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 News & EventsEncouraging Adolescents’ Use of Recommended Health Care ServicesNIHCM Foundation invites you to participate in a webinar "Encouraging Adolescents' Use of Recommended Health Ca... NIHCM Award Winners Announced!The winners of our annual Health Care Research, Print Journalism, and Television and Radio Journalism Awards have been select... Understanding the Uninsured: Tailoring Policy Solutions for Different SubpopulationsNIHCM Foundation has released a new report, Understanding the Uninsured: Tailoring Policy Solutions for Different Subpopulati... Robert Greczyn, CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Addresses Chronic ConditionsOn March 25, 2008, the Alliance for Health Reform hosted a briefing, "Helping 125 Million Americans: Improving Care for ... NIHCM Has Accepted Entries for its 2008 Health Care Research and Journalism Awards.NIHCM Foundation has accepted entries for its Fourteenth Annual Health Care Research and Journalism Awards and its First Annu... Connecting the Electronic Dots Among Disparate Health ProvidersBarriers to sharing patient clinical data among unaffiliated hospitals, doctors and other health care providers remain high... |
Conferences and WebinarsNIHCM Foundation invites you to participate in a webinar "Encouraging Adolescents' Use of Recommended Health Care Services" on Thursday, August 28, 2008 from 1:00-2:30 PM (EDT). This webinar will explore current health plan efforts to engage providers and adolescents in order to increase adolescent well-child visit rates and provide age-appropriate preventive care to adolescents. It will also highlight opportunities for health plans and health care providers to utilize social marketing, the use of commercial marketing principles to change behavior to benefit society and individuals, to promote healthy behaviors among adolescents. Finally, the session will explore how mobile technology applications, which are commonly used by adolescents, can be used to send health care reminders to adolescents and improve provider-patient communications outside of the medical setting. An agenda and registration form are available. NIHCM Foundation held a webinar on October 31, 2007 from 1:00-2:30 PM (EDT). The webinar entitled, "Filling in the Cracks: Public and Private Strategies to Extend Health Insurance to Children and Families," explored the following topics: the State of SCHIP, State Health Reforms and the Implications for Children and Families, A Health Plan’s Commitment to Expand Coverage for the Uninsured, and Business and Philanthropy Efforts to Increase Access for Children and Families. An archive of the webinar and evaluation form are now available. Click Here for all Webinar Materials (Agenda, Biographies, Presentations, Video, Evaluation) On August 29, 2007, NIHCM Foundation held its first webinar under the Partners in Program Planning for Adolescent Health (PIPPAH) Project. The webinar, entitled "Preventing Adult Chronic Disease During Adolescence: The Role of Health Plans," explored the burden of adult chronic disease and primary risk factors among adolescents, and highlighted health plan opportunities to identify adolescents at risk and modify their risk factors through medical evaluation, treatment and counseling. The session also featured presentations of two promising health plan programs aimed at preventing future chronic disease among adolescents. An archive of the webinar is available. Additional webinar materials including a detailed agenda, presentations, and presenters biographies are available. NIHCM Foundation is currently working with Arik Marcell from the Johns Hopkins University and two of the Webinar presenters, Marc Jacobson and Jonathan Klein, on a paper that will describe the incidence of hyperlipidemia, obesity and overweight, and tobacco use among adolescents, and how these factors contribute to early onset of cardiovascular and other chronic diseases. The paper will also outline practical strategies health care professionals, especially health plans, can employ during adolescence to prevent future chronic disease. Please contact NIHCM Foundation if you work with a health plan and would like to discuss your efforts further. NIHCM Foundation hosted a webinar, "Strategies & Challenges to Reduce Disparities and Ensure Culturally Competent Maternal & Child Health Care," on October 30th, 2006 from 1:00-3:00 (EST), as part of its grant with HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Webinar materials, including a detailed agenda and presenter biographies are available. An archive of the webinar is now available. NIHCM Foundation has published an overview paper on the topic of maternal and child health disparities available here. NIHCM Foundation held a conference, "Closing the Gaps in Health Care for Adolescents," on January 10, 2006 in Washington, D.C., as part of its grant with HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Conference materials, including speaker presentations and additional resources on adolescent and young adult health, are available. An overview paper prepared for the conference is available here.
On December 14, 2004, NIHCM Foundation held a forum, "Women's Health: Successes and Challenges in Prevention and Promotion." An Action Brief summarizing the conference proceedings is now available. An overview paper, "Women's Health Prevention and Promotion", prepared for the forum is also available and highlights current programs and research on successful women's health prevention and treatment options. On May 13, 2004, NIHCM Foundation held a forum, "Children's Mental Health: New Developments in Policy and Programs." An issue paper, "Children's Mental Health: An Overview and Key Considerations for Health System Stakeholders" produced for the forum is now available and highlights current policy and programs in children's mental health. An Action Brief is also available. On April 9, 2003, NIHCM Foundation held a forum, "Childhood Obesity: Advancing Effective Prevention and Treatment." An Action Brief summarizing the meeting discussion is now available. |
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