Health Institute Join us Tuesday, January 29, 2013 for a full-day Health institute. Designed for directors, health coordinators and other interested staff, the institute will focus on the future for Head Start's model of providing comprehensive health services. Sessions will address the opportunities and dangers arising from the Affordable Care Act (ACA); practical lessons from programs already working with the ACA; and dialogue with partners in providing preventative health services.
Sessions
Understanding the Affordable Care Act
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) offers additional funding streams for EHS home visiting and other services that support Head Start families, but Head Start still has a critical role to play in ensuring families' health needs are met. Join this conversation to hear more about the potential issues and opportunities surrounding the implementation of the ACA.
Presenters:
Andy Hyman, Senior Program Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Robert Hall, Associate Director, Department of Federal Affairs, American Academy of Pediatrics
Dan Hawkins, Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Research, National Association of Community Health Centers
Making the Affordable Care Act Work for Head Start
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
The ACA will offer Head Start programs opportunities to improve and promote their services. Hear lessons from HHS and practitioners about working with the ACA so far.
Presenters:
Angie Godfrey, Infant/Toddler Program Specialist, Office of Head Start
Rich VanTol Executive Director of Early Childhood Programs, Saginaw Intermediate School District,-
Gayle Kelly, -Executive Director, Minnesota Head Start Association
Lunch and Learn — Exchanges under Health Care Reform and “Private” What Does My Non-profit Need to Know? (Lunch will be provided)
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
In the wake of the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”), non-profits – like virtually all employers – are examining a number of new strategies to control health insurance costs. Join us to hear about the various private exchange models that operate in the current marketplace and explore the features that make a private exchange an attractive option. In addition, we will discuss how the new state-based exchanges and the federally facilitated exchange will work, and how these new entities will interact with large and small employers alike. Presented by Venable LLP
Partners in Prevention
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
The partnerships Head Start programs are able to develop strengthen their effectiveness in all areas—and particularly in health. This session will present a number of potential partners who are working in many communities across the country to ensure access to preventive health care and encourage healthy lifestyles.
Presenters:
Katherine Beckmann, Senior Policy Analyst for Early Childhood Health and Development, Let's Move!, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services
Brent Ewig, Director of Policy and Government Affairs, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
Rachel Gooze, Researcher, Temple University
Allison Herman, Senior Researcher Associate, Temple University
Robert Rogers, COO, School Health Corporation, Chair, Boards of Directors, Healthy Schools Campaign
Closing
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
NHSA Executive Director Yasmina Vinci will close the Health Institute with an appeal to health coordinators and those invested in comprehensive services about the importance of advocacy and education efforts.
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