Health and Human Services Collaborative

Quarterly Meetings

The quarterly meetings are intended to provide work group members and organization representatives with information about community issues and solutions.

"What Happened in Charleston:  A review of Legislation and Public Policy that impacts the Health and Human Services Community"

 

Friday, May 2, 2008

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Berkeley County DHHR office

433 Mid Atlantic Parkway Martinsburg

Rocco Fucillo, Deputy Secretary of the WV Department of Health and Human Services, will review recent legislation and public policy changes that affect health and social services.

Join us at 8:30 AM for networking and refreshments. 

The program will begin precisely at 9:00 AM.

There will be a resource table, so bring any materials, information, and announcements you would like to share.  The meeting is open to anyone interested in working with others to make positive and lasting changes on the health and human services available in the Eastern Panhandle. 

Upcoming work group meetings:

Self Sufficiency:  Monday, April 21, 10:00 AM Shenandoah Community Health Center  

Regional Resource Connection Subcommittee:

Berkeley County: Thursday, April 24, 9:00 AM Berkeley County DHHR

Jefferson County: Wednesday, April 16, 1:00 PM Jefferson County DHHR

Transportation subcommittee - Friday, April 18, 10:00 AM at the GM One Stop in Martinsburg

Housing:  Wednesday, April 16, 2008 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM, Shenandoah Community Health Center in Martinsburg

Behavioral Health:  Thursday, April 10, 9:00 - 11:00 EastRidge Health Systems, Water Street, Martinsburg.

All Hazards/Disaster for Vulnerable Populations:  Friday, April 18, 1:00 PM Berkeley County DHHR

Kids in Transition/Families and Children:  Friday, April 4, 1:30 PM Berkeley County DHHR

Upcoming 2008 quarterly meetings: 

   Friday August 1

   Friday, November 7

Thank you Marjorie Burdick, Outreach and Education Specialists for Automated Health Systems for discussion the Medicaid re-design at our November 2 meeting.

Thank you Betsy Berry, Program Officer, Emergency Preparedness Initiative, National Organization on Disability, for discussing emergency preparedness, particularly for vulnerable populations on August 3.

Thank you Joan Ohl, Commissioner for the federal Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, for speaking with the HHSC on May 4.

Thanks to Dr. Chris Plein for his engaging and insightful comments about the Health and Human Services Collaborative during our March 2 meeting.