People with Higher Support Needs: Disparities in Outcomes and Organizational Supports January 12 Council on Quality and Leadership report Learn more here. Needs of People with Disabilities in COVID-19: Local Health Agency Preparedness Planning, Mitigation, and Recovery December 8 CDC funded, NACCHO announced 10 LHA awards Learn more here. Competitive Integrated Employment and Participant Choice […]
Category: Disability & Public Health News
Welcome to AAHD’s weekly electronic update, “Disability and Public Health News.” Each Tuesday, AAHD will provide an overview of the prior week’s media coverage on topics related to disability and public health. Our goal is to keep our colleagues and friends informed of disability and public health topics in the media at the local, state and national level. It is our intent that this weekly information will support you in your work. Please send us your comments to contact@aahd.us and feel free to share the weekly updates with your colleagues.
Week of January 19, 2021
Person-Centered Practices Self-Assessment: Plain Language January 14 shared ACL funded NCAPPS plain language self-assessment Learn more here. Population Health Science in the U.S.: Trends, Evidence, and Implications for Policy January 13 National Academy of Medicine symposium report Learn more here. Healthy People 2020 – HHS Assessment and Achievements Summary January 13 ASTHO shared HHS summary […]
Week of January 12, 2021
Doing With, Not Doing For: What It Takes To Facilitate Person-Centered Planning January 6 ACL supported NCAPPS webinar slide Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: What Works To Improve Care – Evidence and Resource Review January 7 RWJ Fd supported Playbook – Better Care for People with Complex Needs and Center […]
Week of December 15, 2020
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Addressing Social Determinants of Health Through Special Needs Plans October 21 CHCS and December 8 n4a-ASA shared Association for Community Affiliated Plans report Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 Center for Health Care Strategies November 2 launched blog series […]
Week of December 8, 2020
Person-Centered Planning: 5 Staff Competency Domains November 17 ACL funded and shared, NCAPPS guide Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Core Quality Measures; CMS RFI – Consumer Comments In response to the CMS RFI, posted to the AAHD public policy updates web page: Nov 17 AAHD & Lakeshore Fd comments; Nov 19 Consortium for Citizens […]
Week of December 1, 2020
Person-Centered Practices Self-Assessment November 20 ADvancing States shared, ACL funded, NCAPPS guide Learn more here. COVID-19 Accessible Materials for People with Disabilities – 4 Upcoming Webinars November 25 CDC NCBDDD announced GA Tech Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation Dec-Feb upcoming webinars Learn more here. Maximizing Community Health Needs Assessments November 20 PFCC webinar materials […]
Week of November 17, 2020
Facilitation for Choice and Control: Person-Centered Planning’s Best Kept Secret October 29 ACL funded HSRI NCAPPS webinar slides Learn more here. Safety-Net Providers Focus on Population Health and Community Outreach as Part of Their Pandemic Response November 2 Commonwealth Fund blog Learn more here. States Connect Their Health Improvement Priorities To Hospital Community Benefits November […]
Week of November 10, 2020
Rebalancing Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports State Systems: CMS Toolkit November 2 CMS announced toolkit Learn more here. State Medicaid Programs Respond To COVID-19 Challenges: Results From a 50-State Medicaid Budget Survey October 14 National Association of Medicaid Directors and Kaiser Family Foundation annual survey report Learn more here. CMS Medicaid and CHIP Performance Scorecard […]
Week of November 3, 2020
Frontline Providers Serving Persons with Complex Health and Social Needs – Core Competencies October 27 Camden Coalition and Nat Ctr for Complex Health and Social Needs report Learn more here. Addressing the Social Determinants of Mental Health: Educating Health Professionals October 29 National Academy of Medicine shared workshop proceedings Learn more here. Improving Social Determinants […]
Week of October 27, 2020
Advancing Health, Well-Being, and Equity Through Community-State Data Sharing Partnerships October 19 Center for Health Care Strategies blog Learn more here. Medicaid Agencies-Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs)-Community-Based Organizations (CBOs): Partnerships for Payment and Reimbursement October 16 NCOA-Health Management Associates blog Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): States Use of Emergency Waivers and Appendix K […]