As we approach March and the final month of open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance marketplaces, there are many excellent resources to help library staff, patrons, and partners remain informed about accessing new healthcare options. Please find information on upcoming webinars and new tools to help you keep your community members informed. 

• Enroll America is hosting a free, six-part webinar series beginning today at 4 PM Eastern, focused on effective outreach and enrollment strategies that can be implemented quickly and effectively in communities. All webinars will be recorded and archived for those who may wish to review them on their own time. To learn more and to register (or to access the archives) please visit: http://www.enrollamerica.org/resources/webinars/the-road-to-march-31-effective-outreach-and-enrollment-strategies-to-use-now/?source=hp

• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, February 26 at 7 PM Eastern, focused on Latinos and the Health Insurance Marketplace. For more information on the Partnership Center and to register for this webinar opportunity, please visit: http://www.hhs.gov/partnerships/resources/aca_101-invite.html

• The Rural Assistance Center provides health and human services information for rural America. They have created a Health Insurance Outreach and Enrollment topic guide tailored to rural communities. This guide can be accessed at: http://www.raconline.org/topics/health-insurance-outreach-and-enrollment?utm_source=racupdate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=update022014

If you know of other resources that members of the library community would find interesting or useful to support patron understanding of the Affordable Care Act let us know. If your library has developed new partnerships in response to this information need join the webinar on March 27 to share your story.  You can join the Health Happens in Libraries team for a webinar on Thursday, March 27 at 2 PM Eastern to discuss your library’s experience!

Registration for this free webinar is available at: http://webjunction.org/events/webjunction/prioritizing-patron-and-partner-engagement.html

Shannon

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Shannon D. White

Continuing Education Coordinator

Library of Michigan

702 West Kalamazoo, P.O. Box 30007, Lansing, MI 48909-7507

Ph: 517-373-9489; Fax: 517-373-5700

Toll free:  877-479-0021

whites29@michigan.gov

http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan