Institute for Disability Studies
Family Health Notes
February 2013
Inside this issue:
1) Beyond Bullying
2) New Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Fact Sheets
3) Free 12-Session NAMI Course for Family, Friends and Caretakers of Adults with Mental Illness – Feb. 18-Mar. 28, Vicksburg, and Mar. 19-Apr. 25, Jackson
4) Rockin’ and Rollin’ The Coast 2012-2013 – Biloxi, Mar. 8-10
5) Empowering Communities for a Healthy Mississippi Conference – May 21-24, Jackson
6) The Governor’s Initiative for Volunteer Excellence (GIVE) Awards
1) Beyond Bullying
Tom Dahlborg, vice president for strategy and a project director at the National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality (NICHQ), shares a message prompted by a study for the Rudd Center of Food Policy and Obesity at Yale. Their study showed that 64% of the children surveyed reported getting bullied at school about their weight, with the risk of bullying increasing relative to the child’s body weight. Children are most often bullied by their peers, sometimes even their friends, but adults such as family members and teachers can be bullies, too. To view this message that contains links to the study mentioned, visit http://www.nichq.org/who_we_are/Leadership_Messages/January_2013.html.
2) New Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Fact Sheets
The updated versions of the CHIP fact sheets are available on the National Academy for State Health Policy Web site. The fact sheets describe each state's CHIP program in 2011, including eligibility and enrollment, cost sharing, and service delivery system. Information included in the fact sheets came from a variety of sources, including state reported data. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation supported the development and production of the fact sheets. To view Mississippi’s fact sheet, visit http://www.nashp.org/content/mississippi-chip-fact-sheet
3) Free 12-Session NAMI MS Course for Family, Friends and Caretakers of Adults with Mental Illness – Feb. 18-Mar. 28, Vicksburg, and Mar. 19-Apr. 25, Jackson
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Mississippi is offering a free 12-session course covering all the major mental illnesses to help family members understand and support their ill relatives while maintaining their own well-being. Topics include symptom, treatments, strategies for handling crisis and relapses, coping skills and problem solving. Classes will be held in Vicksburg on Mondays and Thursdays for six weeks at Warren-Yazoo Mental Health Services at 3444 Wisconsin Avenue from 6 to 8:30 p.m. beginning on Feb. 18 and on Tuesdays and Thursdays for six weeks in Jackson at NAMI MS at 411 Briarwood Drive, Suite 401 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. beginning on Mar. 19. For more information or to register, call NAMI at 601.899.9058 or 1.800.357.0388.
4) Rockin’ and Rollin’ The Coast 2012-2013 – Biloxi, Mar. 8-10
Rockin’ and Rollin’ The Coast, the National Wheelchair Association’s Gulf Coast Conference Division III Championship tournament, will begin play on Fri., Mar. 8, at the Kroc Center at 575 Division Street in Biloxi. The tournament will run through Sun., Mar. 10. Gulf Coast hotels are offering special room rates. For more information about the tournament, call Ashley-Nicole Flowers at the Institute for Disability Studies’ Technology Learning Center on the Southern Miss Gulf Coast campus at 228.214.3400 or visit http://www.usm.edu/gulfcoast/technology-learning-center/nwba-gulf-coast-conference-championship-division-iii.
5) Empowering Communities for a Healthy Mississippi Conference – May 21-24, Jackson
The sixth annual Empowering Communities for a Healthy Mississippi Conference has been scheduled for May 21-24 at the Jackson Marriott at 200 Amite Street. This conference strives to empower attendees with knowledge, reources and the tools to engage people where they live, learn, work and play to embrace healthy lifestyles for themselves and those they care about. Continuing education opportunities will be available in multiple disciplines. To connect with the Mississippi State Department of Health’s Empowering Communities Conference visit their facebook page at www.facebook.com/empoweringcommunitiesconference.
6) The Governor’s Initiative for Volunteer Excellence (GIVE) Awards
The GIVE Awards celebrate the work of Mississippi’s dedicated community volunteers. Presented by Volunteer Mississippi in cooperation with the Governor’s Office, the awards rcognize and honor the valuable contributions of extraordinary citizens. Individuals and groups can be considered for nomination, and there is a category for people with disabilities. Nominations are now being accepted and can be emailed, faxed, mailed or hand delivered. The deadline is Feb. 28 at 5 p.m. For nomination guidelines and to download a nomination form, visit http://volunteermississippi.org/2013/01/honor/.
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The Family-to-Family Health Information and Education Center (F2F) is a family-focused, family managed resource center that empowers families of Mississippi children with special health care needs to be partners in the decisions made concerning the health of their children. F2F is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (GR#H84MC07948).
The Mississippi Integrated Community Systems (MICS) for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs project is working to create a seamless system of family-centered, community-based, culturally competent services and supports for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). MICS is funded by the Maternal and Child Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (GR#D70MC12841).
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