Family Health Notes is a monthly listserv for the families of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and their health care providers.
Inside this issue:
1) Spotlight on Child Health Issues: Health Information Technology and Medical Home
2) Mississippi at Home: Opening Doors to Community-Based Support – Aug. 22, Jackson
3) Statewide Parent Advisory Council Meeting – Aug. 23, Jackson
4) The Back to School Basics of IDEA – Aug. 25, Biloxi
5) Mississippi CAN Workshops – Sept. 5–Oct. 2
6) TLC - Connecting People with Disabilities to Sports, Recreation in South Mississippi
7) Childhood Obesity
1) Spotlight on Child Health Issues: Health Information Technology and Medical Home
Produced by the National Center for Medical Home Implementation (NCMHI), this electronic publication provides medical home resources for children, youth and families. For more information, visit http://www.magnetmail.net/actions/email_web_version.cfm?recipient_id=639194604&message_id=2147647&user_id=AAPorg&group_id=471660&jobid=10798186
2) Mississippi at Home: Opening Doors to Community-Based Support – Aug. 22, Jackson
Mississippi at Home is a strategic effort by the Mississippi Division of Medicaid to bring balance to its long-term care system by increasing access to home- and community-based services. A kickoff meeting will be held Aug., 22, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. at the War Memorial Building at 120 South State Street in Jackson. To attend, RSVP to Molly Parker, project director, at molly.parker@medicaid.ms.gov or 601.359.9524 by Aug. 15.
3) Statewide Parent Advisory Council Meeting – Aug. 23, Jackson
The Statewide Parent Advisory Council of the MS State Department of Health’s Children’s Medical Program will meet on Aug. 23, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Children’s Medical Program conference room on the third floor of the Jackson Medical Mall at 350 Woodrow Wilson Boulevard in Jackson. Leadership training will be conducted by Leslie Junkin of the Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center during the meeting. All families of and professionals working with children and youth with special health care needs are welcome to attend. For more information, call Jackie Washington at 1.888.313.1718 or email her at JacquelineWashingto@msdh.state.ms.us .
4) The Back to School Basics of IDEA – Aug. 25, Biloxi
Plan to attend Back to School Basic of IDEA Special Education Rights for Parents and Families on Sat., Aug. 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the LIFE office at 2030 Pass Road, Suite C, in Biloxi. Presented by LIFE of MS and MSPTI, this is a no-cost training. Spanish translation will be provided, and a sign language interpreter will be present. Refreshments will be served. For more information, email Cindy Singletary at csingletary.life@gmail.com or call her at 228.388.2401.
5) Mississippi CAN Beneficiary and Provider Workshops – Sept. 4 – Oct. 2
The Division of Medicaid, Coordinated Care, in conjunction with Magnolia Health Plan and UnitedHealthcare, will conduct separate Mississippi CAN workshops for Medicaid for beneficiaries and for providers from Sept. 4 through Oct. 2, across the state. Beneficiary workshops will begin Sept. 4 and will be held in 28 cities. Access a meeting schedule online at http://www.magnoliahealthplan.com/files/2012/08/Member-Workshop-Flyer.pdf . To save your space at a meeting, call 1-800-884-3222.
Provider workshops will begin Sept. 5, and will be held in 12 locations. A meeting schedule is available online at http://www.magnoliahealthplan.com/files/2011/04/Provider-Flyer-final-completed-8-1-12-new-format.pdf . Providers can RSVP to Amy Burns at 601.206.3028 or amy.burns@xerox.com .
6) TLC - Connecting People with Disabilities to Sports, Recreation in South Mississippi
The Technology Learning Center (TLC) at Southern Miss Gulf Coast is launching “Project Slam Dunk: Connecting People with Sports” to give people with disabilities who live in remote areas of south Mississippi the opportunity to participate in recreational activities. TLC is promoting the adapted sports and recreational equipment they have available, as well as recruiting members to join the Southern Miss Golden Eagles wheelchair basketball team for the upcoming 2012-2013 season. For more information about the Southern Miss Technology Learning Center and its programs, call Ashley Flowers at 228-214-3400 or email her at Ashley.N.Ross@usm.edu .
7) Childhood Obesity
Over the past few decades, changes to our communities, neighborhoods and schools have made it difficult for children to eat a healthy diet and be active. Today, many families don't have access to affordable healthy foods or safe places for their kids to walk, bike and play. And in schools across the country, junk food and sugary drinks are widely available, while physical education has been squeezed out of the curriculum. For more information, visit http://www.rwjf.org/healthpolicy/childhoodobesity/index.jsp