SNC Meeting MInutes April 2017
Attendees
Gay Koehler Sides-DOH
Jodian Blake-Suwannee River AHEC Daisy Renteria-MOC
Wendy Resnick UF Health
Veronica Stenhower The Florida Schools of Traditional Midwifery Regine Mojica DOH
John Michael Gonzales- DOH Saeed R Khan Rahma Mercy Clinic Joe Munson Meridian
Kace Kolegue-WeCare Kourtney Oliver DOH Candice King ACORN Clinic Andrew Romero DOH
Claudia Tuck Alachua County community Support Services Cheryl McWatts Alachua County Social Services
Denise Archer Family Clinic Brendan Shortley Helping Hands Vicki Piazza Healthstreet
● Presentation Dr. Guyer and students on MAPPing Underserved Populations in Alachua County
Rationale for study is to fill in gaps and improve understanding, “We count everybody because everybody counts”
Thank you to all of the students who worked on the Resource Guide, we are very appreciative!!
Discussions
● The hospitals can’t do all of the community work without us.
● Who was in charge of making the survey?
○ WellFlorida council, DOH and UFHealth with input from the community.
● What were the outcomes of the survey?
○ When it was first done several things came of it, SWAG dental clinic, SNC and information for the CHIP
● Can we find a way to define “access to health care”
○ This can mean transportation, lack of direct access to medical care, insurance, mental health, dental health, etc
● Dr. Guyer can always have undergrad students to help with any initiatives-thank you!!
● Working on advocacy
○ Have a document made by health professionals and the community so it's easier to make a point. Also ask other hospitals besides UFHealth to be part of the solution
● Be able to calculate the cost benefit numbers to be able to show other benefactors and the state
Wendy
● $240,000 put together by county and city for rent subsidy. For subsidized rent only and people who need help finding a place to live
● Maybe as a group we can advocate for priority be given to families with a child less than 1 year old.
● Dollars are spent based on LHAP and part of the money will be for people off the street into homes and those who need a few months of assistance
● James Lawrence is starting phase 2 of GNV for all, they will meet monthly and need new chairs for criminal justice and family and jobs,
Vicki
● April calendar out Claudia
● Children services council
● Housing initiatives
● Would like to know what issues are to access services for residents who live in rural parts of County.
Veronica- Florida School of Traditional Midwifery
● 27th international Cocktail party and silent auction John Tobacco free Florida
● All Gainesville parks are smoke free, Santa Fe got rid of smoking huts and no smoking in parking lots
● Working on local license for tobacco and we are able to put in new components (ie Tobacco 21 and selling tobacco within 500-1000 feet of schools)
● Green dot- next full day workshop May 23rd downtown library 10-5pm contact John-Michael Gonzalez
Candace- Acorn
● Add to list of things that we are a part of and accomplishments, make sure to add cost-benefits to that list
Rahma Mercy clinic
Recently developed contract with doctors imaging group for x-rays ($50) and CT scan, this would help those that do not qualify for WeCare
Joe Meridian
● Mental health first aide- program to help people identify people in distress, Tentative dates are May 12, 15,19,31. Go to website mbhci.org to register
Cheryl Watts- Social Services Coordinator
● Initiative housing program, security deposit help, vision assistance, prescription assistance for those that do not have Medicare part D, emergency bus passes,
WeCare
● Migrant dental clinic great success! Courtney
● Presented healthy weight end of March
● Working on presenting CHIP, will follow up with day of presentation
● Florida healthy babies meeting quarterly next one June 9th at 1pm
● WIC farmers market started today
Brendan
● Wednesday Clinics going well
Gay
● April is STI awareness month, PREP clinic every Friday and available to insured and uninsured
Daisy
● New SNC Webmaster Evelyn If you have any events or stories you would like her to show case please email her. She will be managing the FB and the care.med.ufl.edu page.
● SNC facebook is up https://www.facebook.com/AlachuaSafetyNetCollaborative/ If you have any pictures or events you would like to add.
● All of the SNC will now be on the website http://care.med.ufl.edu/safety/snc/ the Password is: SafetyNetMinutes Please email with any old minutes you have so we can build up the archive.