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CMS HCBS Monthly Call: Supports for Community Participation

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CMS is hosting an upcoming webinar through one of their TA Contractors regarding innovative strategies to support HCBS participants with community participation/community engagement.  This webinar will explore innovations currently underway in states and will include emerging practices to support community participation. New Editions Consulting, Inc.

Catalyzing Medicaid-Public Health Collaboration to Achieve Mutual Prevention Goals: Lessons from CDC’s 6|18 Initiative

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This webinar from CHCS will describe CDC's 6|18 Initiative and provide examples of successful participating Medicaid-public health teams. Speakers from Kentucky and New Hampshire will describe their experiences in improving diabetes care and reducing tobacco use within the 6|18 Initiative. The webinar will also announce a new opportunity for Medicaid-public health teams to receive technical assistance under the 6|18 Initiative.

Issues at the Intersection of Social Security and Medicare

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The National Center on Law and Elder Rights is hosting a webinar about the intersection between Medicare and Social Security benefits. Specifically, this webinar will address why problems with one benefit are often linked to issues with the other. Presenters will share strategies that advocates can use to help resolve such problems, including state buy-in issues for Medicare Part B premiums, and challenges keeping Medicare active during an appeal of the termination of Social Security disability benefits.

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Home and Community-Based Mental Health Services: Meeting the Needs of Older Adults

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This webinar will explore three-evidence based programs to address the behavioral health needs of older adults. Presenters will share their experience implementing the programs and discuss lessons learned. This webinar is being held in recognition of World Mental Health Day and is co-sponsored by NCOA’s National CDSME Resource Center and the National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging.

The three programs highlighted will be:

1. Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives (PEARLS)

2. Healthy IDEAS

3. Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)

Annual Symposium on Women's Retirement

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The Women's Institute For A Secure Retirement is hosting its second annual symposium on Wednesday, October 2 from 12:30-5:30 p.m. ET. This year's them is, "What Do Women Really Want? A Secure Retirement and Strategies to Achieve It". The symposium will focus one how women, employers, financial services providers, lawmakers, public policy experts and community activists can work together to devise strategies and make retirement more secure for all women.
 

Creating Health Care Partnerships That Benefit Your Agency

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As the health care system moves to value-based care - where providers are paid based on the quality of their outcomes, not the quantity of their procedures - state and local agencies hold a great deal of leverage when negotiating partnerships to provide services to health system members. Hospitals now realize they must address social determinants of health to reduce readmissions and achieve better outcomes for patients with unmet needs.

Starting a Risk Detector Initiative in Your Community: Case Studies from the Field

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The Department of Justice is partnering with several legal services organizations on an initiative to use technology to better address elder abuse and financial exploitation. As part of this project, the DOJ is hosting a three-part webinar series about the project goals, outcomes, and available resources. The next webinar in the series is, "Starting a Risk Detector Initiative in Your Community: Case Studies from the Field". This webinar will discuss the Legal Risk Detector, a web-based screening and referral app designed for aging professionals.

Medicare for People Living with Paralysis

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The Center for Medicare Advocacy is partnering with the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation to host a webinar about Medicare. This webinar will discuss information on eligibility, enrollment, and coverage. It will focus specifically on policies and tips relevant to people living with paralysis. There will also be an opportunity to participate in a live Q&A session following the presentation.

This webinar is presented by Center for Medicare Advocacy Executive Director, attorney Judith Stein, and Associate Director, attorney Kathleen Holt.

Community Health Workers: Working in a Meaningful & Impactful Manner with Older Adults (Spanish-language)

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This webinar is intended to help community health workers learn more about working with older adults. It will discuss the physical and cognitive changes the occur with aging and the special needs older adults may have. The webinar will also cover common biases to avoid. Finally, this webinar will touch on how social determinants of health may uniquely impact older adults.
 

Community Health Workers: Working in a Meaningful & Impactful Manner with Older Adults (English-language)

Event Description: 
This webinar is intended to help community health workers learn more about working with older adults. It will discuss the physical and cognitive changes the occur with aging and the special needs older adults may have. The webinar will also cover common biases to avoid. Finally, this webinar will touch on how social determinants of health may uniquely impact older adults.
 

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