Cover the Uninsured Week posters.
• The Hampton Neighborhood Family School Partnerships is getting the word out to its constituents.

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Agency Activities

• Enrollment of Youth in Medicaid/FAMIS
  • LINK (Living Interfaith Network of Hampton Roads)
  • Greater Peninsula Care Foundation (PAF)
  • HELP (Hampton Ecumenical Lodgings and Provisions) Free Clinic
  • Lackey Free Clinic
  • Gloucester-Mathews Free Clinic
  • Mary Immaculate Hospital
• Enrollment of Adults in Medicaid
  • LINK (Living Interfaith Network of Hampton Roads)
  • Greater Peninsula Care Foundation (PAF)
• Provide enrollment forms/referral contacts
  • United Way of Greater Williamsburg
• Presentations on the topic to clients/other publics
  • Serenity House – March 11, 2003 at 10:30AM; March 16, 2003 at 10:00AM
  • St. Paul’s Episcopal Church – Seed of Hope Prayer Breakfast on March 10
• Involvement of Board of Directors
  • Serenity House – presentation and provision of materials
  • OHA (Office of Human Affairs) - presentation
• Posting/display/availability of information at the agency
  • Serenity House
  • Foodbank
  • Greater Peninsula Care Foundation (PAF)
  • United Way of Greater Williamsburg
  • United Way of the Virginia Peninsula
  • OHA (Office of Human Affairs)
• Provide Information
  • St. Paul’s Episcopal Church – Sunday service bulletin
  • Foodbank – FAMIS and Affordable Healthcare Information to Share/USDA agencies
  • United Way of Greater Williamsburg – to FISH and request that the agency display the information
• Distribution of Information
  • St. Paul’s Episcopal Church – to 11 Episcopal Churches on the Peninsula via e-mail
  • Foodbank - Article in Fast Fact Informational Flyer
• Collaborative Efforts
  • Foodbank – sending nutrition information to the three area free clinics for their screenings
  • Foodbank – speaking engagements with PICH
• Referrals
  • Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church – Healthcare for the Homeless, Church’s Pharmacy Program, Church’s Respite Care for Caregivers Program, Church’s Pregnancy Solutions Program, NNDSS
• Free Health Screenings
  • HELP (Hampton Ecumenical Lodgings and Provisions) Free Clinic
  • Lackey Free Clinic
  • Gloucester-Mathews Free Clinic
  • Mary Immaculate Hospital
   

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Resources

• PAYING FOR HEALTH CARE WHEN YOU’RE UNINSURED: HOW MUCH SUPPORT DOES THE SAFETY NET OFFER? 
  Based on a survey of 6,884 uninsured people in 18 states,  the study found that most who receive medical care have great difficulty affording it, even at safety net institutions with a mission to provide services to poor and uninsured individuals. To view the document on-line, visit www.accessproject.org/medicaldebt.html 
  Contact: Mark Rukavina, 617.654.9911, ext. 229.
• THE MEDICAID RESOURCE BOOK
  A tool that includes information on eligibility, benefits, financing, and administration; a legislative history of the program; a Medicaid glossary; and indices to program statutes and regulations. 
  For copies of the report (Pub. 2236), visit www.kff.org/content/2003/2236
  Hard copies of Kaiser publications are available via the toll-free publications request line, 800.656.4533.
• MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE GUIDE: MOVING TOWARDS A MULTI-SYSTEM APPROACH FOR CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH 
  This publication focuses on collaboration between public health, mental health, and education agencies as they work to coordinate mental health services. The complete series is available at www.astho.org/?template=access.html
• REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES THROUGH A FOCUS ON COMMUNITIES, PolicyLink proposes principles and strategies to reduce health disparities that focus not only on individual, but also on their neighborhoods and communities. 
  To view this report, visit www.policylink.org/RE_Health_Disparities.html
• NEARLY ONE OUT OF THREE NON-ELDERLY AMERICANS WERE UNINSURED FOR ALL OR PART OF 2001-2002
  Families USA prepared a report for Cover the Uninsured Week (CTUW) that was released today by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of the kickoff for CTUW. The Families USA report, based on Census Bureau data, found that 74.7 million Americans under 65 years of age - almost one out of three (30.1 percent) - were uninsured at some point during 2001-2002. Almost two-thirds (65 percent) of these uninsured people were without health coverage for at least six months, and nearly one-quarter (24 percent) were uninsured throughout the two-year period.
  Full report may be found at http://www.familiesusa.org/Going%20without%20report.pdf
  
  
  

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