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Atlanta Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce Affordable Health Care in Georgia
The AMBCC Health and Human Service
Committee is committed to
addressing health disparities and
access to affordable care for
proprietors, their employees and
families. The HAHS Committee will
monitor and make recommendations on
the various issues below. Please
reference the resource below for your
organization and community.
AMBCC Health and Human Services
AMBCC Health and Human Service Focus…
Government Community Business
• Behavioral Management Group
• United Health Care
• Kaiser Permanente
• Fulton Department of Health
• DeKalb-Fulton Hospital Authority
• Positive Growth
• Atlanta Job Corp
AMBCC HAH Services Partners
The Affordable Care Act, landmark health legislation
passed in 2010, created the National Prevention Council
and called for the development of the National
Prevention Strategy to realize the benefits of prevention
for all Americans’ health.
The National Prevention Strategy is critical to the
prevention focus of the Affordable Care Act and builds
on the law’s efforts to lower health care costs, improve
the quality of care, and provide coverage options for the
uninsured.
Health Care Reform
Economic Impacts Georgia ranks amongst the top 10 states with the most
hospitals within the US. The importance of hospitals to
their communities extends far beyond health care.
Hospital care is the largest component of the health care
sector. America’s hospitals treated over 123 million
people in their emergency departments, provided care
for over 624 million outpatients, performed over 27
million surgeries, and delivered over 4 million babies.
Every year, hospitals provide these vital health care
services to millions of people in thousands of
communities.
Guiding African Americans
African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities
are disproportionately represented among the uninsured
and the underinsured. This historic health reform law will
have far-reaching implications for African Americans
over the next several decades. In an effort to ensure this
population is not left out of the conversation the AMBCC
has hosted stakeholder meetings, community townhalls
and health and human service expos to ensure
information and opportunities are distributed equitably.
Our key stakeholder roundtables provide
ongoing collaborations and dialog amongst
small businesses, community-based
organizations, the education and faith-based
sectors, and clinicians. A special emphasis will be placed on underserved groups.
Stakeholder Roundtables
State Health Exchange Basics
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act mandates the creation of state-based health insurance exchanges. The exchange is simply a clearinghouse, largely based online, that will provide information on various plans available in the state, and its tier levels (measured by the amount of premium dollars spent on actual health care). Luckily, there are a few basic things that are already known about the exchange.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners and the National Academy of Social Insurance have developed a list of guidelines. States are diligently beginning to follow these guidelines, and – beginning in 2011 – each state is working towards setting up their own exchanges. Though private companies are barred from actually running the exchanges, the states are allowed to contract out services in setting up the exchanges, according to the legislation.
Opportunities
Health and Technology
Health and Technology
Health and Technology
The Rise of the Digital Doctor- With 90% of physicians riding the social media wave, there are big, new implications for physician and patient communication. This infographic gives a peek at how online communities may increase medical advancements, and how physician/patient communication has changed throughout history. It even gives a handy break-down of the most influential doctors on twitter. (Source:NueSoft)
Health and Technology
Health and Technology
Health and Technology
Health and Technology
The AMBCC will begin hosting several Neighborhood Health Expos designed to • educate the community on health services • introduce local service providers • create career and contract opportunities within the health industry
Educating the Community
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Vendor
Active wear vendors
Market Outreach
Health Service Calendar
Health and Human Service Roundtable
(Jan)
Health Expo
(Feb)
TBA
National Nutrition Month
www.Eatright.org
Youth Violence Prevention Week
www.nationalsave.org
Health and Human Service Roundtable
(Apr)
Health Expo
(May)
Minority Health & Health Disparities
Monthly
www.omhrc.gov
Health and Human Service Roundtable
(Jul)
Health Expo
(Aug)
Activity
Activity
Health and Human Service Roundtable
(Oct)
Health Exp
(Nov)
Activity
Day
/Theme
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Women’s Health Week
www.4women.gov/owh
Men’s Health Week
www.menshealth week.org
National Night
Out
Nationalnightout.org
America Heart Walk
America on the Move Month
Americaonthemove.org
Sickle Cell Awareness Month
www.sicklecelldisease.org
Mental Illness Awareness Week
National Diabetes Month
www.diabetes.org
Chairperson Atlanta Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce Health and Human Services PAP (770) 374-6226 [email protected] Visit us on Facebook
