Clinics celebrate Safety Net Clinic Week!

Highlights of Safety Net Clinic Week 2011 include:

• Chaffee People's Clinic in Salida was featured in an article in The Mountain Mail and the Chaffee County Times.
• Community Health Services in Commerce City hosted a visit from Congressman Perlmutter staff members, Jerry Pifer and Jose Rodgriguez. Additionally, the Commerce City Sentinal ran Community Health Services letter to the editor!
• Congressman Coffman staff member, Jennifer Creager, & State Rep. Gerou visited Mtn Resource Center Pediatric Health Clinic in Conifer.
• Congresswoman DeGette staff member Andrea Autobee visited Rocky Mountain Youth Denver Clinic.
• State Rep. Kefalas visited Fort Collins Family Medicine.
• Congressman Gardner staff member, Maria Secrest visited North Colorado Family Medicine.

Happy Safety Net Clinic Week 2011!

Doctors Care kicked off Safety Net Clinic Week 2011 with a visit from State Representative Kathleen Conti!

Governor proclaims 8/22-26 Safety Net Clinic Week!

Governor John Hickenlooper has proclaimed August 22-26 to be Safety Net Clinic Week for the State of Colorado!  In an effort to raise awareness of Colorado's health care safety net providers, we encourage your clinic to participate in this second annual event, which is being sponsored by ClinicNET and the Colorado Rural Health Center.  This week is devoted to educating the public and policymakers about these vitally important health care clinics - Community-Funded Safety Net Clinics (CSNCs) and federally certified Rural Health Clinics (RHCs).

For information on how your clinic can participate, click here.  To view the official proclamation, click here.

Clinic "Toolkit" for Safety Net Clinic Week 2011

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CLINIC “TOOLKIT”

In an effort to raise awareness of Colorado's health care safety net providers, we encourage your clinic to participate in the second annual Safety Net Clinic Week, August 22-26, 2011. Sponsored by ClinicNET & the Colorado Rural Health Center, the week is devoted to educating the public and policy makers about these vitally important health care clinics - Community-Funded Safety Net Clinics (CSNCs) and federally certified Rural Health Clinics (RHCs.) We have created a “toolkit” to help clinics participate in Safety Net Clinic Week 2011. Included in the “tool kit” are many easily customizable pieces, click on each to open:

·        Safety Net Clinic Week Short Overview and Logo (content for your website, blogs, social media, newsletters, email signatures...)

·        Letter to the Editor (for submission to your local paper)

·        Safety Net Clinic Week Invitation (consider inviting city, county, or state officials and local business and community leaders to visit your clinic during Safety Net Clinic Week. *see helpful links below)

·       Safety Net Clinic Week Fact Sheet (include with any invitation extended and in addition to specific information about your clinic, use as speaking points during Safety Net Clinic Week)

·        Safety Net Clinic Week Press Release (submit to your local media.)

·        Governmental proclamation (request a proclamation from your city and/or county)

ClinicNET and the Colorado Rural Health Center will be doing a general statewide press release and extending invitations for site-visits to our congressional delegation and targeted outreach to certain state legislators and other officials.  Please let us know if you do schedule any visits for Safety Net Clinic Week. We would like to provide you with further support for visits.

*Links to Identify your Elected Officials:

Ø  Identify your U.S. Representative, State Senator, and State Representative

Ø  Identify your County Commissioners

Ø  Identify your members of local government municipalities

If you have any questions, concerns or ideas please contact Brooke Powers at brooke.powers@clinicnet.org

2nd Annual Safety Net Clinic Week, August 22 - August 26!

In an effort to raise awareness of Colorado's healthcare safety net providers, ClinicNET and the Colorado Rural Health Center are sponsoring the second annual Safety Net Clinic Week, August 22-26, 2011. The week will be devoted to educating the public and policy makers about often overlooked, but vitally important health care clinics - Community-Funded Safety Net Clinics (CSNCs) and federally certified Rural Health Clinics (RHCs.)

There are currently 33 identified CSNCs in Colorado; they are free clinics, community clinics and family medicine residency clinics. They provide primary care and chronic care services to low-income, uninsured and underinsured Colorado residents. Colorado has 52 federally certified RHCs that provide health care in some of the most rural and remote areas of Colorado.

We will be posting more information on Safety Net Clinic Week soon, including ideas and resources to assist clinics that would like to participate. If you are interested in hosting a site visit with policy makers, we are here to help and will have more information coming soon.