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Join ALPES tonight for our June Meeting! Please see the details below!  
Alianza Latina Pro-Educación en Salud
email: alpesnc@gmail.com website: www.alpesnc.org Follow us on: Facebook - Twitter - Google+ - LinkedIn  Hello Child Advocates, Medicaid is the backbone health insurance program for kids in North Carolina, providing guaranteed insurance coverage to over 1.1 million children including youth in foster care, children with disabilities, and children from low-income families. While there are currently intense federal threats to the viability of Medicaid, the state of North Carolina is also undergoing its own Medicaid transformation process with a transition to a managed care system. NC Child has consistently stated that any plan to move to a managed care system should include a plan to close the health insurance coverage gap for hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians. This will go a long way in helping children live in healthier and more economically secure families. Earlier this year, Gov. Roy Cooper proposed a plan that would expand Medicaid for North Carolina’s working poor and just last month a Republican proposal promoting a version of expansion was also introduced in the NC General Assembly. Bi-partisan support is truly growing. Speak Out to Close the Medicaid Coverage Gap: NC DHHS Holding New Public Hearings on Medicaid Reform The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is now collecting input on Medicaid Reform. This public comment process is a critical opportunity for advocates and consumers to elevate the need for North Carolina to close the coverage gap as well as speak out on other key issues related to Medicaid coverage for children. DHHS is holding four in-person public hearings in May starting on Monday, May 1st.
We encourage you to attend a hearing and speak out in favor of closing the coverage gap or other important topics related to children’s Medicaid coverage. Please let us know if you are planning on attending one of the forums! See https://www.ncdhhs.gov/how-submit-comments for guidelines related to the submission of written comments and speaker guidelines for public hearings. (Basically, sign-ups to speak will begin about 45 minutes prior to the start of the hearing at each location, people will be able to sign up for 2-minute slots.) Please help spread the word! Thank you for all you do for children and families. Contact UsNC Child 3101 Poplarwood Court Suite 300 Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 919-834-6623 admin@ncchild.org Alianza Latina Pro-Educación en Salud email: alpesnc@gmail.com website: www.alpesnc.org Follow us on: Facebook - Twitter - Google+ - LinkedIn  Community Health Workers LISTENING SESSIONS across the state (Promotoras de Salud are encouraged to attend; there will be interpretation services –Spanish-English & others as needed--for all of the sessions).
Welcome to the first edition of the North Carolina Community Health Worker Initiative News! We hope this quarterly newsletter will provide opportunities for you to learn about activities across the state and connect with others who share common goals. We will feature opportunities such as conferences, grants, and trainings as well as highlight the local CHW program accomplishments. We would like to hear from you! Please send information about upcoming opportunities, recommendations for program highlights and feedback on the newsletter to Tish Singletary at tish.singletary@dhhs.nc.gov. North Carolina Community Health Worker Summit Over 140 stakeholders attended the North Carolina Community Health (CHW) Summit on November 10, 2016 at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. Participants provided feedback on the North Carolina CHW Initiative Stakeholder Recommendations for training and certifying CHWs during this daylong event. Feedback included topics such as liability and safety, use of common terminology, funding and cost as well as education requirements. Items of Interest American Diabetes Association 2017 Standards of Care The Community Health Worker Consensus (C3) Project is a multi-state effort to advance consensus in the CHW field across the US. To get regular updates on the C3 Project, sign up for thei C3 Project Newsletter In This Issue North Carolina Community Health Worker Summit Upcoming Opportunities NC CHW Regional Listening Sessions NC CHW Initiative Selected for ASTHO Opportunity Upcoming Opportunities MARK YOUR CALENDAR NCONA Annual Conference Navigating Palliative Care