Health Statistics Folder 0067, 2000-2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Set up a Competition or an Incentive Program buy-in We are in the process of implementing a school incentive program to help ensure propose at the local level in the schools. The Mayor has invited ocher city agencies to incentive programs if they would be effective. Any such program should be included in your plan.

Use Existing Programs/Events At this stage, it As we all know, enrolling people in public health insurance is not easy. incorporate HealthStat. Many is critical to find existing activities where it makes sense to more ways doto of you are already doing this — here are some thoughts to help you find this.

• Utilize Existing Encounters/Program Registrations families to engage Clearly, we want to utilize every existing encounter the City has with opportunities where them in discussions of health insurance. Particularly helpful are income requirements as families are being screened for other City programs with similar program registrations to add Child Health Plus. Many agencies have already amended assistance. The questions about health insurance coverage and the families interest in where Administration for Children's Services has a pilot program in two locations insurance coverage at the families are given the opportunity to enroll for children's health registration is a same time that they register for subsidized child care. Summer Camp included a health insurance great opportunity to engage families. If you haven't already doing so in 2001. question on your program registration form, you should plan on

• Add Health Insurance Enrollment to Existing Events draw families to events whose sole It is time consuming and extremely difficult to need to add health insurance purpose is to enroll them into health insurance. Instead, we draws such as health screenings, to existing city agency events and create events that use your strategy, you should food, and entertainment to draw families in. As you develop events could successfully consider your calendar of agency activities to determine which help you hook up with other add health insurance enrollment as a component. We can community to help enhance agencies, health plans, business partners, and groups in the your events and draw in more families.

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