The final APPRISE Lunch and Learn for the 2013 year (The Medicare Open Enrollment Forum) is coming up on Thursday, October 10th. In keeping with our established tradition, this Lunch & Learn will be a review of Medicare Part C and Part D plan changes for the 2013 Annual Enrollment Period (for the 2014 plan year). This is always our most popular Lunch & Learn event, consistently producing the largest turnout from a wide range of social service providers (as well as the entire APPRISE staff). And once again we are inviting representatives from the insurance companies that provide Medigaps, Advantage plans (Part C plans), and Part D plans for Allegheny County, to discuss changes to the plans for 2014 and answer audience questions. I’m hoping that you or one of your staff can be available as a panelist for this event. If you would like to attend, please email your RSVP by Friday August 30th to mckendreew [at] fswp.org.
LOCATION
The Lunch and Learn will be held at the Human Service Building, 1 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (located downtown at the corner of Smithfield and Fort Pitt Blvd.).
FORMAT
11:30 am – Noon.......Lunch / Greetings / General Announcements
Noon – 3:00 pm.........Presentation of Topic(s) / Q&A
DATE/TOPIC
10/10/2013…………The Medicare Open Enrollment Forum
Showing posts with label health information. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health information. Show all posts
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Consumer Health Coalition Hosting Two Free Trainings on Affordable Care Act
Consumer Health Coalition is hosting two free trainings on the Affordable Care Act. If you are uninsured and would like to learn more, or you work for an organization that serves individuals in need of health care, then please attend! Flyers are attached for distribution.
Friday, September 20, 2013 at the Brashear
Association (2005 Sarah Street,
Pittsburgh, PA 15203) [Download Flyer] OR
Monday, September 23, 2013 at Lifespan Knoxville
(320 Brownsville Road,
Pittsburgh, PA
15210) [Download Flyer]
Both are at 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm (sessions are the same, please register for one!)
Please
join us to learn about the Affordable Care Act and how individuals can obtain
coverage. RSVP to Leslie at 412-456-1877 x200 or please respond to lbachurski [at] consumerhealthcoalition.org with
your date choice. Space is limited.
At the training you will learn:
- What is the Affordable Care Act or “Obama Care”?
- What is an insurance market place? When can someone enroll?
- Why do I have to have health coverage? What is the penalty?
- What if I can get insurance through my job? What if I lose my job?
- How will I pay for insurance? Can I keep my Medical Assistance?
- What are tax subsidies and cost-sharing programs?
- What if I have pre-existing health conditions?
- How can I get help choosing the right plan for me?
Special thanks to the Birmingham Foundation for funding
support for this work.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
PA Demographics and Insurance Marketplace Information for Staff and Patrons
From the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Compendium / August 17, 2013
Health Insurance Marketplace
This year the State Library of Pennsylvania is setting some priorities and putting focus on topics that are important at the federal, state, and local level. One of those areas is health. With the beginning of the Affordable Care Act (ACT) and the Health Insurance Marketplace, we want to make sure you have all of the information you need to support your communities. We are also going to continue to find general health resources and training to support you and the people you serve.
The information we send will be organized in Health Issues to help you keep track of what we send out. Health Issues will be sent out via the Compendium, WebJunction and listservs.
We hope this will be useful, and want to hear from you about what works and what we need to tweak to make better. Enjoy Health Issue 1!
HEALTH ISSUE 1: PA Demographics and Insurance Marketplace Information for Staff and Patrons
Pennsylvania Demographics for the Uninsured
As we get ready to support the people who need help finding information about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Insurance Marketplace, we thought it might be useful to know how many uninsured people are in Pennsylvania. According to CMS, there are a total of 1,242,350 uninsured people.
This link provides the number of uninsured totals by county. The totals are by Public-Use Microdata Area (PUMA), which is an area within the state that contains at least 100,000 residents. In sparsely populated areas, PUMAs are comprised of one or more neighboring counties to total 100,000. Allegheny County represents about ten PUMAs within the county. We hope this data will help you understand how many people in your regional may be seeking assistance with finding information.
Health Insurance Marketplace - Affordable Care Act
The State Library of Pennsylvania is partnering with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), PaLA PA Forward and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to support libraries and the uninsured residents of Pennsylvania with information on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Health Insurance Marketplace. There is information available now that will be helpful to you and the people you serve.
Training and Materials for Staff
There is a great deal of information on this site for the libraries to use such as training materials, publications and articles about the Marketplace.
Online Information for Your Patrons Now
There are two links that you should consider making more accessible by adding links to your website now. The sites below are designed to help people understand the Insurance Marketplace and the choices available to them.
