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To submit
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update, or ask questions, please contact
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Greetings CAPpers!
NEW GRANTS: Recently there
have been two pre-application workshops for new grants
for FY2002 funding. While current CAP grantees are not
eligible for this funding, you are encouraged to spread
the word to any neighboring communities or partners that
may be interested in applying. Links to the CAP
Application Kit [(Guidance PIN 2002-13) and PHS 5161]
are available on the following website: http://bphc.hrsa.gov/cap/.
QUARTERLY STATUS REPORTS:
Just a reminder that all grantees must submit quarterly
status reports, including an update of your project
management matrix, at the end of February. These should
be sent to your field office project officer. Updates on
required reports and their due dates are always
available at the CAP website (www.capcommunity.hrsa.gov).
September 2000 and March 2001 Grantees: Six Month
Project Updates were due on February 15. If your project
has not submitted a report, you must be in touch with
Teresa Brown (tbrown@hrsa.gov) immediately.
Grantees are reminded that these reports will be used in
making potential future funding decisions, so the information is critical.
FY2002 FUNDING FOR CURRENT
GRANTEES: The FY2002 DHHS Appropriations
bill included $105 million for the Community Access
Program. We anticipate the
funds will provide for new grants as well
as some potential additional funding for current
grantees. We anticipate
guidance for grantees to apply for FY2002 funds will be
provided shortly. Notification on any potential FY2002 funding
for current CAP grantees will be issued to all
primary contacts/project directors. Please be in touch with your central office
program manager with any questions.
STAFF CHANGES:
CAP/Center for Communities in Action is sad to note that
our Acting Director Dennis Wagner has left to work on
the HHS Organ Transplant Initiative. We wish him all the
best in this new role and appreciate all
the work that he has done for the program
during his tenure. We happily welcome our new
Acting Director John Cafazza. John is the current director of HRSA's
Office of State and National Programs and will, along with
his Deputy, Lynn Spector, be directing the work of the program. CAP
also happily notes the return of Christi Bordeaux
to her role as
central office program manager for Regions 6-10.
UPCOMING CONFERENCE: We are
pleased to announce the upcoming Communities in Action
Conference! It will be held June 9 - 11, 2001 at the
Marriot Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. You will
be receiving registration information within the next
few weeks. We are extremely eager to hear your feedback
as we develop this conference. Please be in touch with
me (asmolkin@hrsa.gov) if you wish to offer planning suggestions,
be on the planning committee, or volunteer to present
a session.
Thanks, Audrey
Audrey Smolkin
(215) 861-4794
asmolkin@hrsa.gov
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Technical assistance calls for
grantees continue to be held every other Tuesday from 2 to 3
PM EST. The schedule for March appears below. To register for
the calls, please contact Marcia Early at 301-468-6006 Ext.
508 or at mearly@mac1988.com with your name and contact information at least one week prior
to the call.
The Friday after you register,
you will receive a call-in number and an access code. If you
do not receive this call-in information by the Monday before
the call, please contact Marcia. Agendas and related materials
for TA calls will be emailed in advance of the call. |
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CAP TA Calls
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March 5
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Focus on Case Management
This call will feature presenters
from five communities discussing their case and/or disease management programs. The following communities will be presenting: Christine Collins from Access II Care, Asheville, NC; Fran Feltner from SKYCAP, Hazard, KY; Michelle Sawyer
from Health Assist CAP, Greenville, NC; Fleetwood Loustalot from Jackson Medical Mall CAP, Jackson, MS; Mike DeLucca from Broward County CAP, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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March 19 |
MIS Focus
Join Mark Wilcox, an MIS
consultant with years of experience in community MIS
development, as he discusses MIS acquisition and development. Stay tuned for
further details regarding what grantees will also be
presenting.
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With the exception of calls
related to legal issues, many TA calls are summarized and
posted on the CAP website (www.capcommunity.hrsa.gov).
Legal issue briefs are posted on the site under legal issues
and require a password, which may be obtained by emailing asmolkin@hrsa.gov
. You may also request an audiotape copy of
any previous calls by contacting Marcia. |
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BCMS, a partner of Health Partners (Asheville, NC CAP), was recently featured in American Medical
News, a weekly newspaper for physicians published by the American Medical Association.
The BCMS has achieved several
important accomplishments since it saw its first patient in
1996. Approximately 10,200 patients have received specialty
care to date, and the total value of services provided through
private physicians and hospitals (excluding the value of
primary care provided through neighborhood clinics) has been
over $25 million. On an annual basis, the community's primary
care physician practices, neighborhood and free clinics
provide primary care to over 17,000 patients. Of these, over
2,000 receive specialty care through BCMS Project Access each
year.
