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PARTNERSHIP SEEKS A NEW CEO!
to learn more about employment opportunities at the Partnership.
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Winter 2008 |
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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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Day at the CapitolApril 2, 20088th Annual Legislative BreakfastApril 25, 2008HIV Care & Prevention Conference 2008May 6, 2008Visit www.chpscc.orgfor details! |
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Welcome, New Staff !
Alpana Verma-Alag, Medical Director
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Newsletter Contributors
Elena Alcala Guadalupe Arango Jill Evans Vida Fereydouni Lydia Guel Anna Jeon Odel Malan-Pineda Mary Nacionales
Michelle Fenner, Editor Katherine Contreras, IT Support |
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We welcome all comments and suggestions in making Outside the Box newsletter an informative and useful resource. Please send any ideas or remarks to Michelle Fenner at michelle@chpscc.org. |
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Planning for Improved Specialty Care Access Community Health Partnership and its member clinics are committed to developing a community-based system of accessible and affordable health care services that meet the needs of our diverse, multi-cultural community. In January 2008 our consortium received a $150,000 grant from Kaiser Permanente to implement a process of evaluation and planning leading to the development of a common vision for specialty care access among Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System (SCVHHS) and Community Health Centers (CHCs). As the network of safety net providers, we have developed a culture and practice of collaboration with SCVHHS to improve the health care delivery system as patients move from a primary care setting to a specialty care setting and back to their medical home. Click here to read more. |
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Governor’s Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2008-2009
As we enter the New Year, Governor Schwarzenegger declared a “Fiscal Emergency” which means that the State Senate and Assembly halts any hearings or voting on current legislation until the budget crisis is resolved and it must be done within 45 days. The state of California has a $14.5 billion debt and the governor’s budget proposal slashes public and social services, closes parks and transportation projects, and many more services. The governor has proposed to cut $3.3 billion of the current fiscal budget 2007-2008 and work with the Senate and Assembly to cut the remaining $11.2 billion dollars of fiscal year 2008-2009’s budget in the regular session by cutting 10% across the board. Click here to read more. |
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Update - Cancer Detection Programs: Every Woman Counts
The Cancer Detection Programs: Every Woman Counts (CDP:EWC) is a California Department of Public Health funded program designed to provide breast and cervical cancer public education and outreach, screening, follow-up diagnostic services, case management, and rescreening for low income uninsured and underinsured women in California. The local program recently hired a second Health Educator to extend its outreach into the region. Additionally, our CDP:EWC region has successfully completed two health education sessions in Santa Clara County reaching a total of 14 women. In the near future, our CDP:EWC program will also be recruiting and training community health workers to provide breast and cervical cancer health education out in the community. Click here to read more. |
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Population Health Projects: Collaboration with Stanford As a requirement of the “Practice of Medicine” course, Stanford medical students undertake population health projects in partnership with community groups. These projects align with the population health curriculum, through which students learn the fundamentals of population health including determinants of health, health disparities, and the roles of physicians in advocacy. Community partners, working with the Office of Community Health, have developed projects that both address community needs and provide students with an opportunity to build specific skills. The Partnership has been selected as a community partner, and as such medical students are collaborating with four of the Partnership’s programs (Policy, Clinical Activities, Women’s Health Partnership and Health Education Training Center) on their population health projects. Click here to read more. |
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Healthy Futures 2008 Career Expo
Congratulations and special thanks to the Healthy Futures team for a great success at the Healthy Futures Career Expo for Andrew Hill High School's Medical Magnet Program and MACSA Academia Calmecac Charter High School students on Friday, February 8, 2008. Eleven universities, colleges, and community health partners brought invaluable information to help diversify and open the pipeline to college and health careers for our students. Click here to read more. |
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HIV/STD Services at the Clinics
Special thanks to all Community Health Partnership member clinics who participated in the 2007 Santa Clara County STD/HIV Clinic Service Assessment. This assessment came only weeks after the Center for Disease Control released 2007 recommendations to standardize all HIV testing services in medical settings. It was requested by member clinics seeking more information about who is doing what in the way of local HIV and STD services and therefore received a 100% response rate. In response, the Partnership’s HIV Services Department developed and implemented a needs assessment to determine the hours, locations, types of STD/HIV prevention, testing, and treatment services available, and costs of services. Click here to read more. |
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Healthy Future’s 2008 Career Expo at Andrew Hill High School |
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Dr. Alpana Verma-Alag returns to the Partnership
The Partnership has a new Medical Director, Dr. Alpana Verma-Alag. Dr. Alag previously worked as Medical Director for both the Partnership and School Health Clinics. She left both positions approximately one year ago to take a position with Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System (SCVHHS)as the UM Medical Director. Fortunately for the Partnership, Dr. Alag has decided to return as the Medical Director for Community Health Partnership, while continuing to work as a physician with SCVHHS. |
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REGISTER NOW!
San Jose AIDS Education & Training Center at Community Health Partnership, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, and Santa Clara County Public Health Department's HIV/AIDS Prevention & Control Program present...
“EVOLUTION OF HEALTH – REVOLUTION OF CARE”
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 8.00—5.00 p.m. Double Tree Hotel, San Jose 2050 Gateway Place, San Jose, CA 95110
· Interactive skills-building workshops chosen by South Bay area providers · Receive 7 Category 1 CMEs for Physicians and Pharmacists or 7 CEUs for Nurses, LCSWs, and LMFTs · Lower registration fees · Lunchtime entertainment · Light breakfast and lunch included
Click here for more details. To register visit http://www.chpscc.org/. . |
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Train the trainer
On February 9, 2008, Women’s Health Partnership conducted a training for nine women’s health advocates and lay health workers in Santa Clara County. As part of the Healthy Women, Healthy Choices project, this interactive training offers health advocates an opportunity to enhance their skills in facilitation while learning about women’s health topics such as breast health, menopause, osteoporosis, stress management, physical activity, and nutrition. Click here to read more.
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Participants at WHP’s Train-the-Trainer |
