Shao Chee Sim

VP for Research, Innovation and Evaluation at Episcopal Health Foundation @Health4Texas

[Episcopal Health Fdn @Health4Texas]

EHF’s $225,000 in grants to @TheGtownProject was one of our 1st investments in a project to improve relational health and early childhood brain development outside of a large metro area.

#HealthNotJustHealthCare!

TGP Bridges to Growth https://t.co/Jdh3kEGqBU via @YouTube

[Episcopal Health Fdn @Health4Texas]

EHF's latest Grantee SPOTLIGHT shines on @TheGtownProject's community-based Parent Center. It was one of our 1st investments to improve relational health & early childhood brain development outside of a metro area.

#HealthNotJustHealthCare!

Watch: https://t.co/kpfwPlHsKX

[Episcopal Health Fdn @Health4Texas]

From public service initiatives & policy to food RX & farmers' markets, EHF learned valuable details about lived experience and effective programs across #Waco that will help shape work in food/nutrition. #HealthNotJustHealthCare

@BUCollaborative @MissionWaco @WacoFamilyMed

[Episcopal Health Fdn @Health4Texas]

"As we end #BlackMaternalHealthWeek 2024, we’re faced with alarming data that is a call to action," writes @DrAnnBarnes_EHF.

See how Texas can build upon efforts to break the cycle of inequitable maternal mortality: https://t.co/Ye4wnz4PeH

#BMHW24 #HealthNotJustHealthCare

[Episcopal Health Fdn @Health4Texas]

Reminder: The online information session for EHF's capacity-building opportunity for small nonprofits in Texas is TOMORROW! #HealthNotJustHealthCare

Learn more: https://t.co/YnIByJJRgF

[Episcopal Health Fdn @Health4Texas]

Health equity means ensuring every Black mother in Texas has the support for a safe pregnancy and birth. The dramatic disparities in maternal mortality across the state highlight the urgent need for action. #BMHW24

#HealthNotJustHealthCare #HealthEquity

[ChrisTomlinson @cltomlinson]

Texas's stingy health care costs the state $7B a year because the Legislature punishes poor working people. Climate change will make it worse, two new studies show. We can do better: https://t.co/h3QCrjiW0j @HoustonChron #txlege #healthcare #ClimateCrisis

[Episcopal Health Fdn @Health4Texas]

"The math doesn’t make any sense, and the cruelty takes the cake," writes @cltomlinson.

See his column about @Health4Texas/@mhmstx/@StDavidsFDN report showing the economic impact of PREVENTABLE health differences in TX.

#HealthNotJustHealthCare!

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[Episcopal Health Fdn @Health4Texas]

DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY! EHF is offering a unique capacity building opportunity for small nonprofits with an operating budget less than $750,000.

🚨Click below to register for NEXT WEEK's online session to learn more!🚨

#HealthNotJustHealthCare

https://t.co/YnIByJJRgF

[Episcopal Health Fdn @Health4Texas]

Addressing PREVENTABLE health differences could alleviate financial pressures not just on the health system but also across the broader Texas economy, says @DrAnnBarnes_EHF.

See report showing how TX could save billions in losses by breaking the cycle of preventable health differences:
https://t.co/t5uuLwqjWx

[Episcopal Health Fdn @Health4Texas]

Report: Preventable differences in health outcomes – closely linked to income, zip code & race – are driving up health care costs & reducing work productivity across Texas, and the state’s economy is taking $7 billion in annual losses because of it.

https://t.co/ipOgHAJk8A

[Episcopal Health Fdn @Health4Texas]

"The future church will have to pioneer new efforts to meet constantly changing social needs," says @TexasBishop at EHF's In Common. See how @TexasDiocese churches are working to have the greatest impact on community health.

#HealthNotJustHealthCare

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[Episcopal Health Fdn @Health4Texas]

Community Health Workers are clear examples of improving #HealthNotJustHealthCare in Texas!

EHF's @shaochee_sim met with hundreds of CHWs in Houston. Recent Texas legislation allows #Medicaid to pay for important maternal health services by CHWs and doulas. #healthequity

[Episcopal Health Fdn @Health4Texas]

Congratulations to @DrAnnBarnes_EHF !

#HealthNotJustHealthCare #healthequity #philanthropy

[Dr. Ann Barnes @DrAnnBarnes_EHF]

Breaking the cycle of preventable health differences in Texas could lead to staggering cost savings for the entire state.

Important report released today👇

#HealthNotJustHealthCare

[Episcopal Health Fdn @Health4Texas]

In the latest #EHFDiggingDeeper post, see how we teamed with @Aetna to explore food security in #Texas using the Positive Deviance Approach - a unique perspective that uses solution discovery to address complex social challenges. #HealthNotJustHealthCare

https://t.co/mq9cG2oAeZ

[Episcopal Health Fdn @Health4Texas]

Know of a Texas nonprofit with a smaller budget working in maternal health, diabetes prevention, and/or food & nutrition security?

If so, tell them to click below to learn more about joining a unique capacity building opportunity through EHF!

https://t.co/jxrzuoe1Jx

[Episcopal Health Fdn @Health4Texas]

Passing groundbreaking legislation is just the first step in improving #HealthNotJustHealthCare in Texas. The next step: shaping the successful implementation of important policy changes.

That's why @DrAnnBarnes_EHF joined @StDavidsFDN, @TexasHHSC, the Texas Association of Promotores & Community Health Workers, plus many others in Austin to discuss ways to implement HB 1575 -- a "monumental step" to address the state's maternal health crisis.

Learn more about the important law at https://t.co/Awa1dNgA7u

[Episcopal Health Fdn @Health4Texas]

See how EHF is supporting the groundbreaking work being done by Houston's Third Ward Community Health Collaborative & how it highlights the impact of our cross-divisional efforts when they're concentrated in one community.

#HealthNotJustHealthCare!!

https://t.co/uTtSKTp7Mb

[Episcopal Health Fdn @Health4Texas]

It's a new day for new moms in Texas.

Half of all births across the state are covered by Medicaid. Starting today, Texas moms will no longer lose their #Medicaid health insurance coverage 60 days after giving birth. Now, both mom and child will be covered by Medicaid and CHIP for a full year post-partum.

HB12 was passed by the Texas Legislature in 2023 and goes into effect today (March 1). This important policy change gratefully expands primary care access and supports healthy moms in Texas.

Today, EHF's @shaochee_sim and many other staff are in #Austin getting an update on the rollout of #HB12 and other maternal health policy advances at the latest meeting of the Texas MCO NMDOH Learning Collaborative.

Led by EHF, the collaborative is where state agencies, Medicaid health insurance providers (MCOs), philanthropic organizations, and more come together to discuss best ways to help address the non-medical drivers of health (#NMDOH) faced by Texas Medicaid beneficiaries.

THIS is improving #HealthNotJustHealthCare in Texas.

#healthequity #philanthropy #SDOH