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Summer 2007 |
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Welcome to the Outside the Box, Community Health Partnership’s quarterly e-newsletter!
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100 N. Winchester Blvd. Suite 250 Santa Clara, CA 95050 Phone: 408-556-6605 Fax: 408-556-6617
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Save the Date!
9th Annual Jane Gremmell Cancer Symposium
10/18/07
Closing the Gap: Addressing Health Disparities in Underserved Populations
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Welcome, New Staff!
Jorge DeLuna, Clinical Services Coordinator
Lori Salmiery, HIV Services Program Assistant
Anna Uemura Jeon WHP Health Educator
Click here to read staff bios.
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Newsletter Contributors
Sonia Alvarez Guadalupe Arango Lourie Campos Jill Evans Vida Fereydouni Lydia Guel Mary Nacionales
Michelle Fenner, Editor Katherine Contreras, IT Support |
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9th ANNUAL Jane Gremmell cancer Symposium
Closing the Gap: Addressing Health Disparities in Underserved Populations
Women’s Health Partnership would like to invite you to our 9th Annual Jane Gremmell Cancer Symposium, Thursday October 18, 2007 from 4:30pm to 8pm. Dinner will be served at Decathlon Club in Santa Clara. Registration and more information will be available at www.chpscc.org in August. For questions, please contact Vida Fereydouni, at (408) 556-6605 ext. 224 or vida@chpscc.org. |
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Two-year CME accreditation approved
On May 9, 2007, Community Health Partnership became an accredited CME Provider by the Institute of Medical Quality (IMQ). The purpose of continuing medical education is to improve patient care. Planned CME programs developed in accordance with accreditation criteria enhance the physician’s professional growth by giving systematic attention to learning needs. The CME accreditation will allow The Partnership to provide CME credits for their physician trainings and workshops. Click here to read more. |
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PHASE (Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes Everyday) is an evidence-based risk-reduction Strategy to prevent heart attacks and strokes in adults over the age of 55. PHASE has been implemented widely within the Kaiser Permanente system, and in some Community Health Clinics in the San Diego area. The Partnership has received a grant from Kaiser Permanente to pilot PHASE within our member clinics. The PHASE pilot will focus its initial efforts on two consortium members: Gardner Family Health Network (GFHN) and Ravenswood Family Health Center (RFHC). Click here to read more.
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State funding will help expand Healthy Futures program
The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) Healthcare Workforce and Community Development Division awarded the Partnership $8,598.00 to expand the Healthy Futures program to MACSA Academia Calmecac Charter School (MACSA Academia Calmecac). Implementing Healthy Futures at MACSA Academia Calmecac will expose 200 low-income and minority students to health careers through advising, mentoring and counseling. Click here to read more. |
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During the second week of August, throughout the nation, Community Health Centers are recognized and celebrated for their wonderful staff and the outstanding services they provide to the community. The Partnership hosted its 5th Annual Community Health Center Appreciation Luncheon on August 9th. Over 200 attendees gathered at the elegant Villa Ragusa in Campbell, and special guest Kawailehua Hula Ohana performed. Click here to read more. |
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Binational Health Week / Semana Binacional de la Salud
With great pride and honor, the Community Health Partnership accepted to lead the coordination of the 2007 Santa Clara County Binational Health Week which will be taking place from October 13-21. In collaboration with the Mexican Consulate, the County’s Public Health Department, Kaiser Permanente and the Health Initiative for the Americas as main sponsors of this event, the planning of the third annual Binational Health Week is moving expeditiously. Click here to read more. |
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Congratulations, Danielle Castro!
The Partnership is proud to announce that Danielle Castro (HIV Services Program Coordinator) was nominated as one of the 100 Most Influential Latinos in Silicon Valley by the Mexican American Community Services Agency (MACSA). Click here to read more.
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California budget finally passes
The California Constitution calls for a budget to be passed by June 15. The Assembly adopted a $140 billion spending budget on July 20 that is supported by the Governor. However, it failed by one vote in the Senate. Republicans wanted deeper cuts and a fully balanced budget. On August 21st, the California Senate approved a $145 billion budget for fiscal year 2007-2008 after two Republican senators provided the necessary votes to end the 52-day budget deadlock. Click here to read more. |
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Partnership receives support from Kaiser Permanente to sustain Healthy Futures program
Kaiser Permanente of Northern California/San Jose awarded the Partnership $16,000 in support of the Healthy Futures program at Andrew Hill High School (AHHS). With these funds, medical magnet students at AHHS will develop and implement culturally appropriate, multi-strategy, campus-wide health-education campaigns on diabetes prevention and nutrition. AHHS students have seen the impact of diabetes on their families, and want to address it up front by focusing on the diabetes and obesity epidemics that are becoming increasing problems in the local community. Click here to read more. |
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Free Trainings and Professional Development
San Jose AIDS Education & Training Center (SJAETC, a program of Community Health Partnership) invites you and your colleagues to join us for the following FREE upcoming trainings and professional development opportunities! For more information, contact Lori Salmiery, Program Assistant for HIV Services, at lori@chpscc.org or 408.556.6605. Click here for more information
8/15 (2-4pm): HIV & Legal Issues
8/16 (6-8pm): Adherence Strategies & Drug Interaction Management a skills building workshop for pharmacists
8/29-8/30 (9am-5pm): Effective HIV Program Design: a two-day skills-building seminar
9/19 (2-4pm): Transgender Awareness
10/17 (2-4pm): Partner Notification & Prevention with Positives
11/12 (5:30-7:30pm) Boundaries, Ethics, and Burnout: for RWCA services OR 11/13 (12-2pm): providers, Care case managers, Mental health coordinators, and HIV test counselors
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Ngoc Bui-Tong, Christine Tyler, and Caroline Yip from SCVHHS , with Rhonda McClinton-Brown, receiving the 2007 Partnership Award on behalf of the Valley Express Implementation Team |
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Major grant from Kaiser Permanente At the beginning of this year, the Partnership received a two-year $719,423 grant awarded by Kaiser Permanente/Northern California Region in support of four initiatives: Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes Everyday (PHASE), Quality Improvement for Health Information Technology (HIT), Clinic Consortium/Public Hospital and Health Systems Collaborative Project and Core support. Click here to read more. |
