United Way of the Wabash Valley: CompassII Report

Community Impact Plan:

Poverty, Health Care and Child Care

The objective of this Initiative Team was to help alleviate poverty by helping individuals and families access quality, affordable health care and child care.

Issue Statement:
Poverty and lack of resources limit opportunity. Areas of immediate concern are accessible, affordable
and quality child care and health care.

Possibility Statement:
People in the Wabash Valley will be able to pursue new opportunities while ensuring the well being of
their families because of accessible, affordable, high quality child care and health care.

Quality, Affordable, Accessible Health Care
Intended Outcome 1: More medical and dental care providers volunteering their services in the Wabash Valley.

Task	Others Involved	Time Line
Share information regarding liability to medical and dental care providers regarding volunteer services.	Hamilton Center, Terre Haute Center for Medical Education, hospitals, providers, health care societies (providers)	January 2004- December 2005
Seek outside funding for, and legislative protection from, malpractice.	Minority Health Coalition, hospitals, Hamilton Center, Terre Haute Center for Medical Education, state legislators	January 2004- December 2006
Educate medical and dental care providers on opportunities to provide volunteer health care services.	St. Ann Clinic, St. Ann Dental Services, Family Health and Help Center (Rockville), Western Indiana Community Action Agency, hospitals, Hamilton Center, Terre Haute Center for Medical Education	January 2004-December 2005
Provide training in cultural competence for medical and dental care providers.	Family Health and Help Center, Area Health Education Center or Landsbaum Center, Minority Health Coalition (VMHC)	January 2004- December 2005