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Happening this April!

April 9, 12-12:45 p.m. – April 24, 2:30-3:30 p.m
The Health Care Advocacy Program is excited to introduce a separate monthly newsletter edition, “Policy Perspective”, which will feature in-depth interviews with state policy makers on health care and social policy issues which affect our Program’s advocacy efforts. The interviews will be conducted by Catherine Strode, the Program’s former Health Care Advocacy Coordinator.
Health Care Advocacy Program News

Happening this April!

 


The Health Care Advocacy Program is excited to introduce a separate monthly newsletter edition, “Policy Perspective”, which will feature in-depth interviews with state policy makers on health care and social policy issues which affect our Program’s advocacy efforts. The interviews will be conducted by Catherine Strode, the Program’s former Health Care Advocacy Coordinator. “Policy Perspective” will hit your inbox for the first time next week. Catherine’s first interview will feature State Representative Dave Young Colorado House District 50.

Staying Healthy webinar
April 9, 12-12:45 p.m.
Register here!
Alexandra Andrews, Health Care Advocacy Program Coordinator, will be providing a portion of her Staying Healthy presentation, which teaches people with I/DD proper hygiene and ways to boost their immune systems.  Join and learn more about the Health Care Advocacy Program’s series of Health Education Curriculum.
Wellness Committee
April 24, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
1905 Sherman St. Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203
The wellness commitee is looking for new members! All those interested are welcome including day program staff, family members, clients, pharmacists, nutritionists, and more.  The committee was developed to assist in implementing new health curriculum, which teaches people with I/DD how to integrate proper nutrition and exercise into their lives.
Health Series
Contact Alexandra Andrews details about classes that are offered for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.  Curriculum topics include: proper hygiene, exercise, nutrition, and diabetes management.
Health Headlines
Why Screening for Diabetes is Important (Especially if You Take Psychiatric Medications)
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
“…Many people with psychiatric illnesses are at increased risk of diabetes and the medications used to treat those conditions often confer additional risk.”
Health Report Card Finds Fittest State Getting Fatter
Health News Colorado
“The Colorado Health Foundation, which pumped $86 million into programs to improve the health of Coloradans in 2012, issued its eighth annual Health Report Card on the state’s performance Wednesday and found considerable room for improvement.”
2014 County Health Rankings and Roadmaps
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
“The Rankings offer an easy-to-use snapshot of overall health for nearly every county in the U.S.”
AdvocacyDenver and the Health Care Advocacy Program does not represent opinions, images, or messages expressed or implied in these news pieces.
Medicaid Expansion in
Colorado:
135,560
between October 1, 2013 and March 1, 2014
Of the newly eligible, more than 43% are under the age of 34
HB 14-1051: Developmental Disability Strategic Plan
On March 14, 2014, Governor John Hickenlooper signed HB14-1051 into law, which strives to eliminate the waitlist for services for people intellectual and developmental disabilities.  This bill was supported by both Democrats and Republicans.  Work will done to develop a strategic plan to eliminate the waitlist for Home and Community Based Services (HCBS).  Colorado will to other states and continue to report to Health Care Policy and Finainace on the number of people on the waitlist on yearly basis.
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For questions, comments, or more information on the Health Care Advocacy Program, contact Alexandra Andrews
at 303-831-7733 or aandrews@advocacydenver.org.
1905 Sherman Street Suite 300 | Denver, CO 80203 US