It is very exciting that a professional
organization of U.S. doctors recognizes the immense benefits
of systems of care such as Project Access. To read the entire
story, go to http://www.ama-assn.org/sci-pubs/amnews/
pick_02/prsa0121.htm.
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The ACAC, under the leadership
of the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness, has
its genesis from several ongoing collaborations that span over
50 years. This coalition includes a public hospital, county
health department, county mental health and substance abuse
department, community health centers, medical school, social
service agencies, and universities. The Atlanta/Fulton County
area has the largest population of uninsured or underinsured
individuals in the State of Georgia. The ACAC, in cooperation
with Pathways Community Network (MIS), has accomplished
several milestones:
Improved referrals and coordination of service for the uninsured population (including the homeless)
Utilized wireless technology to link clients to social and health services
Added a Medical Module to enhance a social services internet-based system
Provided adult dental services via a mobile unit to the homeless and uninsured
Featured in several newspaper articles citing the advent of a new program to help the uninsured/underinsured
Provided technical assistance to several CAP projects on the ACAC Electronic Medical Records (EMR) model
Cited by PriceWaterhouseCoopers as an example for other human services organizations to follow when addressing HIPAA's privacy compliance issues (Client Authorization Form)
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Application deadline: Letters of Interest
due March 15, 2002
In an effort to increase
physical activity among mid-life and older adults, The Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) recently launched a new
program, Active for Life: Improving Physical Activity Levels
in Adults Age 50 and Older. The four-year, $8.7-million grants
program will award up to eight grants to local, state, or
regional organizations that have experience working to address
the health needs of mid-life and older adults. More specific
application guidelines are available in the Active for Life
call for proposals, available on the Web at http://www.activeforlife.info.
Potential grant applicants should direct any questions to
Diane Dowdy, Ph.D., Active for Life Deputy Director, via email
at activeforlife@srph.tamu.edu
or by telephone at 979-458-4202.
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Application deadline: April 26, 2002
The Center for Mental Health
Services (CMHS) at the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently
announced the availability of $13 million
in fiscal 2002
funds.
The funds are available for 13
to 16 cooperative agreements to develop systems of care that
deliver effective comprehensive community mental health
services for children and adolescents with serious emotional
disturbances. The cooperative agreements will award funds to
develop community service systems for the target population,
and also to fund a broad array of services within these
community service systems.
The grant announcement is available at http://www.healthinschools.org/feb1302_alerts.asp. Details of the announcement can be also be found in
the Federal Register for February 13, 2002 at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2002_register&docid=
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National Alcohol Screening Day
(NASD) will be held April 11, 2002, during Alcohol Awareness
Month. NASD is a program of Screening for Mental Health, Inc.,
and is conducted in collaboration with the National Institute
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and the Center for Substance
Abuse Prevention (CSAP). Local and national media coverage
will announce National Alcohol Screening Day as the event gets
closer. For more information on how to promote this activity
in your state, visit http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/alcohol.htm.
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"Covering the Uninsured" is a
new national campaign of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
and twelve national organizations to raise awareness of the
challenges facing the 39 million Americans with no health
insurance. The campaign represents business, labor, doctors,
nurses, hospitals, health care consumers and other
Americans.
Recent data compiled by Families USA showed that
an estimated two million Americans became uninsured due to job
loss in 2001. More than a quarter of the increase occurred
during the month of October. A separate national survey
conducted for the campaign found that even those who currently
have private health insurance are worried about losing it. On
February 12, 2002, the thirteen groups signed a joint
proclamation to sponsor a variety of educational activities,
including national advertising, to publicize the extent of the
problem of the uninsured and find solutions.
For additional information about this campaign,
visit their website at http://www.CoveringTheUninsured.org. |
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To register now for the 2002
National Cardiovascular Health Conference (CVH 2002), please
visit the conference website at http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/emails/cvh2111.htm. |
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The 8th National Community
Care Networking Conference will take place on October 17-19,
2002. For more information, please visit www.communitycare.org. |
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CCPH's 6th annual conference,
The Partnership as the Leverage Point for Change, will be held
May 4-7, 2002 in Miami, Florida. Copies of the conference
brochure can be downloaded from the CCPH website at http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/pdf_files/CCPHbrochure2.pdf. Copies may also be
obtained via the toll-free fax-on-demand service by calling
1-888-267-9183, and requesting document #203. The online
registration system at http://www.meetingmatters.com may also be
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The strength or weakness of a
state's safety net does not affect the gap between the insured
and uninsured in access to and use of health care services, according to a new report released by The Urban Institute. The report entitled "Health Care Access for Uninsured Adults: A Strong Safety Net is Not the Same as Insurance," classified thirteen states on safety net vulnerability and uses the National Survey of America's Families (NSAF) to measure access and utilization of health coverage. Substantial gaps in service use and access between the uninsured and the insured are evident in all states, and the vulnerability of the state's safety net does not affect these gaps.