in Health Systems and the Community June 23, 2017 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM The Friday Center Chapel Hill, NC Topics include palliative care, the strategic roles of patient navigators,engaging communities to understand palliative care, hospice and end of life care, navigating financial burdens across the continuum and enhancing quality of care for health care systems and communities. An agenda and registration are forthcoming. UNITY Conference August 6-9, 2017 Hilton Anatole Hotel Dallas, TX Come participate in the largest national conference of and for CHWs. Registration is forth coming. To stay abreast of this event visit the Center for Sustainable Health Outreach. CHW Summit November 3, 2017 Atlanta, GA The CHW Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) is tentatively planning a CHW Summit the day before the annual APHA conference. More information to come. NC CHW Initiative Recommendations Regional Listening Session The NC Community Health Worker Steering Committee is seeking feedback on draft recommendations on the core competencies and a process for certifying CHWs. We need to hear from CHWs, CHW Employers, Health Care Providers and Faith-based Organizations. You are welcome to attend one or more of the following sessions; however, preregistration is required. REGISTER HERE Date Location Time Chowan County Agricultural Center 730 N. Granville St., Ste. A Edenton, NC 27932 April 24, 2017 5:30pm-8:30pm Richmond Community College Cole Auditorium 1042 W. Hamlet Ave. Hamlet, NC 28345 May 2, 2017 5:30pm-8:30pm Lincoln County Senior Center 514 S. Academy St. Lincolnton, NC 28092 May 9, 2017 5:30pm-8:30pm Wilkes County Agricultural Center 416 Executive Dr. Wilkesboro, NC 28697 May 16, 2017 5:30pm-8:30pm Duplin County Agriculture Center May 23, 2017 5:30pm-8:30pm Area L AHEC Rocky Mount, NC June 5, 2017 5:30pm-8:30pm YMCA at Mission Pardee Health Campus Arden, NC June 14, 2017 5:30pm-8:30pm First Presbyterian Church Tartan Hall 26 Church St. Franklin, NC 28734 June 20, 2017 5:30pm-8:30pm North Carolina Selected for ASTHO Opportunity The North Carolina CHW Initiative has been selected along with Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada and Oklahoma to participate in the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Community Health Worker Learning Community. Through this technical assistance opportunity participants will share perspectives on the use of multidisciplinary teams to to promote workforce development and the coordination of care across the spectrum of care. Additionally, each state will receive customized assistance from national experts on issues related to certification, training, strategic planning, coalition building, evaluation and evaluation. The initiative began in January and will end August 2017. DHHS DPH Chronic Disease and Injury Section, 1915 Mail Service Center,5505 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC 27699-1915 Alianza Latina Pro-Educación en Salud email: alpesnc@gmail.com website: www.alpesnc.org Follow us on: Facebook - Twitter - Google+ - LinkedIn  I’ve attached our 2016 brochure which is still correct, except for the income guideline “table”. The new income guidelines are below--- a family of 4 making $51,912 or slightly more may qualify. Let me know if you need me to present to any of your staff/family gatherings. Atentamente, Norma EFFECTIVE APRIL 2017 Family Size Health Check/Medicaid- Children* NC Health Choice 0-5 yrs. old 6-20 yrs. old 6-18 yrs. old 2 $2,842 $1,800 $2,856 3 $3,574 $2,264 $3,591 4 $4,305 $2,727 $4,326 5 $5,037 $ 3,190 $5,061 6 or more add $732** add $464** add $735** **for each additional child *Children may receive Medicaid at 19- 20 but income limits are different. Norma Martí Health Check (Medicaid for Children)/ NC Health Choice Minority Outreach Division of Public Health, Children & Youth Branch NC Department of Health and Human Services 919-707-5643 Office 919-870-4880 Fax Norma.Marti@dhhs.nc.gov 5601 Six Forks Road 1928 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27609-1928 Alianza Latina Pro-Educación en Salud email: alpesnc@gmail.com website: www.alpesnc.org Follow us on: Facebook - Twitter - Google+ - LinkedIn 
  I have attached flyers for a research study we are conducting to assess the impact of stressors associated with being a Latino Immigrant in the research triangle area on behavioral, mental health, and physical health outcomes. As you well know the Latino community is incredibly resilient, so we will be exploring the impact of this as well.
