The CHCA Board of Directors have identified Five Fields of Focus.  If you are interested in any of the following areas of interest, please contact us at info@chca.us

1.  Access To Health Care 
   
- Free & Low Cost Clinics
- Lack of Primary Physicians
- Transportation
- Loss of Midwifery Program
- School Nurse Program
- Community Resource Directory
- Over Usage of ER
- Language Barriers

http://covertheuninsured.org/

2.  Healthy Lifestyles  
 
- Smoking Cession
- Second Hand Smoke
- Clean Air Issues
- Obesity
- Greenbelt/Community  Connections
- Substance Abuse
- Healthy Horizons/ Lifestyle Summit
- Parks & Recreation
- School Meals & Vending 
 http://www.healthyowensboro.org/

3.  Governmental Affairs
- Local
- State
- Federal
 
- Tobacco Excise Tax
- Tort Reform/Medical Malpractice
- Health  Insurance Program
- Local Gov Meetings
- Medicaid
- Prescription Drugs

4.  Costs of  Health Care 
  
- Health Care Insurance    - Small Business Bill
- Cost of Services    - Local vs Region & Ky
- Prescription Drug Costs

5.  Organizational Development                                                                               - Community Awareness
- Membership
- Programs & Projects
- Newsletter
- CHCA Website
- Monthly Programs
- Membership Development
    - Tiered memberships
    - Student groups
- Grants, Proposals & Funding Options
- Brochure & Annual Report
- Board Development
- Staff Development
- Action Alerts
- News Releases
                                      

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