Utah Medicaid Budget Hearing for Fiscal Year 2012
(July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012)
JUNE 17, 2010
CANNON HEALTH BUILDING
288 N 1460 W
SALT LAKE CITY, UT
ROOM 114
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The Department of Health invites you to attend a special Medical Care Advisory Committee (MCAC) meeting to obtain public input on the Medicaid and PCN (Primary Care Network) budgets for Fiscal Year 2012. The meeting will be held Thursday, June 17, 2010 from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. in Room 114.
If you know of special medical needs not being met by the Medicaid or PCN programs, or want to speak on a budgetary matter of importance to you, please come prepared to make a short (no more than five minutes) presentation to the Committee. Copy services will be provided, if you have a handout. SIGNED PETITIONS ARE ENCOURAGED.
Your input will assist the MCAC in recommending a budget that will be more representative of Medicaid and PCN providers and clients.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
New Executive Director, Gail Loveland
The National Ability Center announced the hiring of its new Executive Director today. Gail Loveland joins the NAC following a five success-filled years at Outdoors for All in Seattle, Washington.
The NAC’s board of directors received interest from many qualified candidates across the country. Loveland’s experience working with people with disabilities and innovative strategies for community involvement led to her hiring at the NAC. Loveland helped Outdoors for All to become a Paralympic Sport Club – a designation shared by the NAC. She also volunteered with the International Paralympic Committee with 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
Loveland was the Associate Executive Director at the Outdoors for All Foundation in Seattle, Washington. She says she attributes her passion for adaptive recreation to the incredible athletes, families and volunteers who never cease to surprise and inspire her.
Over the last fifteen years, Loveland has gained experience in the recreation and non-profit fields as a ski and snowboard instructor for Keystone Mountain, Education and Program Director for the Starlight Children's Foundation, and Board President of the Washington State Chapter of U.S. Lacrosse. Her free time includes outdoor activities, team sports, and cheering on her home teams like the Philadelphia Flyers.
Loveland graduated from the University of Vermont School of Business with honors and holds an Executive Certification in Non-Profit Management from Georgetown University.
Gail will start at the NAC on June 21st, and you can meet her at the NAC's free Community Open House and Paralympic Experience on July 17th. Mark your calendars!
The NAC’s board of directors received interest from many qualified candidates across the country. Loveland’s experience working with people with disabilities and innovative strategies for community involvement led to her hiring at the NAC. Loveland helped Outdoors for All to become a Paralympic Sport Club – a designation shared by the NAC. She also volunteered with the International Paralympic Committee with 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
Loveland was the Associate Executive Director at the Outdoors for All Foundation in Seattle, Washington. She says she attributes her passion for adaptive recreation to the incredible athletes, families and volunteers who never cease to surprise and inspire her.
Over the last fifteen years, Loveland has gained experience in the recreation and non-profit fields as a ski and snowboard instructor for Keystone Mountain, Education and Program Director for the Starlight Children's Foundation, and Board President of the Washington State Chapter of U.S. Lacrosse. Her free time includes outdoor activities, team sports, and cheering on her home teams like the Philadelphia Flyers.
Loveland graduated from the University of Vermont School of Business with honors and holds an Executive Certification in Non-Profit Management from Georgetown University.
Gail will start at the NAC on June 21st, and you can meet her at the NAC's free Community Open House and Paralympic Experience on July 17th. Mark your calendars!
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Bipolar Disorder Survey
Parents of youth with bipolar disorder:
your voice matters!
your voice matters!
If you have an adolescent with bipolar disorder or who exhibits bipolar-like symptoms please consider filing out this survey designed to better assess the needs of parents & children with bipolar disorders in Utah. Simply click on this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BWW7662
The survey takes approximately 15 minutes to complete & all responses are completely anonymous.
This survey will close May 31, 2010.
Thank you in advance for sharing your valuable time & expertise. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns either by calling 801-274-7070 or reaching us through e-mail at asbell@xmission.com
Sally Asbell, PhD & Peggy Collier, PhD
Department of Special Education
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Summiting Kilimanjaro
Chris Waddell made history last year when he became the first to scale Mt. Kilimanjaro unassisted as a Paraplegic. Now you can learn about the journey from beginning to end at the Kimball Art Center.
This event is not sponsored by the NAC, but it is a great opportunity to see the abilities demonstrated by Chris on this trip.
Summiting Kilimanjaro Chris Waddell's Historic Climb Join the Kimball Art Center and Summit Sotheby's International Realty for a journey to the "Dark Continent" as Paralympian Chris Waddell and photographer Mike Stoner share the story of Chris' historic climb to the top of Kilimanjaro, "The Roof of Africa." With poignant stories and phenomenal images, Chris and Mike will lead you from the base of the mountain, through the difficulties of failed equipment, adverse conditions and heartbreak, to the epiphany of faded dreams and the summit.
Mike Stoner's photographs, which capture the pain and elation of this historic climb and the grandeur and beauty of the tallest freestanding mountain in the world, will be on display and available for order.
This event is not sponsored by the NAC, but it is a great opportunity to see the abilities demonstrated by Chris on this trip.
ART TALK
Thursday, May 27, 6:00 p.m.
Kimball Art Center Art Talk is FREE and open to the public
Kimball Art Center Art Talk is FREE and open to the public
Summiting Kilimanjaro Chris Waddell's Historic Climb Join the Kimball Art Center and Summit Sotheby's International Realty for a journey to the "Dark Continent" as Paralympian Chris Waddell and photographer Mike Stoner share the story of Chris' historic climb to the top of Kilimanjaro, "The Roof of Africa." With poignant stories and phenomenal images, Chris and Mike will lead you from the base of the mountain, through the difficulties of failed equipment, adverse conditions and heartbreak, to the epiphany of faded dreams and the summit.
Mike Stoner's photographs, which capture the pain and elation of this historic climb and the grandeur and beauty of the tallest freestanding mountain in the world, will be on display and available for order.
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