Please share this opportunity with your networks. We are not collecting any social security numbers or tax ID #s from participants and will be compensating them $50 in cash. The data collection will be completed in participants home at their convenience which will take approximately 2 hours. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you so much for your time, Rosa Rosa M. Gonzalez-Guarda, PhD, MPH, CPH, RN, FAAN Associate Professor Duke University School of Nursing 307 Trent Drive, DUMC 3322 Durham, NC 27710 919.613.2634 (Office) rosa.gonzalez-guarda@duke.edu Alianza Latina Pro-Educación en Salud email: alpesnc@gmail.com website: www.alpesnc.org Follow us on: Facebook - Twitter - Google+ - LinkedIn  Please help me share with your friends and contacts this great opportunity for 14-21 year old Raleigh residents. Selected Raleigh Digital Connectors, will join a national group of young leaders who are making a positive difference in the lives of others and opening doors to opportunity! Attached please find the 2017-2018 Raleigh Digital Connectors application and program fact sheet. The application deadline is Friday, July 7th by 12noon. Also, here is the published link to the recruitment information: http://www.raleighnc.gov/parks/news/content/CorNews/Articles/PRecDigitalConnectorsApplications.html. This link contains more detailed information about the program and a video. Alianza Latina Pro-Educación en Salud email: alpesnc@gmail.com website: www.alpesnc.org Follow us on: Facebook - Twitter - Google+ - LinkedIn
 This holiday season it really hit home for me that more people seem to be forgetting best practices for safe driving. I saw a lot of people on their phones, I saw people running red lights, and I saw people who looked like they were generally not paying attention. People forget that they are hurling a two-ton machine along the road that can actually cause fatal damage if not handled properly!
As a public health advocate, I consider driver safety to be just as important as other health issues. And driver safety awareness shouldn’t stop after someone gets their first driver’s license; we should always be monitoring our skills and readiness behind the wheel. The 9 Most Dangerous Things Drivers Do Drugged Driving Prevention: Intervention Techniques to Keep Them Out of the Driver's Seat and Off the Road Age and Driving: Safety Tips and Warning Signs for Older Drivers Transportation Options for Seniors Who Don't Drive Mental Preparation for Driving Safe Driving Practices Thanks for your consideration, and safe travels! Best, Steve Steve Johnson Publichealthlibrary.org | steve@publichealthlibrary.org 2885 Sanford Ave SW #35235 Grandville, MI 49418 Alianza Latina Pro-Educación en Salud email: alpesnc@gmail.com website: www.alpesnc.org Follow us on: Facebook - Twitter - Google+ - LinkedIn  ALPES, along with the ALPES president, Carla Mena, were featured in a newspaper article from La Conexión, se llaman, "Por miedo a ser deportadas mujeres están pariendo sin supervisión médica ni capacitación en sus hogares". Raleigh, N.C. 18 abril 2017-Aunque los partos asistidos en casa han existido desde la antigüedad y se siguen realizando en nuestros días, las razones por las que algunas mujeres indocumentadas en Carolina del Norte están dando a luz sin supervisión ni capacitación en sus hogares es motivo de alerta y reflexión para las autoridades locales. "Por el miedo a ser deportadas si van a un hospital, muchas mujeres están teniendo partos en casa y no solo eso, se están privando y privando a sus hijos de las revisiones médicas que les corresponden", comenta en entrevista para La Conexión, Carla Mena, Presidenta de la Alianza Latina Pro Educación en Salud (ALPES). Cómo afecta el miedo a la deportación? SALUD: "El miedo a que la información personal sea compartida con autoridades de inmigración es otro de los factores por los que los padres de familia están retirando a sus hijos de programas como Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)" de acuerdo a lo que señala Mena. "Un representante de WIC nos ha compartido en una sesión informativa que por miedo y desinformación algunas personas piden que saquen a sus hijos del programa, a pesar de que sus hijos tienen derecho a ello por ser ciudadanos". - See more at: http://www.laconexionusa.com/noticias/20170419_7044301919.asp#sthash.EdWRGidg.dpuf Alianza Latina Pro-Educación en Salud email: alpesnc@gmail.com website: www.alpesnc.org Follow us on: Facebook - Twitter - Google+ - LinkedIn ALPES invites you to our next meeting which will be held on Monday, April 10, 2017 at 5:15 PM! We hope to see you there! 
Alianza Latina Pro-Educación en Salud
email: alpesnc@gmail.com website: www.alpesnc.org Follow us on: Facebook - Twitter - Google+ - LinkedIn 
Come out to the Free Food Giveaway on Saturday, April 8th, May 13th & June 10th at 9:00 AM!
Where: Wake Chapel Church Life Enrichment Center 3805 Tarheel Club Road, Raleigh, NC Sponsored by Wake Chapel Church and The Food Bank of NC. Alianza Latina Pro-Educación en Salud email: alpesnc@gmail.com website: www.alpesnc.org Follow us on: Facebook - Twitter - Google+ - LinkedIn |
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