This Week in CHCACTion! May 20, 2019
Read about the recent Mental Health First Aid Training for Community Health Workers. Also: Funding Opportunities, Health Policy News, Upcoming Events, and Social Media.
This Week in CHCACTion! May 13, 2019
Read about the recent annual conference of the CT Association of School-Based Health Centers. Also: Funding Opportunities, Health Policy News, Upcoming Events, and Social Media.
This Week in CHCACTion! May 6, 2019
Read about CHCACT's work with Optimus to identify root causes for patients having uncontrolled diabetes. Also: Funding Opportunities, Health Policy News, Upcoming Events, and Social Media.
Recent Health Policy News
Here are recent health policy news articles. If you see something in your local newspaper that you would like featured here in future weeks, please contact Deb Polun at dpolun@chcact.org.
Featured Stories
5.21.19
Norwich Bulletin —
First Step in Road to Recovery of Mental Illness is Seeking Help
(feat. UCFS)
5.16.19 Register Citizen — Health Center Holding Hepatitis Awareness Day (feat. CHWC-Greater Torrington)
5.14.19 New Haven Independent — From Community Health Center Patient to CEO (feat. Cornell Scott-Hill)
5.11.19 Register Citizen — Torrington Health Center Donates Beauty Bags to Susan B. Anthony Project
5.16.19 Register Citizen — Health Center Holding Hepatitis Awareness Day (feat. CHWC-Greater Torrington)
5.14.19 New Haven Independent — From Community Health Center Patient to CEO (feat. Cornell Scott-Hill)
5.11.19 Register Citizen — Torrington Health Center Donates Beauty Bags to Susan B. Anthony Project
State Health News
5.16.19
CT NewsJunkie —
Democrats Tap The Brakes On Eliminating Religious Exemption to Vaccinations, Say They Want More Info
5.11.19 CT NewsJunkie — DPH Update: 109 Schools Below CDC Standard for Measles Vaccine; Hearing Set for Monday
5.11.19 Fairfield County Business Journal — Fairfield University Turns On Telehealth in Nursing School Lecture
5.11.19 CT NewsJunkie — DPH Update: 109 Schools Below CDC Standard for Measles Vaccine; Hearing Set for Monday
5.11.19 Fairfield County Business Journal — Fairfield University Turns On Telehealth in Nursing School Lecture
Health Insurance / Health Reform News
5.20.19
NY Times —
Is Our Health Care Spending Worth It?
5.14.19 AP — Maryland Gov Signs First-in-Nation Measure to Help Uninsured
5.13.19 Governing — ‘Medicare for All’? How About ‘Medicaid for More’?
5.10.19 CT Viewpoints — High-Deductible Health Plans Bad for Patients, Doctors
5.9.19 CT Health I-Team — Stakeholders Square Off Over Proposed Public Option For Health Coverage
5.14.19 AP — Maryland Gov Signs First-in-Nation Measure to Help Uninsured
5.13.19 Governing — ‘Medicare for All’? How About ‘Medicaid for More’?
5.10.19 CT Viewpoints — High-Deductible Health Plans Bad for Patients, Doctors
5.9.19 CT Health I-Team — Stakeholders Square Off Over Proposed Public Option For Health Coverage
National / Other Health News
5.17.19
NPR —
Suicide Rate For Girls Has Been Rising Faster Than For Boys, Study Finds
5.17.19 Vox — Colorectal Cancer is Killing More 20-to-30 Year Olds
5.17.19 Stateline/Pew Trusts — States Work to Factor Health Into Broader Policymaking
5.15.19 Stateline/Pew Trusts — Black Women More Likely to Die of Breast Cancer – Especially in the South
5.11.19 Vox — Trump Wants to Change How Poverty is Calculated – to Make Fewer People Eligible for Benefits
5.10.19 Health Affairs Blog — Integrating Community Health Workers Into Health Care Teams Without Co-opting Them
5.17.19 Vox — Colorectal Cancer is Killing More 20-to-30 Year Olds
5.17.19 Stateline/Pew Trusts — States Work to Factor Health Into Broader Policymaking
5.15.19 Stateline/Pew Trusts — Black Women More Likely to Die of Breast Cancer – Especially in the South
5.11.19 Vox — Trump Wants to Change How Poverty is Calculated – to Make Fewer People Eligible for Benefits
5.10.19 Health Affairs Blog — Integrating Community Health Workers Into Health Care Teams Without Co-opting Them