Health Insurance Marketplace
This year the State Library of Pennsylvania is setting some priorities and putting focus on topics that are important at the federal, state, and local level. One of those areas is health. With the beginning of the Affordable Care Act (ACT) and the Health Insurance Marketplace, we want to make sure you have all of the information you need to support your communities. We are also going to continue to find general health resources and training to support you and the people you serve.
The information we send will be organized in Health Issues to help you keep track of what we send out. Health Issues will be sent out via the Compendium, WebJunction and listservs.
We hope this will be useful, and want to hear from you about what works and what we need to tweak to make better. Enjoy Health Issue 1!
HEALTH ISSUE 1: PA Demographics and Insurance Marketplace Information for Staff and Patrons
Pennsylvania Demographics for the Uninsured
As we get ready to support the people who need help finding information about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Insurance Marketplace, we thought it might be useful to know how many uninsured people are in Pennsylvania. According to CMS, there are a total of 1,242,350 uninsured people.
This link provides the number of uninsured totals by county. The totals are by Public-Use Microdata Area (PUMA), which is an area within the state that contains at least 100,000 residents. In sparsely populated areas, PUMAs are comprised of one or more neighboring counties to total 100,000. Allegheny County represents about ten PUMAs within the county. We hope this data will help you understand how many people in your regional may be seeking assistance with finding information.
Health Insurance Marketplace - Affordable Care Act
The State Library of Pennsylvania is partnering with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), PaLA PA Forward and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to support libraries and the uninsured residents of Pennsylvania with information on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Health Insurance Marketplace. There is information available now that will be helpful to you and the people you serve.
Training and Materials for Staff
There is a great deal of information on this site for the libraries to use such as training materials, publications and articles about the Marketplace.
Online Information for Your Patrons Now
There are two links that you should consider making more accessible by adding links to your website now. The sites below are designed to help people understand the Insurance Marketplace and the choices available to them.
- General Information about the Insurance Marketplace
Marketplace and Health Insurance consumer site with general information and a place for people to sign up for email updates. - Consumer Accounts - Patrons Can Create Now
The federal government is encouraging consumers to visit the Insurance Marketplace and create an account now, so that when it opens on October 1st for enrollment, people will already be signed up.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
National Council of Nonprofits Affordable Care Art Resources
Affordable Care Act Resources from the National Council of Nonprofits:
NN/LM MAR Authoritative Information about the Affordable Care Art
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine Middle
Atlantic Region has created a website to highlight
authoritative information about
the Affordable
Care Act. They are updating this website on a
regular basis. Their goal is to help with outreach efforts to inform
consumers as they make important decisions about their health insurance options: http://nnlm.gov/mar/consumer/aca.html.
As we receive other resources related to the Affordable Care Act and the PA Health Insurance Marketplaces, we will post them on the Adult Services online workspace.
As we receive other resources related to the Affordable Care Act and the PA Health Insurance Marketplaces, we will post them on the Adult Services online workspace.
Finding Health and Wellness @ the Library: A Consumer Health Toolkit for Library Staff
From the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Middle Atlantic Region
The 2nd edition of the Finding Health and Wellness @ the Library: A Consumer Health Toolkit for Library Staff is now published!! The electronic version is hosted on the California State Library website at the same URL as before: www.library.ca.gov/lds/docs/healthtoolkit.pdf. Kelli Hamm of NN/LM PSR is the primary author and editor of the site and she has added a lot of new content and much more emphasis on MedlinePlus this time around.
We are pleased to announce the publication of the newly revised edition of the Finding Health and Wellness @ the Library: A Consumer Health Toolkit for Library Staff! Completely updated and edited by Kelli Ham, this new edition includes new resources, updated links, and new content throughout the publication. Public library staff, consumer health librarians, and others who provide health information services to the public will find this toolkit to be a vital resource.
Since its publication in 2010, the Toolkit has enjoyed heavy usage nationwide and is regarded as an essential guide for librarians and staff to build and improve core competencies in consumer health. It is used as the course textbook for the NN/LM online class titled, “Finding Health and Wellness @ the Library: The Essentials of Providing Consumer Health Services,” and it is also used as the textbook for library school courses.
What’s in the 2nd edition?
NN/LM PSR collaborated with UC Davis Health System on several aspects of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program grant, and the printing and distribution of this second edition to California public libraries has been made possible by funding from the grant. We are also grateful for the continued support from the California State Library, which hosts the publication on its website.
The Toolkit is available at http://www.library.ca.gov/lds/docs/healthtoolkit.pdf.
The 2nd edition of the Finding Health and Wellness @ the Library: A Consumer Health Toolkit for Library Staff is now published!! The electronic version is hosted on the California State Library website at the same URL as before: www.library.ca.gov/lds/docs/healthtoolkit.pdf. Kelli Hamm of NN/LM PSR is the primary author and editor of the site and she has added a lot of new content and much more emphasis on MedlinePlus this time around.
