Singer, present. Chow, present. Chung, present. Sanchez,print. Present. Approval of the meeting september 6, 2016. The minute before for approval is motion is in order. Mokez and second. Are the corrections to the minutes before you . I submitted small corrections to our secretary on the Mental Health question in the tenderloin and asked if there are outpatient or hospital prms. What page are you talking about, commissioner . And i think it is page 5. Page 5, paragraph 1, question 2. And you are changing that to read what . He would like more information how Mental Health impacts homelessness and hospital treatment for those homeless in the neighborhood. Okay, in addition. Commissioners any other additions . Or corrections . If not, ill accept that as part of the motion unless there is objection. All in favor of the minutes please say aye. All opposed . The minute approved. Item 3 is direct as report. Thank you director garcia. Good afternoon commissioners. Welcome srf state students w
Battlefield injuries are survivable, but it has left the system overtaxed and overburdened. Since 2001. Only 40 of veterans receive their full benefits entitled to at the v. A. With unemployment at its highest, marital discord, threatening social support, and other problems to read it and undetected, they are looking towards social Services Agencies like the red cross in providing help. So the Red Cross Services to the Armed Forces Provide services at every stage of a Service Members military life four, during, and after, so if we look military,vices after it consists of providing veterans with veterans claims for benefits as a vso as well to those who seek to appeal, and that is mostly through our andless outreach project case coordination. We have volunteers at v. A. Reintegration still building courses in the form of reconnection workshops. So our veteran claims have common characteristics. Support who to peer have been trained for the Veterans Service officers, and the red cross re
Assistance for rent, utilityities, and deposits. Assistance with lan lord landlord tenant issues and application and appeals process. They provide education, employment, and job search. Transportation assistance. Financial literacy and budgeting, and physical and Mental Health care refers federals. Referrals. Our West Virginia benefit Assistance Program began as a pilot serving 25 veterans. They provide outreach to veterans in the Community Using a peer model. These volunteer vets are certified as veteran Service Officers. They develop a trust realings relationship and educate veterans about what benefits they have to assist them. The program was so successful they tripled their funding base and expanded their services with the projection of serving four times the veterans they serve now. The veteran appeals support project is one area or one program that they are providing services to. The other is the veterans employment support project. And that is using mobile Technology Kits to v.
CHICAGO — High-deductible health plans appeared associated with shorter survival among cancer survivors, according to results of a nationwide population-based analysis presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.The findings suggest high-deductible health plans may create a financial disincentive for cancer survivors that prevents them from seeking necessary medical care, according to Justin Barnes,