Friday, December 30, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The Changing Health Care Reform...
INCREASING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CARE
Providing New, Voluntary Options for Long-Term Care Insurance
The law creates a voluntary long-term care insurance program – called CLASS -- to provide cash benefits to adults who become disabled.Note: On October 14, 2011, Secretary Sebelius transmitted a report and letter to Congress stating that the Department does not see a viable path forward for CLASS implementation at this time. View a copy of the CLASS report.
Read about the original CLASS proposal.
http://www.healthcare.gov/law/timeline/index.html
Monday, December 19, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Holiday Season Burnout!
The winter holidays are usually regarded as the "happiest time of the year", but who has time for happy when you have to make sure that all of your family and friends have the perfect gifts, clean the house, work full-time, prepare for finals (whether it's you taking finals or your kids), attempt to pay all of your bills, cook, and try to juggle spending time with all of your extended family members.
Should you go to your mom's house, your dad's house, your father in-laws house, your mother-in-laws house, everyones house, or just stay home? Let's just say that you are lucky enough that both your's and your partner's parents are still living together, well that means you still have to travel between at least three homes during a twelve hour period!
So, how will you make it through the holidays? Here are a few suggestions...
1. Buy gift cards! I agree, they aren't the most personal gift, but most people really, truly like gift cards.
2. Clean a little bit each day, so you don't have to do it all in one day. Oh, and turn on the Christmas music while you're cleaning...makes it more enjoyable!
3. Have a Christmas Eve potluck over your house and invite everyone! That way, you don't have to cook everything and then on Christmas day you can stay home and enjoy the entire day in your pajamas!
4. Try to take a couple days off before Christmas and a couple after. This will make it a lot less stressful.
5. Lastly, remember what the holiday season is really about. It's not the gifts or the food, it's the time you spend with your family and friends and it will be over in the blink of an eye, so make the best of it!
East Valley hopes that each and every one of you have a safe and happy holiday season!!!
For more information about East Valley or if you would like to be a part of giving someone the gift of health this holiday season, please click on the "donate" button at the top of the page or visit us at http://www.evchc.org/!
Should you go to your mom's house, your dad's house, your father in-laws house, your mother-in-laws house, everyones house, or just stay home? Let's just say that you are lucky enough that both your's and your partner's parents are still living together, well that means you still have to travel between at least three homes during a twelve hour period!
So, how will you make it through the holidays? Here are a few suggestions...
1. Buy gift cards! I agree, they aren't the most personal gift, but most people really, truly like gift cards.
2. Clean a little bit each day, so you don't have to do it all in one day. Oh, and turn on the Christmas music while you're cleaning...makes it more enjoyable!
3. Have a Christmas Eve potluck over your house and invite everyone! That way, you don't have to cook everything and then on Christmas day you can stay home and enjoy the entire day in your pajamas!
4. Try to take a couple days off before Christmas and a couple after. This will make it a lot less stressful.
5. Lastly, remember what the holiday season is really about. It's not the gifts or the food, it's the time you spend with your family and friends and it will be over in the blink of an eye, so make the best of it!
East Valley hopes that each and every one of you have a safe and happy holiday season!!!
For more information about East Valley or if you would like to be a part of giving someone the gift of health this holiday season, please click on the "donate" button at the top of the page or visit us at http://www.evchc.org/!
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
The Weight Loss Doctors Are In | Fitbie
These steps provide very logical steps to weight loss. No gimics or false promises!
The Weight Loss Doctors Are In Fitbie
The Weight Loss Doctors Are In Fitbie
Friday, December 9, 2011
STDs on the College Campus - Online Colleges
Check out this awesome visual on STDs! Thanks Online Colleges!
STDs on the College Campus - Online Colleges
STDs on the College Campus - Online Colleges
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Meet One of Our Dedicated Volunteers...Carly
Carly has been a volunteer with East Valley Community Health Center
In addition to being a volunteer, when she turned 15, she began working atEast Valley
Her volunteer work and work as a Teen Peer Educator has been a tremendous help toEast Valley
In addition to being a volunteer, when she turned 15, she began working at
Her volunteer work and work as a Teen Peer Educator has been a tremendous help to
Health Care Reform (3)
Health Disparities and the Affordable Care Act
Not all Americans have equal access to health care—or similar health care outcomes. Low-income Americans, racial and ethnic minorities, and other underserved populations often have higher rates of disease, fewer treatment options, and reduced access to care. They are also less likely to have health insurance than the population as a whole.
