HJNO Jul/Aug 2019

For weekly eNews updates and to read the journal online, visit HealthcareJournalNO.com in overall health due to factors like a high preva- lence of smoking, obesity, and children in poverty.  To date, the UnitedHealthcare grant has enabled a full-time team of 15 community health workers to connect more than 11,000 underserved and uninsured people across New Orleans with vital community health and social services. These include health screenings, scheduling appoint- ments with doctors for preventive care services, and working with community partners to ensure people have access to the critical resources they need, including assistance in finding affordable housing, applying for SNAP food stamp bene- fits, accessing substance abuse treatment, pri- mary care, financial education and counseling, and job training. The additional funding from UnitedHealthcare will continue to support the full salaries, benefits, and training of DCHC’s community health workers and allow the program to continue its outreach to the greater community. UnitedHealthcare Awards $1MGrant for Daughters of Charity Health Centers’ Care Fellowship Initiative UnitedHealthcare announced a $1 million grant to continue support of Daughters of Char- ity Health Centers’ Care Fellowship. The initiative, which launched in 2018 with a $1.5 million grant from UnitedHealthcare, is part of the company’s Empowering Health commitment to make an impact on the health of communities by provid- ing significant funding to address social determi- nants of health in high-risk and high-need areas.  To date, the UnitedHealthcare grant has enabled a full-time team of 15 community health workers to connect more than 11,000 underserved and uninsured people across New Orleans with vital community health and social services. These include health screenings, scheduling appoint- ments with doctors for preventive care services, and working with community partners to ensure people have access to the critical resources they need, including assistance in finding affordable housing, applying for SNAP food stamp bene- fits, accessing substance abuse treatment, pri- mary care, financial education and counseling, and job training. U. S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD, Visits Metairie Childcare Center U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD, recently visited Beary Cherry Tree Care Center in Metairie in recogni- tion of his support of the Childcare and Develop- ment Block Grant. Louisiana’s early care and education pro- grams are, almost all, federally funded. The grant received an historic increase last year, allow- ing 4,500 Louisiana children to come off the early care waitlist—which still has over 3,000 children on it. This block grant funds childcare subsi- dies for low-income families who are working, in school, or in job training. n U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD, recently visited Beary Cherry Tree Care Center in Metairie. Pictured l-r: Sen. Cassidy; Paula Polito, chair, Jefferson Chamber Education Committee and Owner of Beary Cheery Tree Care Center; Christy Marino, Jefferson Chamber; Melanie Bronfin, Louisiana Policy Institute for Children; and Charmaine Caccioppi, United Way of Southeast Louisiana. UnitedHealthcare announced a $1 million grant to continue support of Daughters of Charity Health Centers’ Care Fellowship. Pictured at the announcement are: l-r, Michael Griffin, president/CEO, Daughters of Charity Health Centers; Nicole Cooper, DrPH, MPH, UnitedHealthcare vice president of Social Responsibility; Dinah James, Daughters of Charity Health Centers’ Care Fellowship client; and Joe Ochipinti, CEO, UnitedHealthcare-Gulf States. Photo courtesy of Jeff Strout