Health Insurance Literacy Webinar

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Communications/Partner Relations Group invite you to a “Health Insurance Literacy” Webinar.

During the call, we will provide brief updates on the Health Insurance Marketplace and share information on health insurance literacy. This will help you communicate the value of health insurance, provide appropriate resources and tools to address potential health insurance literacy challenges, and will help you assist people in your community make informed decisions about their health coverage needs.

Please submit your questions in advance to Partnership@cms.hhs.gov (include “Health Insurance Literacy Webinar” in the email subject line).

Please forward this invitation to any of your colleagues who may want to participate. 

What:	National Health Insurance Literacy Webinar for HHS Office of Minority Health Partners
Who Should Attend:	OMH partners and others who are interested in learning about health insurance literacy resources and tools to support community outreach and education efforts.
When:	Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at 1 pm ET
Webinar Info.:	Webinar link: http://engage.vevent.com/rt/betah_associates_inc~020514
Note:	The audio will be available through your computer via the webinar link.

We encourage you to check out the new information for consumers at HealthCare.gov and sign up for Marketplace email and text message updates. Please visit the Marketplace page for partners to sign up for Marketplace updates. You may also download relevant resources, training or learn about partnership opportunities.

Please direct any questions to Partnership@cms.hhs.gov.

Talking about Health in All Policies

Increasingly, communities throughout the United States are adopting a Health in All Policies framework as they pursue inter-sectoral, collaborative approaches to improving health by incorporating health considerations into decision-making across all policy areas. This work requires frequent communication with health and on-health partners, funders, and political leaders, many of whom are new to this approach.

Today, the Public Health Institute announces a comprehensive new tool to help all sectors strengthen their capacity to address health and equity: Health in All Policies: A Guide for State and Local Governments. The Guide was created by the Public Health Institute, the California Department of Public Health and the American Public Health Association in response to growing interest in using collaborative approaches to improve population health by embedding health considerations into decision-making processes across a broad array of sectors. The Guide draws heavily on the experiences of the California Health in All Policies Task Force and incorporates information from published and gray literature and interviews with people across the country.

In this Web Forum, Berkeley Media Studies Group will talk about how organizations can develop and refine their messages to support Health in All Policies and make the case for why Health in All Policies is essential to help protect physical and fiscal health, advance community engagement, and build relationships across government sectors.

Berkeley Media Studies Group has expertise in working with community groups, journalists and public health professionals to use the power of the media to advance healthy public policy.

On this Web Forum, the Berkeley Media Studies Group will discuss how to:

• Identify the key components of developing an effective message;
• Shift your communications lens from individuals to the social determinants of health; and
• Develop answers to difficult questions about Health in All Policies. 
  Web Forum

  Wednesday, October 2, 2013 | 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM Pacific

Click here to learn more and register.

Race, Ethnicity, Language, and the Patient Experience

Race, Ethnicity, Language, and the Patient Experience

 

October 22, 2013

3:00-4:00 ET

2:00-3:00 CT

 

Focusing on strategies to improve quality, address disparities and achieve equity will be essential in a time of rapid health care system change. This webinar, in collaboration with the Disparities Solutions Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, will discuss how measuring patient-reported outcomes is an essential component of quality assessment, yet patient experience surveys often under-represent racial, ethnic and linguistic minorities. 

This webinar will highlight:

What we know about the patient experience and how it leaves voices out

Strategies that organizations can take to get at the patient experience (HCAPHS).

Shortcomings of the current tools.

Lessons learned and results from the MGH survey

Key take-home points and perspectives on where this field is going.

Presenters:

Karen Donelan, ScD, EdM, Senior Scientist at the Mongan Institute for Health Policy and Associate of the Disparities Solutions Center at Massachusetts General Hospital 

Moderator: Joseph R. Betancourt, MD, MPH, Director, The Disparities Solutions Center; Senior Scientist, Mongan Institute for Health Policy; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director of Multicultural Education, Massachusetts General Hospital, 

This webinar is available free of charge, but advance registration is required. 

To register, click here. If you have any questions, please contact us at hpoe@aha.org.

The Impact of Systems Improvements: A Progress Review Webinar on Healthcare-Associated Infections & Blood Disorders and Blood Safety

Register Now  | August 28, 2013 | 1:30–3:00 PM EDT 

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are among the leading causes of preventable deaths in the United States. Complications of bleeding and clotting disorders can be prevented if the conditions are promptly recognized and treated. Small systems improvements can have a large impact in reducing healthcare costs and the burden of disease.

Join HHS Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Howard Koh, and experts from the field on Wednesday, August 28 at 1:30 PM to learn about the progress of select Healthy People 2020 objectives in the Healthcare-Associated Infections & Blood Disorders and Blood Safety Topic Areas.

This webinar series focuses on crosscutting themes, collaborations that lead to success, and challenges to achieve Healthy People 2020 targets.

Register today!

The Impact of Systems Improvements: A Progress Review Webinar on Healthcare-Associated Infections & Blood Disorders and Blood Safety

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are among the leading causes of preventable deaths in the United States. Complications of bleeding and clotting disorders can be prevented if the conditions are promptly recognized and treated. Small systems improvements can have a large impact in reducing healthcare costs and the burden of disease.

Join HHS Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Howard Koh, and experts from the field on Wednesday, August 28 at 1:30 PM to learn about the progress of select Healthy People 2020 objectives in the Healthcare-Associated Infections & Blood Disorders and Blood Safety Topic Areas.

This webinar series focuses on crosscutting themes, collaborations that lead to success, and challenges to achieve Healthy People 2020 targets.

Register today!

Tour of the CuidadoDeSalud.gov and Marketplace.CMS.gov Online Resources for Partners

This webinar will provide an overview of the consumer resources available on CuidadoDeSalud.gov, and partner resources available on Marketplace.cms.gov. We will discuss how these online resources are designed to be used by our partners and highlight key features for consumers.

The presentation will be in Spanish. We will take questions in English and Spanish.

Background: Hispanic Americans represent one third of the nation’s uninsured, and often have higher rates of serious disease. Hispanic women are almost twice as likely to die from cervical cancer as non-Hispanic white women, and Hispanic Americans are twice as likely to have diabetes than non-Hispanic whites of similar age.

One of the most important accomplishments of the Marketplace is the Health Insurance Marketplace. In October 2013, millions of Americans —individuals, families, and small businesses—will be able to find health insurance that fits their budgets and meets their needs, at the new Health Insurance Marketplace.

Title: Seminario sobre los Recursos Disponibles en CuidadoDeSalud.gov y Marketplace.CMS.gov para Nuestros Compañeros
Date: Thursday, August 8, 2013
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/915891986



After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

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