We are pleased to announce the publication of the newly revised edition of the Finding Health and Wellness @ the Library: A Consumer Health Toolkit for Library Staff! Completely updated and edited by Kelli Ham, this new edition includes new resources, updated links, and new content throughout the publication. Public library staff, consumer health librarians, and others who provide health information services to the public will find this toolkit to be a vital resource.
Since its publication in 2010, the Toolkit has enjoyed heavy usage nationwide and is regarded as an essential guide for librarians and staff to build and improve core competencies in consumer health. It is used as the course textbook for the NN/LM online class titled, “Finding Health and Wellness @ the Library: The Essentials of Providing Consumer Health Services,” and it is also used as the textbook for library school courses.
What’s in the 2nd edition?
- 65 new resources
- 145 updated annotations and/or URLs
- 74 obsolete entries removed
- Updated acronyms list with links to organizations
- New emphasis on MedlinePlus content
- New content types (health check tools and mobile apps and sites)
- Enhancements to the Evaluation page, including understanding the HONcode
NN/LM PSR collaborated with UC Davis Health System on several aspects of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program grant, and the printing and distribution of this second edition to California public libraries has been made possible by funding from the grant. We are also grateful for the continued support from the California State Library, which hosts the publication on its website.
The Toolkit is available at http://www.library.ca.gov/lds/docs/healthtoolkit.pdf.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
NN/LM MAR: Free Online Course - No Comprende? Spanish Health Info Resources for English Speaking Librarians
There is still time to register for this free online course which begins Monday July 15 - August 9, 2013. This is a self-paced online learning environment where students will work through modules and be provided with feedback from the instructor.
Title: No Comprende? Spanish Health Information Resources for English Speaking Librarian
Description: This class covers resources for learning basic, library, medical, and Internet Spanish vocabulary. Participants will also learn to identify and evaluate health websites in Spanish in order to better serve a growing population of Spanish speakers.
Presenter: Lydia Collins, Consumer Health Coordinator, NN/LM MAR
Location: Online, Asynchronous
Date: July 15 – August 9, 2013
Details/Registration: http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/class_details.html?class_id=40
Advancing the progress of medicine and improving the public health through access to health information: http://nnlm.gov/mar/
Title: No Comprende? Spanish Health Information Resources for English Speaking Librarian
Description: This class covers resources for learning basic, library, medical, and Internet Spanish vocabulary. Participants will also learn to identify and evaluate health websites in Spanish in order to better serve a growing population of Spanish speakers.
Presenter: Lydia Collins, Consumer Health Coordinator, NN/LM MAR
Location: Online, Asynchronous
Date: July 15 – August 9, 2013
Details/Registration: http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/class_details.html?class_id=40
Advancing the progress of medicine and improving the public health through access to health information: http://nnlm.gov/mar/
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Caring for Your Mind: Resources and Tools for Your Mental Health
Special thanks to the National Network of Libraries of Medicine - Middle Atlantic Region for their workshop today on Caring for Your Mind: Resources and Tools for Your Mental Health. Here are a few resource highlights:
[Read more about this class.]
[Read more about Beyond an Apple a Day including disclaimer statements]
Collections Development
UCONN HealthNet Mental Health Guide
ReachOut Reads (teens)
- American Psychological Association & The Road to Resilience
- This Emotional Life, PBS
- The Social Life of Health Information, Pew Internet
- MedlinePlus, NLM NIH
- start with the health topics
- use the medical encyclopedia for basic information
- find providers and hospitals/facilities in directories
- find support groups in organization section
- learn more about drug information
- learn about supplements
- National Institute of Mental Health (including booklet and patient handouts by request, online videos, Spanish information)
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM; information for patients and clinicians)
- Drug Information Portal, NLM NIH
- National Guideline Clearinghouse
- PubMed Health, NLM NIH (including clinical effectiveness research)
- PubMed, NCBI NLM NIH (including several tutorials, clinical queries, filtering of nurses journals)
- Beers Criteria for Potentially InappropriateMedication Use in Older Adults (2012), American Geriatrics Society
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Substance Abuse and Mental Services Administration (SAMSA; including treatment locator, 24/7 treatment referrel line; suicide prevention line; disaster distress helpline)
- Directory of Health Organizations, NLM NIH
- Health Hotlines, NLM NIH
- NLM Mobile Resources
[Read more about this class.]
[Read more about Beyond an Apple a Day including disclaimer statements]
Collections Development
UCONN HealthNet Mental Health Guide
ReachOut Reads (teens)
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