Campaign Materials

HC/NCHC Campaign Materials

• Catalog of free materials distributed by NC Healthy Start Foundation, ordered via fax, phone or on-line order form
  


• Power Point Presentations in English (467 KB) and in Spanish (124 KB) with information for Outreach Workers and families.
  
  To save these presentations to your computer, either "right-click" the above link and select "Save Target As..." or click on the above link, wait for the presentation to download, and then go to the Browser toolbar and select "File"> "Save As".
  
  These presentations can also be printed onto transparencies.

Covering Kids & Families Materials

Covering Kids & Families is a national outreach effort funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to promote children's enrollment in their states' CHIP programs.

• Catalog of free CK&F materials
• Back-to-School toolkit
• Faith-based outreach toolkit
• Business Community outreach toolkit
• Business Outreach Guide
• American Indian families outreach toolkit
• Latino families outreach toolkit
• Public Service Announcements and Advertisements
• Covering Kids & Families Message Strategy Kit

Buncombe County's materials

• Call Center Customer Service manual

Insure Kids Now

Insure Kids Now is a national effort funded by the federal Department of Health and Human Services to promote children's enrollment in their states' CHIP programs.

Insure Kids Now

Latino Materials

Visit Latino Materials for Spanish and bilingual materials!

Health Literacy info

From Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.. The CHCS is a non-profit foundation that "works with state officials, health plan leaders, and consumer organizations across the country to improve health services for low-income families and for people with severe illnesses and disabilities whose needs cross over from the routine to the highly specialized."

What is Health Literacy?
A health literacy fact sheet for providers who are designing materials for consumers. It defines health literacy and describes its impact on health outcomes.

Who Has Health Literacy Problems?
A health literacy fact sheet for providers who are designing materials for consumers. Health literacy problems affect people from all backgrounds, especially those with chronic health problems.

Health Literacy and Understanding Medical Information
A literacy fact sheet for providers who are designing materials for consumers. Patients with poor health literacy skills struggle to understand basic medical forms and instructions.

Strategies to Assist Low-Literate Health Care Consumers
A health literacy fact sheet for providers who are designing materials for consumers. Providers can create a "shame-free" environment where low-literate patients can seek help without feeling stigmatized

Preparing Patient Education Materials
A health literacy fact sheet for providers who are designing materials for consumers. People at all literacy levels prefer written materials that are simple and attractive.

Tools to Evaluate Patient Education Materials
A health literacy fact sheet for providers who are designing materials for consumers. Written materials are the most accessible and least costly way to provide information in the clinical setting.

Health Communication and Cultural Diversity
A health literacy fact sheet for providers who are designing materials for consumers. Providers can improve communication by addressing cultural beliefs and values.

Resources for Health Literacy Information and Publications
A health literacy fact sheet for providers who are designing materials for consumers.

Medicaid Managed Care: Outreach and Enrollment for Special Populations
This Resource Paper presents examples of selected states' approaches and “lessons learned” related to outreach, orientation, and enrollment of special populations in Medicaid managed care programs.

Moving Beyond Enrollment: Focused Discussion Groups with Staff from Area Medical Providers
This report contains results of discussion groups about how outreach workers and provider office staff can work together to ensure that the consumer receives the care he/she needs.