According to the report, while the gaps between
the uninsured and the insured show little variation among
states, low-income populations are better off in states where
they are more likely to be insured. The detailed report is
available at http://newfederalism.urban.org/html/series_b/b42/b42.html.
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State Title V Maternal and
Child Health Services Block Grant data from the 2000 annual
reports and 2002 applications have been posted on the Title V
Information System (Title V IS) website (http://www.mchdata.net).
Data are from all U.S. states, territories, and jurisdictions,
and are available via interactive data tables that allow the
user to search and sort results. Data tables cover areas such
as national performance and outcome measures; state
performance measures; budgets and expenditures; numbers
served; and state program capabilities. Electronic copies of
state narratives are also available.
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family
Foundation and The Jacobs Institute of Women's Health released
the latest edition of the Women's Health Data Book: A Profile
of Women's Health in the United States (http://www.kff.org/content/2001/6004 ). The book provides a clear and comprehensive roadmap to the increasingly large and complex range of women's health data available today. It addresses social and economic factors and provides up-to-date information on chronic conditions, reproductive health, mental health, violence, health behaviors, and access to and quality of health services received by women.
To the extent available,
information is also presented on disparities in health status
and access to care among subgroups of women, highlighting the
populations of women who are at greatest risk. Additional
individual copies of this publication (#6004) may be obtained
by calling the Foundation's publication request line at (800)
656-4533. Multiple copies may be obtained from the Jacobs
Institute by calling (202) 863-4990.
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All conference recordings
from the 7th Annual Community Care Networking Conference
"Accent on Results: Improving Health Through Community
Networks" (Nov. 29 - Dec. 1, 2001) are now available on audio
CD-ROM. Visit www.tsok.net/tapelist.tpl?_wsConference_
Codedatarq=2001-AHA-HRET&ac=AHA-HRET for order information. For
webcasts and slides of the conference, visit: www.aha.org/hret/Highlights.asp#Highlights .
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ASTHO recently announced the
release of a new Access Brief entitled "Health Disparities
Collaboratives and Medicaid Disease Management: Tracking
Trends Affecting Public Health." The brief provides an
overview of the BPHC-led Health Disparities Collaboratives and
some Medicaid Disease Management Initiatives, with examples of
state public health agency contributions and opportunities.
The brief will be circulated in print and posted to the ASTHO
website soon (www.astho.org ).
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Community Initiatives (CI)
recently announced the delivery of a new health centers
website built for the US Department of Health and Human
Services. The site contains readiness checklists, interactive online tutorials, and links to best practices.
CI developed the site for the Bureau of Primary
Health Care (BPHC) in its effort to expand access to health
care for all Americans. The website is targeted to community
leaders and partnerships seeking grants for new health access
points.
For more information, go to: http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/DPSPNewCenters.html. For an interactive
grant-writing tutorial/ e-learning module, go to http://www.bphc.
hrsa.gov/DPSPNewCenters/main_online_
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For more information on the
Health Disparities Collaborative, including upcoming
collaboratives and outcome measures, visit http://www.healthdisparities.net . |
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The Health Action Tool Kit is
full of useful articles for advocates. The Tool Kit is now
posted on the Families USA website at http://www.familiesusa.org/html/conference02/
post_conference/toolkit02/toc.htm. It contains over 120
articles on the following topics: the uninsured, Medicare,
Medicaid, children's health, prescription drugs, communities of color, general health issues, and skills and resources. |
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The DataWeb Project &
DataFerrett are being called the new & improved 1-stop
shopping for multiple sources of data (Census, Health,
Housing, Labor, etc.). Visit the following websites for more information:
These additional sites are also available:
Data Access Tools (a complete list and links of
how to get census and related data) http://www.census.gov/main/www/access.html
Survey of Income & Program Participation http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/
Current Population Survey http://www.bls.census.gov/cps/
American Community Survey http://www.census.gov/acs/www/ |
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