May 2006 (Vol. 1, No. 1)
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COMING UP
Uniform Data System, Jan. 8, 9

QTS, Leadership Session, Feb. 27, 7:30 am - 1:30 pm
QTS, Quality Institute, Feb. 27, 1:30 - 4 pm

In this Issue
Standing Up. Speaking Out.
Leadership Voices
What's New
Welcome to Senior Policy Coordinators Kimberly Keymer and Caleb Gilchrist.

Welcome to Aza Nedhari, Project Specialist – AWI; and AWI Project Assistants Melissa Salinas and Kevin McNeill.

Welcome to Cathy Morales, Director of Community Health Access and the AmeriCorps Community HealthCorp participants.

Welcome to Linda Gardiner, RHIO Project Intern.

Medical Homes DC
Health Center on a Hill
Health Centers Left Out of Emergency Preparedness Study
Gaming Your Way to Emergency Preparedness
Policy and Advocacy
DCPCA's Health Recommendations to DC Public Schools
DCPCA Celebrates DC's Inclusion in Federal Loan Repayment Program
"Working Out The Kinks" at DCPCA's 2008 Annual Meeting
Back Issues
Volume 3, Number 3
Aug. 2008 (Vol. 3, No. 2)
May 2008 (Vol. 3, No. 1)
Feb. 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 4)
Nov. 2007 (Vol. 2, No. 3)
Aug. 2007 (Vol. 2, No. 2)
May 2007 (Vol. 2, No. 1)
Feb. 2007 (Vol. 1, No. 4)
Nov. 2006 (Vol. 1, No. 3)
Aug. 2006 (Vol. 1, No. 2)
May 2006 (Vol. 1, No. 1)
Standing Up. Speaking Out.
DCPCA's Journey
Another budget season is drawing to a close! As I write this little note to you in the first issue of the DC Primary Care Reformer, I realize that this is a perfect time to reflect on the journey of DCPCA from where we’ve come to where we are now. Maybe, I can even sneak in a little peek of where I think we might be going.
Leadership Voices
DCPCA Sponsors Adolescent Wellness Forum
Teenagers are one of the most interesting and challenging population served by health care providers. As a pediatrician, I am constantly reminded that children are not little adults. We must tailor our therapies and advice specifically to a child’s unique developmental stage – his or her physiology and capacity to heal and recover. Of all the stages of childhood, the last one, adolescence is the most challenging.
Medical Homes DC
Get the latest update on the new community health center to be built on a hill in Anacostia. What’s the status of emergency preparedness plans for DC’s health centers – are they ready or not? You can actually have fun while you’re going through a training program. Read about the new program used by Whitman-Walker Clinic staff and police officers in the District.

Policy and Advocacy
Find out if the DCPS system took any action after DCPCA made its initial health recommendations. Congratulate the District on its inclusion in the new federal loan repayment program to recruit medical professionals who help the underserved! And find out how participants actually worked out the kinks at DCPCA’s 11th Annual Meeting, and which four community leaders were honored during the luncheon.