School News: Community Health Services Outreach and Enrollment Staff Honored by the Adams County School District 14 Board of Education

Students at Landmark academy at reunion celebrate first annual latin culture week

Landmark Academy at Reunion , a tuition-free public charter school, recently hosted their First Annual Latin Culture Week, a week focused on educating students on the various aspects of Latin culture, from music and art to sports and celebrities, through unique activities. During the week-long celebration, students were able to step into the lives of the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans with Latin culture lessons through piñata making, cultural crafts, songs, traditional foods and more. Students made maracas and learned a traditional Mexican Hat Dance; created Aztec suns working with metal tooling; and studied different countries in Mexico , Central America and South America . Aztec dancers from the Colorado Folk Arts Council also visited with students and educated them on the spiritual and traditional aspects of Aztec culture through dance. “We reside in a community with strong Latin and Hispanic roots,” said Matt Carlton, principal of Landmark Academy at Reunion . “Our community culture is important to us at Landmark. By providing unique ways for our students to learn the various backgrounds of our diverse community they are able to understand and appreciate different cultures.” For more information about Landmark Academy at Reunion , please visit www.landmarkacademy.org.

March 28, 2011

Community Health Services Outreach and Enrollment Staff Honored by the Adams County School District 14 Board of Education

Thousands of children have been enrolled in Medicaid and CHP+ through their efforts

Commerce City, CO (March 28, 2011) – Outreach and enrollment staff from Community Health Services (CHS) were honored by the Adams County School District 14 Board of Education at their March 22nd meeting for their efforts to reach out to and enroll students from the district in public health insurance. During the 2009-2010 school year alone, 1,422 children were enrolled in Medicaid, CHP+ or the CHS sliding fee scale.

CHS outreach staff members Maria Zubia, Isabel Garcia and Bobbi Garcia-Abrego, as well as executive director Norma Portnoy, were on hand to accept a certificate of acknowledgement in recognition for their positive contributions to Adams 14 from the Board. During the presentation, Superintendent Sue Chandler commended CHS and their staff for providing valuable services to children in the Adams 14 school district.

“Adams 14 values its partnership with Community Health Services,” said Adams 14 Board of Education President Jeannette Lewis. “I truly believe school-based health clinics have improved our attendance rate, and have improved the quality of both students’ lives and their education.”

CHS provides primary and preventive health care services to children ages birth to 21 years, focusing on the uninsured, underinsured, low income, and at-risk populations to ensure that no child goes without the health care they need. The agency’s outreach and enrollment program helps families navigate the complex application process for Medicaid and Child Health Plan Plus; and, for those who do not qualify for government-sponsored health insurance, CHS offers a sliding fee scale. The outreach and enrollment program is responsible for having enrolled thousands of children in health care programs over the past 10 years.

About Community Health Services (CHS) CHS is a registered 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of infants, children and youth. Since 1978, CHS has fulfilled this mission by providing high-quality, accessible primary healthcare services to the children and youth of Adams County and beyond. For more information on our services, please visit www.chskidshealth.org or contact our Director of Development and Communications at 303-853-3282.