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2001 HSAC Forum <br />• Full enrollment of eligible Medicaid residents <br />• Many do not qualify for Medicaid or CHIPs, e.g. <br />undocumented immigrants or those just above the <br />poverty level <br />3. Access <br />• Availability of outreach clinics in low - income <br />communities <br />• Access t quality health care <br />• Difficulty of accessing health care (costs, providers, <br />transportation) <br />• Culturally appropriate /language sensitive healthcare <br />services and health/ nutrition education <br />• Need for dental providers including for elderly in rest <br />homes, family care and nursing homes <br />• Transportation <br />• More school -based health clinics <br />4. Prevention <br />• Adolescent pregnancy prevention <br />• Adolescent health care <br />• Prenatal Care <br />• Family Planning - access to and information about <br />• Access to preventive service <br />• Access to health (including mental health care), <br />especially preventive <br />• Community Education re: Access to Resources <br />• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services <br />5. Advocacy and Awareness <br />• Education (knowledge) <br />• Sharing ideas with influential people <br />• Support groups for individuals and care givers with <br />specific health problems <br />• Educating the Providers on the needs of Clients <br />• Self - Awareness - know how to feel good about self. <br />10 <br />