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WV Healthy Kids and Families Coalition Next WVHK&FC Meetings: Contact us: 2003 Quarrier St. East Charleston, WV 25311
(304) 558-2397
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June 2003
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The selected recipients are to be congratulated on their strong focus and unique approaches toward preventative services and education. Helmets and Scooters Available for åBack to SchoolÇ The WV CHIP office will be purchasing bike helmets and scooters for agencies to give away in conjunction with their åBack to SchoolÇ enrollment efforts. The helmets will be available in the following sizes: ChildÇsà 5-8 yrs. Youthà 8-14 yrs. Adultà 14+ Organizations that are planning events should notify the WV CHIP office with the date and nature of the event as well as the sizes of helmets you would like for you event. The number of helmets distributed to each organization will depend on the number of responses. Organizations that respond will be entered into a drawing to receive one of the scooters to be given away as a grand prize. Events will also be listed on the WV CHIP activities calendar. To register your event, contact Pam Gunter at (304) 558-6633 or e-mail at pamelagunter@wvdhhr.org by June 30. New location for WV Healthy Kids and Families Coalition
The WV Healthy Kids and
Families Coalition is on the move. As of July 1, 2020, the Coalition will have a new location at 2003 Quarrier Street, East in Charleston. We will be located on the second floor. Please make a note of our address change: WV Healthy Kids and Families Coalition 2003 Quarrier Street, East Charleston, WV 25311 Our new phone number and any additional change in contact information will be in the next issue of the newsletter.
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"Prevention Summer 2003" Campaign
Summer is here and kids will have a lot of free time on their hands. WV CHIP is hoping that some of this free time will be spent in the doctorÇs officeð getting preventative check-ups. The åPrevention Summer 2003Ç campaign is underway and the goal of the campaign is to promote preventative services to CHIP participants. Physicians, dentists, optometrists, ophthalmologists, and opticians will be offered a higher reimbursement fee from May 15-September 30, 2020 for preventative services. An informational mailer was sent to providers as well as CHIP participants informing them of the campaign and encouraging parents to get their children ready for school by making an appointment with their childÇs doctor. Children will be eligible for preventative health and dental check-ups, a pair of replacement glasses and an additional eye exam. For more information on the åPrevention Summer 2003Ç campaign, visit the WV CHIP website at www.wvchip.org State Fair Volunteers Needed WVCHIP is looking for volunteers to staff the booth at the West Virginia State Fair during the week of August 8 - 17. The booth will be located in the WV State Building. Volunteers will distribute
promotional items, information and applications to
fair-goers. There will be two shifts: 9 am - 3 pm and 3 pm -
9 pm. Covering Kids and Families åBack to SchoolÇ Campaign 2003 Covering Kids and Families is preparing for itÇs fourth annual åBack to School 2003Ç enrollment and outreach drive which will kick-off July 31, 2003. The goal of the Covering Kids & Families Back-to-School outreach effort is to place childrenÇs health care coverage at the top of the "to do" list of every parent with an uninsured child. Over the last several years, thousands of Back-to-School events have taken place. In every state and the District of Columbia, parents have been reached with the message that low-cost and free health care coverage is available. As a result of this outreach, national and toll-free hotlines have been flooded with calls from parents of uninsured children. We are excited about West VirginiaÇs participation in this National effort again this year. Organizations are encouraged to organize åBack to SchoolÇ activities in their area. To assist you in your efforts, you may order a copy of the Action Kit or download the template materials on the Web at www.coveringkids.org/communications. Spanish-language versions of the template materials are also available on the Web site as well as promotional items such as bookmarks, stickers, and posters. Look for more information on upcoming åBack to SchoolÇ events in the next WVHK&FC newsletter. Editorial on CHIP from the Charleston Daily Mail CHIP brings millions of federal dollars into W Va. The Daily MailÇs articles and editorials about the West Virginia ChildrenÇs Health Insurance Program are always negative and cranky. No doubt al lot of government programs deserve criticism, but the ChildrenÇs Health Insurance Program is not one of them. The MailÇs news articles and editorials could be more credible if writerÇs would be more thoughtful and discerning. CHIP is one of the best government-supported programs we have in West Virginia. Just ask the thousands of hard-working parents who get some help in taking care of the medical needs of their children. Ask the doctors, dentists and hospitals who get paid for providing services. Ask the children, who will have a better chance in life because their heath care needs are being met. On top of all that, CHIP supports the stateÇs economy by bringing millions of new Federal dollars into West Virginia. The MailÇs concern that CHIP will become a deficit program in the future are premature. Before 2007, when the first deficits are projected, many things can happen. West Virginia may get some more of the unspent Federal CHIP appropriations. For example, this year the state received an additional $16 million in redistributed federal dollars. Congress may decide to increase payments to states when the program begins to reach itÇs financial limits. If there are no new federal dollars the Governor and State Legislature have the option of limiting the program or charging parents more for co-payments. In the meantime, letÇs support hard-working West Virginia Families and their children. ItÇs a good investment. Renate E. Pore Published in the Charleston Daily Mailà Monday, June 16, 2003.
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