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HRSA Funding - Update
Help NASBHC and your Network advocate for your SBHC needs.
Now is the time to give us your feedback!
Learn how below.
As you know, SBHCs received a provision in the health reform legislation mandating $200 million in federal funding, restricted for facilities and equipment needs.
In response to the high volume of questions presented by the SBHC community, HRSA recently postponed their initial FY 2010 School Based Health Center Equipment (HRSA-10-276) funding opportunity.
SBHC questions concerned the application criteria, the cap for multi-site school-based health centers, and the limited application development time.
In order to further clarify and best represent SBHC needs to HRSA, the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care needs your help!
Please complete this survey prior to August 10!
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22AZNPWCWMD
In addition, NASBHC continues to provide guidance on what you can expect moving forward, as well as some suggestions about how you can prepare to successfully apply for the funding. Visit NASBHC often at www.nasbhc.org/federalgrants for up to date information.
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OPERATIONS Funding - Update
The Senate Labor HHS Appropriations Committee marked up their appropriations bill and did NOT include funding for operations for SBHCs under our newly authorized program (not to be confused with the HRSA funding mentioned above.)
We had asked for $50 million to fund the operations of SBHCs.
This is not all bad news. We have heard that there is language in the bill related to the $1 billion Community Health Center (CHC) appropriations which directs HRSA to prioritize applications of FQHCs that include SBHCs partnerships and that HRSA will issue guidance to help FQHCs establish partnerships with SBHCs if they do not already have them.
This is a good opportunity for you to establish and/or capitalize on your partnerships with FQHCs.
We do think it is critical for us to get our authorization funded before it sunsets (in a few years), and NASBHC is working to try to get it into the agency budget request for 2012.
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Additional Funding Alert
$1.2 billion is available through nine MCH-related programs with deadlines prior to September 14, 2010.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created three new MCH-related programs with funding available in FY 2010.
Combined with the existing Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant, Title X Family Planning, Adolescent Family Life program, existing CDC program in teen pregnancy prevention, the new Teenage Pregnancy Prevention program created last year, and restoration of the State Abstinence Education Grant Program, this means approximately $1.2 billion is available through nine MCH-related programs with deadlines prior to September 14, 2010.
These programs are administered by five different agencies of HHS as noted in the attached file.
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25th Anniversary ACCESS AWARDS
The school-based health care movement is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Oregon!
Please submit your nominations for our 25th Anniversary Access Awards to recognize individuals who have made a significant difference to the quality, growth or sustainability of SBHCs in our state.
Download the nomination form HERE. Thank you!
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CMS Education Series
Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs
Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for a series of national provider calls addressing the specifics of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs for hospitals and individual practitioners.
Learn the specifics on what you need to participate in the these incentive programs: - who is eligible,
- how much are the incentives and how are they calculated
- what you need to do to get started
- when the program begins and other major milestones regarding participation and payment
- how to report on Meaningful Use measures
- where to find helpful resources and more
Three conference calls are scheduled for August 10, 11 and 12, and each will be unique. For more information about who should register for which call, visit the CMS website here.
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Clackamas County seeks 2 Nurse Practitioners
For Canby HS and Oregon City HS school-based health centers
To apply and for more information, please review the online job posting at: http://www.clackamas.us/ and click on the "Jobs" tab.
Contact for more information:
Alice Ciot
aciot@co.clackamas.or.us
503-742-5461
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Lincoln County seeks Community Health Nurse 4 School Based Health Center Coordinator
More information - click here!
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Network seeks Silent Auction Donations
Featuring Oregon's finest at the 2010 Annual Conference!
We invite each SBHC system to donate a basket of goods or services to the silent auction at the annual conference as a fun way to bring us all together to celebrate the many riches of Oregon.
Many businesses will make in-kind donations of goods and services to non-profits when requested and presented with a letter outlining the cause and tax benefits. Download our donation request letter and pledge form at www.osbhcn.org/conference10/auction.
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Upcoming Conferences
Prevention Conference
September 14-17, 2010
Eugene, Oregon
PLACE MATTERS: Working Together to Create Healthy Communities
November 1 - 3, 2010
Portland, Oregon
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Oregon SBHC
Conference Update
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More Resources
on the CORE
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Network Staff
Paula Hester
Executive Director
Liz Smith Currie
Policy Director
Jennifer Melo
Program Director
Betse Thielman
Healthy Kids in School
Program Director
Jennifer Sansom
Operations Coordinator
(503)-813-6400
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Network seeks
board members
The Network seeks to expand its
board with members to support and further its mission to advance access
to quality health care for children and youth.
Read more here |
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