by Family Voices, Inc. | Aug 22, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
CDC has created the Health Literacy Training Plan to help build knowledge and skills consistent with new, professional communication practices. (You must create an account to access the information.) The training starts with the “Health Literacy for Public...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Aug 22, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
YOUR INPUT SOUGHT Indian Health Service Seeks Comments on Draft Strategic Plan Comments due August 23. As described in a Federal Register Notice, The Indian Health Service (IHS) is developing an agency-wide Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2018-2022, and is seeking...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Aug 8, 2018 | NCFPP, Policy Action, Washington Update
NEW HRSA Grants Education & Technical Assistance WEBINAR SERIES for Tribes, Tribal Organizations, Indian Health, Tribal and Urban Indian Health Programs Wednesday, August 8, 1:00-2:30 pm ET – Preparing a Budget for Your Grant Proposal Wednesday, Sept. 12,...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Aug 8, 2018 | NCFPP, Policy Action, Washington Update
On August 1, the cities of Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, and Columbus, Ohio, filed suit in a federal district court in Baltimore. See Four U.S. Cities Sue over Trump “Sabotage” of Obamacare (Reuters, 8/2/18). The plaintiffs allege that the administration has taken...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Aug 8, 2018 | NCFPP, Policy Action, Washington Update
On August 1, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the Economic Security for New Parents Act (S.3345). The bill would give parents the option to take paid parental leave for up to 12 weeks, for a total of 24 weeks per couple, for each child who has been born or...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Aug 8, 2018 | NCFPP, Policy Action, Washington Update
Medicaid Waivers Pending Medicaid waiver proposals (updated) Kentucky Waiver – Open for Public Comment Again – due Aug. 18 As reported in the July 3 Washington Update (under “Courts”), a federal court vacated the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approval...