The health priorities that the Health Council is currently working on are teen pregnancy prevention, diabetes and obesity, and interpersonal violence. In addition, the health Council partners with health councils in Mora and Guadalupe counties to create the MSG Behavioral Collaborative.
synopsis of a fraction of the work that occurred in March 26, 2009 BH Purchasing Collaborative meeting:
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Briefly, the PC meeting addressed:
Core Service Agencies (CSA) Implementation Plan - includes critieria, implementation phases, functions, CSA application process, CSA services and training. Collaborative will vote in April on whether to accept or not.
Childrens System of Care Recommendations from the BHPC Children’s Subcommittee – The Collaborative received the recommendations and expressed appreciation. They believe the recommendations merit additional review by other relevant groups. The Collaborative asked Linda Roebuck to see that recommendations that relate to other work groups are shared with those groups and with any state agencies, such as Oversight, that need to review and provide input. Dr. Mary Ann Shaening and Linda Roebuck did present revised targets for the Rebalancing Plan. The Collaborative supported the recommendations with the understanding that targets must be achieved by developing new services as shifts occur.