By improving access to quality health care for all Americans, the Affordable Care Act will help reduce these health disparities. The new law will bring down health care costs, invest in prevention and wellness, and give individuals and families more control over their own care.
The Affordable Care Act will help reduce disparities by making improvements in:
Preventive care. Medicare and some private insurance plans will cover recommended like regular check-ups, cancer screenings, and immunizations at no additional cost to eligible people.
Coordinated care. The law calls for new investments in community health teams to manage chronic disease. This is important, because minority communities experience higher rates of illness and death for chronic diseases such as diabetes, kidney disease, heart disease, and cancer. Because infant mortality and post-birth complications are also higher in minority and low-income groups, the law includes new funds for home visits for expectant mothers and newborns.
Diversity and cultural competency. The Affordable Care Act expands initiatives to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the health care professions. It also strengthens cultural competency training for all health care providers. Health plans will be required to use language services and community outreach in underserved communities. Improving communications between providers and patients will help address health disparities particularly in Hispanic communities, which currently have high numbers of uninsured people.
Health care providers for underserved communities. The Affordable Care Act and increases funding for community health centers, which provide comprehensive health care for everyone no matter how much they are able to pay. Health centers serve an estimated one in three low-income people and one in four low-income minority residents. The new resources will enable health centers to double the number of patients they serve. Combined with investments made by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the new law will support 16,000 new primary care providers.
Ending insurance discrimination. Insurance discrimination will be banned, so people who have been sick can’t be excluded from coverage or charged higher premiums. Women will no longer have to pay higher premiums because of their gender. New funding will be available to collect information on how women and racial and ethnic minorities experience the health care system, leading to improvements that will benefit these groups.
Affordable insurance coverage. A new health insurance marketplace will be created in 2014. These new health insurance Exchanges will offer one-stop shopping so individuals can compare prices, benefits, and health plan performance on easy-to-use websites. The Exchanges will guarantee that all people have a choice for quality, affordable health insurance even if a job loss, job switch, move, or illness occurs. The new law also provides tax credits to help more Americans pay for insurance.
http://www.healthcare.gov/news/factsheets/2010/07/health-disparities.html
By improving access to quality health care for all Americans, the Affordable Care Act will help reduce these health disparities. The new law will bring down health care costs, invest in prevention and wellness, and give individuals and families more control over their own care.
The Affordable Care Act will help reduce disparities by making improvements in:
Preventive care. Medicare and some private insurance plans will cover recommended like regular check-ups, cancer screenings, and immunizations at no additional cost to eligible people.
Coordinated care. The law calls for new investments in community health teams to manage chronic disease. This is important, because minority communities experience higher rates of illness and death for chronic diseases such as diabetes, kidney disease, heart disease, and cancer. Because infant mortality and post-birth complications are also higher in minority and low-income groups, the law includes new funds for home visits for expectant mothers and newborns.
Diversity and cultural competency. The Affordable Care Act expands initiatives to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the health care professions. It also strengthens cultural competency training for all health care providers. Health plans will be required to use language services and community outreach in underserved communities. Improving communications between providers and patients will help address health disparities particularly in Hispanic communities, which currently have high numbers of uninsured people.
Health care providers for underserved communities. The Affordable Care Act and increases funding for community health centers, which provide comprehensive health care for everyone no matter how much they are able to pay. Health centers serve an estimated one in three low-income people and one in four low-income minority residents. The new resources will enable health centers to double the number of patients they serve. Combined with investments made by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the new law will support 16,000 new primary care providers.
Ending insurance discrimination. Insurance discrimination will be banned, so people who have been sick can’t be excluded from coverage or charged higher premiums. Women will no longer have to pay higher premiums because of their gender. New funding will be available to collect information on how women and racial and ethnic minorities experience the health care system, leading to improvements that will benefit these groups.
Affordable insurance coverage. A new health insurance marketplace will be created in 2014. These new health insurance Exchanges will offer one-stop shopping so individuals can compare prices, benefits, and health plan performance on easy-to-use websites. The Exchanges will guarantee that all people have a choice for quality, affordable health insurance even if a job loss, job switch, move, or illness occurs. The new law also provides tax credits to help more Americans pay for insurance.
http://www.healthcare.gov/news/factsheets/2010/07/health-disparities.html
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Meet Our Staff...Frank
Frank has been working part-time at East Valley California East Valley
Welcome Frank! We are glad to have you join our Quality Improvement Team!
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