Institute for Disability Studies
Family Health Notes
November 2016
Inside this issue:
1) Open Enrollment for the 2017 Health Insurance Marketplace
2) “Got Info?” Parents 4 Parents Network Meeting – Tupelo, November 15
3) SPARK - Help Speed Up Autism Research
4) Person-Centered Planning in Action Workshop
5) Milestones in Action: A Free Library of Photos and Videos of Developmental Milestones
6) Reaching and Engaging with Hispanic Communities
7) Mississippi Employment Commercial
8) Guide for States/Communities Responding to the Needs of Children Affected by Zika
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1) Open Enrollment for the 2017 Health Insurance Marketplace
You can now enroll or change your health insurance through the 2017 Health Insurance Marketplace.
Important dates to remember:
- November 1, 2016: Open enrollment started — first day to enroll, re-enroll or change a 2017 insurance plan through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Coverage can start as soon as January 1, 2017.
- December 15, 2016: Last day to enroll in or change plans for coverage to start January 1, 2017.
- January 1, 2017: 2017 coverage starts for those who enroll or change plans by December 15, 2016.
- January 31, 2017: Last day to enroll in or change a 2017 health plan. After this date, you can enroll or change plans only if you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period.
For more information or to enroll, visit https://www.healthcare.gov/.
2) “Got Info?” Parents 4 Parents Network Meeting – Tupelo, November 15
Come learn more about how to be a partner in the health care decision-making for your child with a special health care needs (CYSHCN). Learn how to navigate health systems and get the “know how” for speaking up for families like yours. Fellowship with other parents with CYSHCN. The “Got Info?” meeting will be held on Tues., Nov. 15, at the Family Resource Center at 425 Magazine Street in Tupelo from 5–7 p.m. For questions or additional information, contact Ashley Privett in Tupelo at 662.844.0013 or Keishawna Smith at 601.432.6929 or toll free at 1.866.883.4474.
3) SPARK - Help Speed Up Autism Research
SPARK is a free online study with a simple mission: to speed up research and advance the understanding of autism. A project of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, SPARK is a landmark research partnership that will connect researchers to a large group of individuals with autism and their biological families. To learn more about SPARK and register online via a secure portal, visit www.SPARKforAutism.org/UMMC.
4) Person-Centered Planning in Action Workshop
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has posted a series of videos from a Person-Centered Planning in Action Workshop. The workshop, held in August, introduced an example of a long-term services and supports system that has embraced person-centered thinking, planning and practices. The District of Columbia’s No Wrong Door system has incorporated the approach throughout all aspects of home- and community-based services for older adults and people with disabilities, including independent living and behavioral health services. To view the Workshop on YouTube, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjQkk7TcRtE&list=PLZLMVKd8yBA0SkbcH0OguQZyj_qhC1tIQ.
5) Milestones in Action: A Free Library of Photos and Videos of Developmental Milestones
What skills your child should have at certain ages? Use this library as an aid in completing the milestones checklist for your child’s age. To see the photos and videos with milestones checklists, visit www.cdc.gov/Milestones.
6) Reaching and Engaging with Hispanic Communities
The Child Trends Hispanic Institute recently published Reaching and Engaging with Hispanic Communities: A Research-Informed Communication Guide for Nonprofits, Policymakers, and Funders, a guide designed to help service providers and educators build communication strategies to better serve Latino children and their families. For a printable copy of the guide, visit http://www.childtrends.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-51LatinoCommunicationsGuide.pdf.
7) Mississippi Employment Television Commercial
Mississippi Partnerships for Employment (MSPE), a recently completed five-year integrated employment project working to develop policies and remove systemic barriers for the employment of youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, released a statewide commercial in October that features real Mississippians with disabilities who are working or want to work. To view the commercial, which appeared statewide, visit YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu_E9iIHGwM.
8) Guide for States/Communities Responding to the Needs of Children Affected by Zika
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has published the “Resource Guide for States and Communities Caring for Infants and Children Affected by Zika Virus.” This guide is intended as a planning resource for states and communities as they develop a coordinated response to meet the immediate and long-term needs of infants and children affected by ZIKV, and their families.
This 25-page document is available by visiting http://www.hrsa.gov/zika/resourcesforchildrenzika.pdf.
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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).
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