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With the recently passed Arizona Medicaid expansion and the federally-facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace scheduled to begin offering insurance plans on October 1st, there is much to learn about how to best help consumers find what they need to get health care coverage.

A coalition of Arizona community organizations that connects families to no-cost or low-cost healthcare recently launched KidsCare Summer Sign Up to spread the word about KidsCare and to assist families with the application process.

KidsCare Summer Sign Up targets families who may not know that KidsCare is open for new applications due to the the City of Phoenix Access to Care Ordinance. KidsCare covers uninsured children up to 18 years old in families earning up to $46,000 annually or sometimes even more. No matter how many children are in a household, KidsCare does not cost more than $70 a month - usually much less. For more information or assistance on the KidsCare application, contact Kids Health Link at 1-800-235-9678 or on their website at www.kidshealthlink.org. 

   

Creating healthy, livable communities is a key priority identified in the 2012-2017 Maricopa County Community Health Improvement Plan. Health in Policy and Practice (HIP2) is a collaborative effort encompassing professionals from the fields of community planning, community health, land use, conservation, transportation and public policy to help empower organizations and communities to integrate healthy community design into decision-making. HIP2 is currently working on a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) project with Valley Metro to help inform the light rail extension that will connect to South Central Phoenix.  

 

What's a Health Impact Assessment (HIA)?   

Simply put, a HIA is a data-driven tool used to look at the potential health impacts of a policy, project, program or proposal. HIAs help shine a spotlight on specific health impacts and disparities, provide recommendations to shape public decisions, and engage stakeholders in the process. Visit the HIP2 new web site to learn more about HIAs and how to get involved at www.azhip2.org.   

  

The Maricopa County Parent Ambassador Program has teamed up with Bayless Healthcare Group and the Roosevelt School District's Community School to provide training to all interested parents in the Roosevelt School District.The training will take place in August and will offer sessions in both English and Spanish.  Register here.  

The goal of Parent Ambassadors is to educate parents about the link between health and the learning of their child and how the school system works. Parents attend a fun and interactive two-day training to gain these skills, and team up with other parents to create an action plan on how to help improve school health. To learn more, visit the new Parent Ambassadors web site at www.parentsforschoolhealth.org. 

A new training program is available for business retailers and their employees who have been cited for violating Arizona law prohibiting the sale of tobacco to minors.  The Arizona Retailer Tobacco Training (ARTT) is a free, informative program designed to help business retailers educate their employees about how to comply with state and federal laws that regulate youth access to tobacco.  Retailers and/or their employees can attend the training in lieu of paying the fine associated with their citation. Read more