Feb. 2008 (Vol. 2, No. 4)
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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.
My Deepest Thanks to DC Funders
By Sharon Baskerville, Chief Executive Officer
As we built our annual budget this year, I was struck by one very stunning fact. DCPCA – and particularly Medical Homes DC – has been powered by the consistent backing and support of our foundation community who have collectively invested significant funding into the work of health care reform in DC.
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Leadership Voices
A Broader Vision for Community Health
By Margaret O’Bryon, President and CEO, Consumer Health Foundation, Washington, DC
Assuring that all residents of the District of Columbia and the metropolitan region are in good health requires a commitment to equitable, accessible, and quality health care and to creating the conditions that promote health equality and result in community health. These are complementary strategies that must be addressed concurrently.
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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.

• Capital Projects – Where Are They?
• Paperless in 2008
• Quality Care Protects Patients
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.

• You Get What You Pay For
• No Longer Business as Usual in DC Emergency Rooms
• Best Bang for the Health Care Buck
DCPCA wishes to thank all of its staff, members, and friends who make our work possible. We also wish to thank the following for their generous support of DCPCA: Aetna Foundation, The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Community Foundation of the National Capital Region, Consumer Health Foundation, Government of the District of Columbia, MARPAT Foundation, The Meyer Foundation, Prince Charitable Trusts, Public Welfare Foundation, The RGK Foundation, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The Starr Foundation, The Summit Fund of Washington, and Washington AIDS Partnership.

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