Videos by Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas in Sioux Falls. We believe that everyone has a right to high-quality, reliable, affordable health care, regardless of where they live.
👏 Thank you to everyone who participated in the Advocacy Week of Action! 119 messages were sent to Members of Congress from the Dakotas, asking them to pass long-term health center funding before March 8th!
Special congratulations to Complete Health, winner of the participant drawing! We look forward to celebrating your advocacy participation with treats for your staff.
If you didn’t get a chance to contact Members of Congress yet, check out the comments for the links.
Advocacy Week Contest Winner - Complete Health
👏 Thank you to everyone who participated in the Advocacy Week of Action! 119 messages were sent to Members of Congress from the Dakotas, asking them to pass long-term health center funding before March 8th!
Special congratulations to Complete Health, winner of the participant drawing! We look forward to celebrating your advocacy participation with treats for your staff.
If you didn’t get a chance to contact Members of Congress yet, check out the comments for the links.
Your voice is needed. Tell Congress to increase health center funding!
Your voice is needed. 📢 Tell Congress to vote YES on health center funding before the March 8th deadline!
It’s simple. These links are programmed to send you directly to the offices of your Members of Congress, and they include sample language:
• Make phone calls: https://lnkd.in/etq-Mbmp
• Send emails: https://lnkd.in/gktBC7Pr
For more details on how you can help reach our goal of 100 contacts by February 25, visit https://bit.ly/3wdsbEo
Tell Congress to vote YES on health center funding!
Calling all health center advocates! Your voice is needed. Tell Congress to vote YES on health center funding before the March 8th deadline!
Help us reach 100 calls or emails from the Dakotas this week, and enter your health center to win treats from CHAD!
For more details, visit https://bit.ly/3wdsbEo
Advocacy Week of Action - CHAD
A fifteen percent increase to health center funding would mean $1,602,370 statewide for North Dakota and $2,802,968 statewide for South Dakota.
Help us get that message to Congress before March 8!
To help us reach our goal, the policy team at CHAD put together a friendly competition for you. We are giving you the chance to win treats provided by CHAD for your health center to enjoy.
For more details, visit https://bit.ly/3wdsbEo
Tomorrow is the BIG DAY! Medicaid expansion goes into effect in South Dakota on July 1. Apply at DSS.SD.GOV. Call 2-1-1 or visit www.GetCoveredSouthDakota.org to learn more. #HiFromSD #ValueCHCs #MedicaidExpansion #MedicaidChangesEverything
This #NursesWeek2023, we are so grateful to all of the health centers nurses at South Dakota Urban Indian Health, Falls Community Health, Horizon Health Care, Access Health, Community Health Center of the Black Hills, Coal Country Community Health Center, Northland Health Centers, Spectra Health, Family HealthCare, and Community Health Service Inc.! #ValueCHCs #ValueFQHCs
Signing up for health insurance doesn't have to be scary! 👻👻 HealthCare.gov's #MarketplaceOE starts TOMORROW! Get a preview of your coverage options and prepare to #GetCovered. https://www.healthcare.gov/see-plans Visit GetCoveredSouthDakota.org to learn more! Get Covered South Dakota #ValueCHCs #GetReadyToGetCovered
Next week is the PURRfect time for early voting 🐈⬛. Learn more about early voting options in your state below. #ValueCHCs #HealthcareVoter South Dakota: https://sdsos.gov/.../general-information/default.aspx North Dakota: https://vip.sos.nd.gov/PortalList.aspx
Voting is more fun with friends! Grab your squad and hit the polls. #VoteEarlyDay #ValueCHCs #HealthcareVoter South Dakota: https://sdsos.gov/.../general-information/default.aspx North Dakota: https://vip.sos.nd.gov/PortalList.aspx
Friday, October 28, is National Vote Early Day! https://voteearlyday.org/ Learn more about early voting options in your state. #ValueCHCs South Dakota: https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/upcoming-elections/general-information/default.aspx North Dakota: https://vip.sos.nd.gov/PortalList.aspx
Taking a rapid HIV self-test is taking care of you! HIV testing can be free, easy, fast, and private. This #HIVTestingDay, find self-testing options that work for you: https://bit.ly/3N67cqc. #StopHIVTogether
Join CHAD and Catherine Friesen and Rikki Johnson from Horizon Health Care as we celebrate this intersection of Nurses’ Week and Mental Health Awareness Month. #ValueCHCs
Did you know PrEP is for women, too? #PrEP is a highly effective option to prevent HIV when taken as prescribed. This National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, learn more about adding PrEP to your sexual health toolbox: https://bit.ly/3HVfRcr. #NBHAAD #StopHIVTogether #ShesWell #ValueCHCs
Protect your health with health insurance coverage for 2022. All HealthCare.gov plans cover essential benefits like preventive services and prescriptions. Apply by tomorrow, December 15, and your coverage will start on January 1! Visit https://www.healthcare.gov/get-coverage or call 2-1-1 in South Dakota for live local help. #GetCovered
Art Therapy in Addiction Counseling
Jennifer Albrecht, LPC-MH/LAC with Horizon Health Care talks to our own Robin Landwehr about art therapy in addiction counseling for National Substance Abuse Prevention Awareness Month. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/9CObla41X8A #ValueCHCs
August 9-15 is Community Health Center Week in North Dakota
Thank you to Governor Doug Burgum for recognizing the many accomplishments of community health centers in North Dakota.
Melissa 20 Year Anniversary
It’s a big week at CHAD! Our own Melissa Craig is celebrating her 20th anniversary on staff at CHAD and as a part of the health center community in the Dakotas. Melissa is our data manager and Uniform Data System (UDS) expert. She is our internal historian, and through her files that go way back and through her ability with numbers, she helps us tell our story. Melissa and her husband live in Bismarck with their two sons. You can also find her throwing parties for kids throughout the Bismarck area or on the national archery circuit with her family. Please join us in our celebration by leaving Melissa a note below! #ValueCHCs