BCCHC Updates 12/03/2020
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1 – Next Meeting, Tuesday, December 8 at 10AM
2 – Upcoming BCBS Medicaid Meeting, Thursday, December 10, 12PM
3 – 17th Annual Health Policy Legislative Forum, Friday, December 4, 9AM
4 – City of Albuquerque Community Impact Fund
Email and social media posts have already been sent out informing many that another key public health advocate has passed. Tom Scharmen pass this week and I am at a loss for words. We will share information on memorial services or other tributes. If anyone has a picture of Tom with Jerry Montoya, it would be greatly appreciated if you could share with the Council.
The following messages were sent by Dept. of Health:
If you worked with Tom, you were his friend, or if you are familiar with his work, please consider sharing a memorial message about him through this survey monkey link. Feel free to send the link to people outside of PHD to contribute as well.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RememberingTom
https://memories.lifeweb360.com/tom-scharmen
Attached are the slides from the Coronavirus update we had in the October Meeting.
Also here is the NMDOH Covid-19 Vaccination Plan Draft https://cv.nmhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/10.19.20-New-Mexico-Preliminary-COVID-vaccine-plan-ID.pdf
The Albuquerque City Council is still taking comments on paid leave please find your councilor and share your thoughts here https://www.cabq.gov/council
1 – Next Meeting, Tuesday, December 8 at 10AM
We will have a short (1 hour) meeting. We will have a student presentation and a Team presentation. We will start with a short land recognition and moment of silence. I would like to make these things part of our meetings and need to get into the habit.
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2 – Upcoming BCBS Medicaid Meeting, Thursday, December 10, 12PM
We will be hosting a virtual member meeting on Thursday, December 10 from 12:00–1:30 PM to provide an overview of benefits.
- Who is invited?
- Blue Cross Community Centennial Members (BCBSNM Medicaid Plan)
- Providers
- Community Partners
- How to participate?
- By phone or
- By web. Meeting invitation will be sent once we get the attendees email address.
- If participating by web, cameras will be off, but attendees will be able to view the presentation online.
- We encourage those who want to participant to RSVP.
You are welcome to join us. Your help to let the community know is greatly appreciated.
3 – 17th Annual Health Policy Legislative Forum, Friday, December 4, 9AM
Who’s Not at the Table? Health Equity is on the Plate
Friday, December 4, 2020
9:00 am - 9:30 am* Welcome
Sheena Tallis
Melissa Ontiveros and Shelley Mann-lev, Co-Presidents
Ellen Burgess, Policy Committee Co-Chair
9:30 am - 10:00 am Keynote
Lisa Carlson, MPH, MCHES
President, American Public Health Association
10:00 am - 10:15 am Break
Hit up your colleagues in the chat, grab some tea, and breathe
10:15 am - 11:00 am Legislative Panel
Legislators share perspectives from the Roundhouse
- Sen. Gay Kernan, Member, Senate Finance Committee
- Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino, Chair, Senate Public Affairs Committee
11:00 am - 11:15 am Break
Refill your coffee mug, smile, and breathe
11:15 am - 12:30 pm Legislative Policy Proposal Presentations
Local public health champions share their bright ideas for legislation in the upcoming 2021 Legislative Session
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch Break & Voting on Proposals
Grab some grub (maybe some leftovers)
Vote on your favorite legislative policy proposals
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Advocating in a Virtual World
Learn how to advocate virtually in the 2021 legislative session
4 – City of Albuquerque Community Impact Fund
https://www.cabq.gov/economicdevelopment/city-of-albuquerque-community-impact-fund
The City of Albuquerque seeks to provide emergency assistance to families who were previously excluded from federal stimulus aid, do not qualify for unemployment or paid sick leave benefits, or have experienced loss of employment due to a COVID-19 workplace shutdown. The Fund will award nearly $2.5 million in CARES Act funding for Albuquerque families who are experiencing hardship directly tied to the pandemic.
In Solidarity for Health Equity!
Enrique Cardiel, MPH
Executive Director
Bernalillo County Community Health Council
He/Him/His also Camarada
505.246.1638
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