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December 2002
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For the national Champion for Children, the WV Welfare
Reform Coalition joined with the Coalition for West
Virginia’s Children and the WV Healthy Kids Coalition to
present Senator Jay Rockefeller with a gift of children’s
artwork to recognize his dedication and work on behalf of
families. Lou Ann Johnson, from his state office accepted
the framed picture of children’s art on behalf of the
Senator.
The Coalition for West Virginia’s Children presented the
Community Award to the Jefferson County program, "First in
Your Family". This is a new program that is dedicated to
help students be the first in their families to attend
college and be successful with their goals. Dee and Tom
Taylor, founders accepted the award from Susan Walters, a
long-time advocate.
Express Lane Eligibility Web Site Debuts
The Children's Partnership has recently established a new
Web site, devoted to forwarding the concept of "Express Lane
Eligibility." This resource is designed to provide
advocates, community leaders, and policymakers with the
tools they need to provide health insurance to more than 4
million uninsured children enrolled in other public
programs. Express Lane Eligibility describes processes to
easily identify and enroll eligible uninsured low-income
children into subsidized health insurance programs. It is
based on the premise that many potentially eligible
uninsured children already participate in need-based public
programs, such as School Lunch, Food Stamps and WIC, making
these public programs important health insurance outreach
and enrollment links. The Web site provides research,
nationwide examples, online resources, a report on
California's experiences, and a place for advocates to share
ideas not listed.
The National Express Lane Eligibility Web site can be found
online at:
www.expresslane.info. For more information, please
contact Holly Kenny, Healthy Policy Specialist at The
Children's Partnership, at 858.566.7257 or
hkenny@childrenspartnership.org.
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CHIP Enrollment
As of November 30, 2020 there are 21,180 children enrolled
in the program. Total unduplicated enrollment for quarter
ended September 30, 2020 is 23,685.
Next WVHKC Meetings:
January 15-WVHA Office, Charleston
10:00-12:00—Outreach Committee
1:00-3:00----Full Coalition Meeting
Champions for Children Named during Children’s Policy Forum
The 8th Annual Children’s Policy Forum was held on December
10-11, 2002 with a celebratory dinner to recognize those
individuals and counties, which have gone beyond the call of
duty to help children and families.
Five local Champions for Children were recognized:
- Kim Rex, WVU Extension Family Nutrition Program, Jackson
County
- Marge Sheppard, DHHR, Greenbrier and Monroe Counties
- Dan Saylor, DHHR, Kanawha County
- Mary Ann Dean, DHHR CSM for Nicholas County
- Sharon Mills, Boone DHHR, Madison
The statewide Champion for Children was Randy Myers,
Assistant Commissioner, Office for Medical Services for his
work in creatively finding funds for outreach coordinators
in the primary care centers across the state.
The Outreach Coordinator of the Year Award was given to
Cheryl Mitchem for her dedication to get her families
services and support they need.
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