Mid-Iowa Health Foundation - Community Health Needs Assessment
Dear colleagues,
Community leaders are again coming together to complete a community health needs assessment and we are seeking your input and your help to share this opportunity with others. In 2016, The Greater Des Moines Partnership developed a Community Health Needs Assessment on behalf of Broadlawns Medical Center, Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines and UnityPoint Health. Mid-Iowa Health Foundation has been asked to update the 2016 Community Needs Assessment on the hospitals' behalf.
Input from a broad and diverse set of community members, both those being served and those serving others, will deepen our understanding of the current needs and better inform our decisions as we work toward meeting those needs.
An eight question survey has been developed to assist in this process. Today I have two requests of you: 1) to complete the survey yourself and 2) to share this both within your organization and externally to your network in order to have the greatest reach and input from others.
We appreciate you sharing your input and the time it takes to do so. Please complete the survey by Wednesday, May 9th.
A link to share is below.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2018-CNA-MIH
Questions on the survey may be sent to Lezlie Mestdagh at lezlie.mestdagh@gmail.com
Warmest regards,
Suzanne Mineck
President
Children at Home - Free Support for Children with Disabilities
Rent or respite care? Groceries or new eyeglasses? For parents of children with disabilities, choosing between their family’s basic needs and disability-related items can often be difficult. Many services, devices and equipment are available to aid in development and improve a child’s quality of life. Unfortunately, insurance and other programs may only cover a portion of the cost, or perhaps not at all.
The Children at Home (CaH) Program may be able to help families with some of these expenses.
Children at Home (CaH) is a non-profit program of the Iowa Family Support Network and can help families caring for a child (up to age 22) with a disability by providing financial assistance for items or services not covered by other programs.
Eligibility:
• child and family must live in Iowa;
• child must be less than 22 years of age
• child must have a disability that meets the definition of developmental disability
• the family’s federal net (not gross) taxable income for the most recent tax year is less than $60,000
Examples may include: special adaptive devices, out-of-area travel expenses, nutritional supplements, respite care or educational seminars for caregivers, special camps and items to make your home safe or more accessible for a child. (See enclosed handout).If an item or service provides a direct benefit to a child and is related to the child’s disability, families may qualify for up to $700 in assistance per child annually. There is no charge to apply for or participate in this program. It is our goal to connect as many qualifying Iowans with the support they need.
CONTACT US TODAY! If you have questions about this program or want to refer someone to apply for assistance, please contact the Iowa Family Support Network:
1-888-IAKIDS1 (1-888-425-4371)
IAFamilySupportNetwork@vnsia.org (email)
IAFamilySupportNetwork.org (website)
MOSAIC Family Counseling Center - Student Assistance Program (SAP)
The Student Assistance Program (SAP) is designed to be a FREE, CONFIDENTIAL, rapid response intervention for students and their families to help children and families have better success in school. Regardless of the difficulties, we are here to help! The Des Moines Public School System is partnering with MOSAIC FAMILY Counseling Center, Inc to deliver the services its students and their families need to help with current difficult behaviors and help families plan for successful outcomes for their children. Learn more HERE or Visit website HERE
ALSO Mosaic Family Counseling Center Inc is now offering medication management to children and adolescents. Learn more HERE (See 2nd page)
HEALTH ADVISORY: Coagulopathies Associated with Contaminated Synthetic Cannabinoids
As of Thursday, April 5, 2018, a total of 94 cases of severe coagulopathy and bleeding associated with synthetic cannabinoid use have been reported in five states (89 cases in Illinois, two cases in Indiana, one case in Missouri, one case in Wisconsin, and one case in Maryland). Two deaths have been reported in Illinois. The first case occurred in Illinois on March 7, 2018.
These cases have used products containing synthetic cannabinoids (a.k.a. Spice, K2, legal weed, fake marijuana, synthetic marijuana, and synthetic THC) which were obtained from convenience stores, dealers and friends. Synthetic cannabinoids can be smoked or sold as liquids to be vaporized and inhaled in e-cigarettes and other devices. The chemical brodifacoum, identified in biological samples from some patients, is widely used in pesticides (typically in rodent control) as a vitamin K antagonist anticoagulant poison. It is suspected that the brodifacoum was added to synthetic cannabinoid mixtures.
Symptoms of severe coagulopathy include: easy bruising, bleeding from the nose or gums, coughing up blood, vomiting blood, blood in the urine or stool, severe menstrual bleeding and bleeding out of proportion to an injury. Laboratory tests have found the patients' INRs to range from 6 to >20. A normal INR for a person not taking warfarin is around 1.
Brodifacoum is a long-acting anticoagulant that works by blocking the action of vitamin K. The cases have responded to the treatment for vitamin K antagonists, including multiple units of fresh frozen plasma, activated prothrombin complex concentrate, and large doses of vitamin K. Patients often require prolonged treatment with high dose oral vitamin K even after the initial bleeding has been controlled.
No cases have been reported in Iowa.
POISON HELP 1-800-222-1222
Innovation That Works - Safe Schools/Healthy Students
After only four years of implementing the Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS) program through a state model, the results show the impact that SS/HS has had on just 21 communities across seven states. Approximately 200,000 students have been affected by the programs and services available through Safe Schools/Healthy Students funding.
And the good news doesn’t stop there:
Ready to see more? Click here to view and download the new SS/HS infographic, Innovation That Works.
Created by the National Resource Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, this new infographic highlights the impact and success of the Safe Schools/Healthy Students program—and shares the SS/HS Framework that makes it possible to replicate these successes in other communities.
Accepting nominations for the 2018 Iowa Latino Hall of Fame
Each year the Iowa Commission of Latino Affairs inducts contemporary (living) or historical (deceased) Iowa Latinos/as who have been born in Iowa, achieved prominence within the state, or been a resident of Iowa for an extended period after achieving prominence elsewhere. This year, the commission will also take nominations for:
Latinx Youth Leadership Award, awarded to an Iowa Latinx youth/young adult that is making a difference in their community.
Iowa Latino Ambassador Award for Equity and Justice, to recognize and honor the efforts and accomplishments of non-Latino and/or Latino Iowans. The award is given to persons whose work is deemed outstanding and a significant contribution to the equity and justice for Iowa’s new immigrant population.
Click here for more information and to download the application.
Office of Court Improvement offering 3 part webinar series
OPIOID TREATMENT TRAINING
The Office of Court Improvement is pleased to provide you with a three-part eLearning series regarding medication-assisted treatment (MAT).
Featuring:
The Honorable Jeri B. Cohen, Circuit Judge, 11th Judicial Circuit
Mark Stavros, MD. Dr. Stavros is board certified in both Emergency and Addiction Medicine and serves as an associate professor at the FSU College of Medicine. He is a peer support physician for the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association, educating providers in Medication-Assisted Treatment.
Part One, Context. Provides general information about the opioid crisis and opioids (approximately 20 minutes).
Part Two, Medications. Describes three medications used in the treatment of opioid additions, and one medication used to prevent death from opioid overdose (approximately 15 minutes).
Part Three, Misconceptions. Debunks three common myths about MAT (approximately 10 minutes).
The Northwest Resource Team has their monthly "coffee klatch" meeting at Freedom Blend Coffee on the second MONDAY of every month at 8:30 a.m.
CommunityCommons - together for the common good
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