scholarly journals Collaboration With the State Department of Health

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 58-59
Author(s):  
Kathleen Unroe
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
National Guard ◽  
State Department ◽  
The State ◽  
Nursing Facilities ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Government Response ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Clinical Support ◽  
Mandated Testing

Abstract COVID-19 disproportionately affected older adults, creating opportunities for experts in geriatrics and gerontology to support public policy. In Indiana, the Probari team, composed of a geriatrician and a team of nurses with geriatrics and palliative care expertise, supported the state government response to long-term care facilities during the pandemic. The team was involved in helping coordinate all staff testing (534 nursing homes) by the State Department of Health in June and in August, prior to the Federal mandated testing and the distribution of antigen machines. The Probari team also fielded surveys on behalf of the State regarding staff attitudes towards testing and willingness to be vaccinated, to inform state policy and resource efforts. In addition, Probari collaborated with the State Department of Health and the Indiana National Guard by training over 1600 service members to provide non-clinical support in nursing facilities, and monitoring and evaluating that 3 month deployment.

REPRINTED FROM THE SANITARY CODE, N.Y. STATE DEPT. OF HEALTH, EFFECTIVE 1 SEPT. 1955

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1956 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 303-304
Keyword(s):  
State Department ◽  
The State ◽  
Warning Sign ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Department Of Health

Shoe-fitting fluoroscopes. (a) No fluoroscopic or x-ray equipment for fitting shoes shall be operated unless it is equipped with an automatic timer which will cut off each x-ray exposure at the end of a five-second interval. (b) All establishments which use a shoe-fitting fluoroscope shall display at all times, in a location where all users can see it, a warning sign furnished by the state department of health. (c) Exposure to the useful beam measured on the base of the foot opening in fluoroscopic shoe-fitting machines installed after September 1, 1955, shall not exceed 1.0 roentgen per five-second exposure.

scholarly journals Enhancing Access to Home Modification for Older Adults: Research Results of a National Survey of State Units on Aging

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 49-49
Author(s):  
Julie Overton ◽  
Jon Pynoos ◽  
Emily Nabors ◽  
Damon Terzaghi ◽  
Bernard Steinman
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
State Government ◽  
State Level ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
The State ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Older Americans ◽  
Cost Constraints ◽  
Older Americans Act ◽  
Aging Populations

Abstract With aging populations and cost constraints, state home and community-based care (HCBC) systems are increasingly being challenged to support older adults at home. Home modifications (HMs), changing the home environment to support health, safety and independence, has been found to be cost effective, improve quality of life, and help prevent falls. While the passage of the Older Americans Act in 1965 made State Units on Aging (SUAs) the designated state-level agencies responsible for developing and administering assistance to older adults, little is understood about the extent to which they prioritize, implement, and fund HM services. In the last decade, new developments have elevated HM on the public agenda, yet the creation of policies and programs depends on a solid knowledge base. Funded by the Administration for Community Living, the University of Southern California and ADVancing States conducted a survey of the 56 SUAs to ascertain HM efforts, targeting, Older Americans Act fund allocation for HMs, collaboration with other state entities, needs and challenges, legislation, and accomplishments. With a response rate of 91% SUAs (N = 51), the survey revealed: 88% of SUAs engage in HM efforts with most (61%) integrating HMs within HCBC and long term care programs; 74% work with their State Medicaid Office on including and delivering HMs via waivers; and the most pressing needs as funding and more HM providers. Analysis showed great variation of SUA involvement in HMs based on the state size, SUA location within the state government, and connections with other state agencies.

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