Objective: To deliver Latino-centered messages and information that is culturally appropriate using unobtrusive and educational methods. Description: The Latino community faces stigma, fear and other barriers to seeking services. Promotores and other community stakeholders write a culturally and linguistically appropriate message and develop fotonovelas to provide information and education on health issues. They are distributed throughout the community, agricultural […]
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Workflow and Location Change to Facilitate Medicaid Application Assistance
Objective: To decrease the amount of bad debt and increase the number of patients on a sliding fee discount plan or Medicaid. Description: Due to a high rate of uninsured patients, the Indian Healthboard of Minneapolis focused on enrollment in Medicaid and an in-house Sliding Fee Discount program. Historically, they did not send patients with bad debt to […]
Na Niahe (Bridging the Gap): Assistance for Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment
Objective: To enroll 100 patients in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in the first year of the program (which was exceeded by enrolling 364 children the first year). Description: Prior to 2011, the clinic only provided individuals with Medicaid applications along with required documents to be filled out personally by individuals. This proved […]
Fiesta de Salud: Community Event to Promote Traditional Healing Techniques
Objective: To increase the community’s knowledge about the effectiveness of traditional healing for substance use problems. Description: Hoy Recovery Program, Inc. has more than 11 years in using Ferias (now called Fiestas) de Salud to provide and promote traditional healing and to engage the community in the programs through festive and fun family friendly activities. The Fiestas […]
Feria de Salud: Behavioral Health Fair on the Affordable Care Act & Health Exchanges
Objective: To support, connect and assist consumers to live healthy and improve their quality of life through community resources or services; to help consumers understand the Affordable Care Act Description: Albuquerque Center for Hope & Recovery (ACHR) organized and hosted the first Feria de Salud (behavioral health fair) in New Mexico centered on healthcare reform […]
Atlantic Cape Family Support Organization: Hospital Companion Program
Objective: Provide peer support for parents while they are in psychiatric screening with their child. Description: Taking your child to the hospital due to a psychiatric emergency can be very confusing and scary. The process is long, there are many people asking questions and terminology can be difficult to understand. Families can also be very anxious […]