2012 F2F HICs Grantee Meeting: April 25-27, 2012, Pew Charitable Trusts Conference Center, Washington, DC
Family Voices Award Reception
The annual F2F HICs Grantee Meeting began with a reception for F2F HIC, MCHB and Family Voices staff along with invited guests. Bonnie Strickland, PhD, Director, MCHB Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs (DSCSHN), HHS/HRSA gave a presentation on Envision 2020, MCHB's strategic plan. Family Voices awards were presented to Sophie Arao-Nguyen, PhD, Executive Director, Family Voices; Karen Anzola, Family Voices NCFPP Co-Director; Diana Denboba, Branch Director MCHB Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs (DSCSHN), HHS/HRSA; and Becky Shipp, Health Policy Advisor, Senate Finance Committee. Diana Denboba presented MCHB awards to the NCFPP Technical Assistance Team.
F2F HICs Grantee Meeting
AGENDA: 2012 F2F HICs Grantee Meeting: Agenda
PRESENTATIONS, THURSDAY, APRIL 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------
Plenary: Health Care Reform - Looking to the Future
- Nicole Tambouret, Community Catalyst: The Affordable Care Act:Implementation
- Jocelyn Guyer, Georgetown Center for Children and Families: Advocacy Opportunities Around a Few Key ACA Implementation Issues
- Jim Kaufman, Children’s Hospital Association: The Affordable Care Act: Exchanges and Network Adequacy
Open Session: Best Practices in F2F Program Management
- Gina Pola-Money (UT), FV Region 4 Regional Co-Coordinator and Patti Hackett-Hunter (MA): F2F Program Management: Sharing Ideas
F2Fs & the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the States
- Jocelyn Guyer, Georgetown Center for Children and Families; Dawn Wardyga (RI); Eva Marie Stahl, Community Catalyst: Navigators:Guiding People Through the Exchange and Essential Health Benefits: Strategies for Advocates
Social Media: Successful Strategies to Assist and Communicate with Families
- Jennifer Akers (IN): Reaching Families via Social Media
- Sherry Richardson (GA), FV Region 2 Regional Coordinator: Social Media and Nonprofits
- Melanie Rubin, FV Director of Communications:
- Instructions to a Parent for Completing a Simple Video of Themselves Using a Smart Phone and Getting it on Youtube
- Generic Photo Release Form
- Marcia O'Malley & F2F in Nevada
CAHMI and Data Resource Center
- Tamara Bakewell (OR): Putting Data Into Action - How Family to Family Health Information Centers Can Access and Use Data from the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs
Open Session: Best Practices in F2F Program Management
- Michele Juda (NY) and Joni Bruce (OK): Best Practices for P2P Management
Outreach to and Development of Family Leadership from Diverse Communities: Language Access
- Diana Autin (NJ), FV National Field Co-Coordinator and Mercedes Rosa (NJ):
PRESENTATIONS, FRIDAY, APRIL 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------
Plenary: Health Equity: F2F's Role in Moving the Mountain
- Vivian Jackson and Wendy Jones, National Center for Cultural Competence: Health Equity: F2Fs Role in Moving the Mountain!
- Faye Manaster (IL): Health Equity: F2Fs Role in Moving the Mountain!
Distance Learning Tools
- Roger Holt (MT) and Jennifer Akers (IN): Distance Learning
Partnering for Sustainability
- Dina Castro (CO) and Kau`i Rezentes(HI): Sustainability Model for HI
F2F Video Highlights:
- ALABAMA: Family Voices of Alabama: Family/Professional Workshops from their 2011 summit, are posted on their Video Training Center site and includes the following:
- ARIZONA: Raising Special Kids: A Public Service Announcement
- a video produced by Stone Soup Group and Progressive Media Alaska with the intention of informing families of children with special needs about the community and services provided by Stone Soup Group.
- COLORADO: Family Voices of Colorado: A Public Service Announcement
- GEORGIA: Parent to Parent of Georgia: An Annual Report and the stories of families across Georgia who have found ways to LIVE IN JOY
- IDAHO: Idaho Parents Unlimited: Youth's Corner, atwo part video created by and for youth volunteers with special health care needs in transition to adulthood.
- INDIANA: Family Voices of Indiana: Understanding the Funding Maze, a training series on financing special health care needs
- MINNESOTA: Pacer Center: Mission Possible, a public service announcement
- MONTANA: Parent's Lets Unite for Kids
- Training Video Archive
- 2011 MCEC conference - Isaac Baldry keynote
- OKLAHOMA: Oklahoma Family Network: Public Service Announcement
- SOUTH DAKOTA: South Dakota Parent Connection: Public Service Announcement
- RHODE ISLAND: Pediatric Practice Enhancement Project
