Education and Training

Access Resources

Education and Training help communities, health care and services providers, and individuals learn about programs and services. We're creating a library of fact sheets, reports, resources and internet links to inform, educate, and encourage collaboration and networking among communities and providers.

Legislative and Pressidential Campaigns : The Kaiser Family Foundation has created a non-partisan news and information site that rivals any other for comprehensive tracking of what is going on with health related politics, including the positions and statements of those running for President in the 2008 election.

The Regional Resource Network Project (RRNP)

RRNP, funded by the Office of HIV/AIDS Policy at the DHHS is launching a National HIV Testing Mobilization Campaign, a national effort to promote HIV testing, policies and stigma reduction in minority communities.

If you know of a conference, workshop, event, fair, convention, or non-traditional venues that may benefit from having an exhibition booth/table and/or speaker on HIV prevention, RRNP is interested in engaging civic groups, faith communities, businesses, organizations, and other individuals that don't typically talk about health issues, especially HIV prevention. For a list of all regions contacts.

Region VII - Kansas City
IA, KS, MO, Nebraska
RRC: Tommy Amico
P: 816-426-3296
F: 816-426-2178
H: 816-924-4759
C: 816-718-9972
Tommy.Amico@hhs.gov

RHA: Rear Admiral John T. Babb, RPh
601 East 12th Street, Room 210
Kansas City, MO 64106
John.Babb@hhs.gov

Deputy RHA: Capt. Jose Bellardo

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Kaiseredu.org : An incredible educational resource for students, including people who want to know about or learn about a specific government sponsored program, or area of interest related to health care programs and policies. They have tutorials you can watch on many subjects, often presented by leading national experts. Many reports on specific topics such as HIV/AIDS, Minority Health Issues, Medicare Part D and policies. Links to current updates on policy matters and the latest news related to specific entitlement program or policy issues. Part of The Kaiser Family Foundation website

American Medical Students Association - AMSA
Your Guide to Grassroots Action

Here you will find comprehensive resources for organizing and executing a strategic campaign. These documents provide step-by-step guides to organizing around an issue, creating influential and effective lobbying materials, and getting the message out to those who will effect change. Below you will find the tactics you will need, whether you are targeting the media, Congress, state legislators, or even fellow medical students.

Websites and PDFs

  • AIDS Education and Training Centers

  • Federal Poverty Guidelines : These guidelines help to determine if you are eligible for different programs.

  • HIV Treatments : Typical HIV Treatments

  • Information about Medicaid and Medicare : from the Health Care Financing Administration, the Medicaid/Medicare Agency.

  • National ADAP Monitoring Project : Reports created through the collaboration of the AIDS Treatment Data Network, The Kaiser Family Foundation, and NASTAD. (Archives).

    For recent reports and a wide variety of information and policy reports, go to NASTAD

  • The 4th International AIDS Society Conference on Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention takes place July 22 to 25th, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. The Conference website includes hundreds of resources.

  • The Treatment Action Group (TAG) has posted their 2007 Pipeline Report : Experimental Treatments and Preventive Therapies for HIV, Hepatitis C, and Tuberculosis. It is now available in portable document format (PDF). An online (HTML) version will be available soon.

  • The Vaccine Education Center : There are guidelines on who should be vaccinated against which diseases. Young children in child-care centers are commonly infected with hepatitis A virus. Whereas young children infected with hepatitis A virus often do not develop any symptoms of infection, the same cannot be said for adults who get infected. Hepatitis A virus can occasionally cause severe and rarely fatal infection of the liver.
    • Contact The Network for help getting drugs or services. Our national toll-free phone number is (800) 734-7104. We'll help explain what your options are and assist you in creating a plan. We'll describe programs like Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Part D, ADAP, Clinical Trials, Patient Assistance Programs and more. Back to The Access Project
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