Consumer Health Coalition Inc.

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Signed

Sep 23, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.3

Gross Receipts

$149,598

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Health committee for people with disabilities the health committee for people with disabilities (hcpd) continues to be a leader in the training and leadership development of persons with disabilities and organizations serving them within the counties of southwestern pennsylvania. The full group and each subcommittee met monthly. This past year 625 individuals were trained and educated in the counties of allegheny, beaver, washington and westmoreland. We continued our training and education on being a proactive patient. These trainings were presented to 474 persons around allegheny county. In addition, we completed a photo voice project in westmoreland county titled; what i need to live well. It drew a crowd of over 140 persons and the media. Artists in allegheny and washington counties had a month-long exhibition of their artwork at the main branch of the carnegie library.

Activity 3

Expanding health care access as the affordable care act (aca) moves toward full implementation, we held an aca house party on the anniversary of the acts passage. We held two conference calls around the aca and the supreme courts debate and ultimate upholding of the law. A presentation on the aca was given to a group of consumers in beaver county and a discussion was held with members of the pittsburgh health corps. As the focus turned toward medicaid expansion we brought together local advocates and held two informational and planning meetings. These lead to a community meeting on medicaid expansion that was attended by over 50 persons. A consumer voice in the health care quality movement we concluded our successful pa campaign for better care (pa-cbc) in june. Prior to wrapping up the campaign, we lead four lift up your voice advocacy trainings for vulnerable seniors living with chronic conditions and caregivers. We trained 48 persons and conducted trainings in beaver, pittsburgh, and greensburg. We held statewide, monthly conference calls for members of the pa-cbc that featured a topic expert dealing with issues ranging from the coleman model for successful transitions, medicare and medicaid, home and community-based services and the affordable care act. The healthy hospitals workgroup met monthly and sharpened its focus on reduction of hospital readmissions. We created a poster that highlighted the work of the group and was part of an event sponsored by robert morris university. We held a series of six focus groups (three with seniors and three with caregivers) in pittsburgh and westmoreland counties dealing with the transition from hospital to home. Based on the data gathered, a final paper was prepared and shared with our partners.

Filer

EIN

25-1753030