2008 Fall Policy Conference: Turning Policy into Action
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008
Opening Plenary
David Shern, President and CEO, MHA
Julie Clark, Vice President for Healthcare Reform
- David Shern’s PowerPoint Presentation
- MHA Policy Statement 13: Integration of Mental and General Health Care
Parity and Policy Makers: Update from Capitol Hill
Julio Abreu, Senior Director, Legislative Affairs, MHA
Kirsten Beronio, Senior Director, Government Relations, MHA
- Parity Update
- Parity Law FAQ(MSWord DOCUMENT)
- Appropriations Update
- Mental Health Appropriations Chart (MSWord DOCUMENT)
- U.S. Congress: Spending Bill Article(MSWord DOCUMENT)
PARTNERSHIPS: Federal Efforts Promoting Integrated Health
Facilitator: Cynthia Wainscott, National Council on Disability and SAMHSA National Advisory Council
Speaker: Kathryn Power, Director, Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA
- Biography/Contact Information
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Compendium of Primary Care and Mental Health Integration Activities
PARTNERSHIPS: Nothing About the Community Without the Community
Speaker: Terry Gock, Director, Asian Pacific Family Center, Pacific Clinics
PLANNING: Resource Mapping as a Policy Tool
Facilitator: Anita Bertrand, Executive Director, Mental Health America of Tennessee
Speaker: Timothea Howard, Program Manager, CentroNia
PREPARATION: Using a State “Integration Readiness” Assessment
Facilitator: Shel Gross, Director of Public Policy, Mental Health America of Wisconsin
Speaker: Chuck Ingoglia, Vice President for Public Policy, The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2008
Practicalities: State Fiscal Policy
Speaker: Nick Johnson, Director, State Fiscal Project, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Practicalities: Getting Creative When the Dollars are Tight
Speaker: Shel Gross, Director of Public Policy, Mental Health America of Wisconsin
- Biography/Contact Information
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Additional Resources:
Perseverance: Using the “Collaboration Continuum” Tool to Move Mountains
Speaker: Kathy Reynolds, Executive Director, Washtenaw (Michigan) Community Health Organization
Peer Power: Consumer-Directed Wellness Initiatives
Speaker: Traci Jacobs, Associate Director, Gathering Hope House
Speaker: Ethel Nemcek, Director, Maryland Office of Consumer Advocates, Inc.
Politics and Persuasion: After the Votes are Counted – Mental Health and National Health Reform
Speaker: Christopher Jennings, President of Jennings Policy Strategies, Inc. and Former White House Senior Health Advisor
- Biography/Contact Information
- No presentation available at this time
Public and Private Employers: Working with Employers to Promote Integrated Health and Wellness
Speaker: Dr. Hyong Un, National Medical Director, Aetna Behavioral Health
- Biography/Contact Information
- No presentation available at this time
Speaker: Clare Miller, Director, Partnership for Workplace Mental Health
- Biography/Contact Information
- Partnership for Workplace Mental Health
- Mental Healthworks, a free quarterly newsletter
Speaker: Arlene Remick, Director, Public Education, MHA
PUERTAS A SALUD: Cultural Competence and Integration
Speaker: Teresa Chapa, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Minority Health, HHS
Speaker: Henry Acosta, Executive Director, National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental Health
POINT/COUNTERPOINT: The Hidden Controversies Shaping Integration Policy
Moderator: Tammy Seltzer, Progressive Policy Solutions, Washington, DC
- Biography/Contact Information
- Moderator Questions (MSWord DOCUMENT)
- Audience Questions (MSWord DOCUMENT)
Presenter: Laurie Alexander, Program Officer, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
- Biography/Contact Information
- Link: The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health has published a comprehensive resource guide on integrated health care that is now available online. It provides an overview of the research literature (on the rationale for integration and the different approaches), the financing of integrated care, and model programs (in Texas and around the US), as well as list of key resources. You can download the resource guide as a PDF at: http://www.hogg.utexas.edu/programs_RLS15.html.
Presenter: Jeffrey Goodie, Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Passport to the 21st Century: Advocacy and Technology
Speaker: Jocelyn Harmon, Blogger, Marketing for Nonprofits: New Voices for a New World
Speaker: Lawrence Gillick, Assistant Professor for Digital and Broadcast Media/Arts Communication, Shenandoah University
- Biography/Contact Information
- PowerPoint Presentation
Speaker: Mary B. Relotto, Public Relations Manager, MHA of Franklin County, Ohio
- Biography/Contact Information
- PowerPoint Presentation
Progress and Practice: YouTube, Wikis, and Blogs…Oh My!
Stations: Wikis, Blogging, Facebook, MHA Online, and YouTube
- www.facebook.com
- MHA affiliate only website-- http://affiliateportal.mentalhealthamerica.net/
- www.youtube.com
Affiliate Videos:
- MHA Allegheny County--http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMU2Cd6aMsw
- MHA of Broward County-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0BFzvjkDcc
- MHA in New Jersey-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M97XH03tz3I
- MHA of San Francisco-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaxkDgC3nIQ
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MEDIA: No Health Without Mental Health Video
Presenter: Jason Halal, Consultant, MHA
- Biography/Contact Information
- View video (requires Windows Media)
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