Hennepin-University Partnership http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hup/discussions/ en Copyright 2009 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:39:10 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.25 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Summer Greetings! The Latest News from the Hennepin-University Partnership:

* The Master Agreement between Hennepin County and the University of Minnesota is in its final stages of legal approval-- this will be an exciting and time-saving tool for anybody from the County and the U of M who are looking to enter a joint project. Stay tuned for instructions on how you can use the Master Agreement and where you can find it on our website!

* Project Youth Connect and Project Homeless Connect will be held on August 13th and October 1st, respectively. Members of the HUP's Homelessness Committee are working together with County staff to finalize plans for both days. Volunteers are still needed for both events, check the Project Homeless Connect web site for more information.

* The HUP is planning Fall Faculty Meetings to spread the word about connecting with Hennepin County on joint projects-- contact us through the web site to let us know about any project or research ideas you have!

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hup/discussions/2007/07/summer_greetings.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hup/discussions/2007/07/summer_greetings.html Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:39:10 +0000 Ending Homelessness - Meeting #2 The big news from our second meeting, held on May 4, 2007, is that service providers have decided to hold the first ever Project Youth Connect on August 13th, 2007. We discussed ideas for faculty and student participation in this event, as well as the next Project Homeless Connect event to be held on October 1, 2007. A game-plan is in the works and will be posted soon!

View the meeting notes here: Download file

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hup/discussions/2007/05/ending_homelessness_meeting_2.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hup/discussions/2007/05/ending_homelessness_meeting_2.html Homelessness Mon, 21 May 2007 17:53:22 +0000 Four Research Interests in Human Services and Public Health Sue Zuidema, Area Director for Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department, has identified four areas in which further research would make a singificant contribution to County operations. The areas and suggested research questions/ideas for University involvement are as follows:

Uninsured People
Research Questions: Trends in who they are. What do they do for health care needs? How do they cover costs? Deferred needs, what providers do they use?
Collaborative Ideas: Students could be engaged in design, data collection, analysis, reporting. We could jointly be involved in designing outreach to uninsured, Legislative proposals, adjustments to sliding fee scales.
Point person: Jim Westcott or Linda Stein

People on Medical Assistance (Medicaid)
Research Questions: Trends in who they are--elderly, disabled, families. Demographics. How long do they stay on? How many have interruptions in eligibility? Why? If they lose eligibility, do they pick same health plan again? Do they incur uncompensated care during interruptions? How does this vary by elderly/disabled/families? Of people on MA 1/1/0x, how many are still on MA with no eligibility interruption 12/31/0x? What happens to people that
go off MA? Do they go on Mn Care, private insurance, uninsured?
Collaborative Ideas: Students could be involved in all aspects of the study. We could be jointly involved in proposing policy and regulatory changes that would help keep people on programs they are eligible for.
Point Person: Jim Westcott

Racial and Ethnic Disparities (Health and Economic)
Research Questions: What are the trends? By racial and ethnic group, by health condition, by geographic area.... If data shows health conditions are improving for a health condition or racial/ethnic group, why?
Collaborative Ideas: Students could be engaged as above. We could jointly work on developing or deploying existing programs.
Point Person: Todd Monson or Luanne Nyberg

Seriously Mentally Ill Persons
Research Questions: Look at them over time. What is their general health status? How do they access services? What services? Do health care costs go up (or down) when there is housing stability? When there are social service supports? Are there any predictors to determining which people can be stabilized for long periods of time and who cannot? What are their patterns of health insurance (Are they on and off health insurance and on and off MA as we think)? Are there things that help children of mentally ill parents be successful in school and life? (There may be better questions--but these are some off the top of my head)
Collaborative Ideas: Students could be engaged in all aspects of research. We could be jointly involved in service response, as well as Legislative proposals and providing information to advocates, elected officials, advisory
committees, etc.
Point Person: Gwen Carlson or Jamie Halpern

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hup/discussions/2007/04/four_research_interests_in_hum.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hup/discussions/2007/04/four_research_interests_in_hum.html Children and Families Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:34:16 +0000 Review of Research As mentioned in our meeting, Commissioner Gail Dorfman occassionaly needs assistance determining the credibility of research that comes accross her desk.

Any comments on the following report would be appreciated:
Without Housing: Decades of Federal Housing Cutbacks, Massive Homelessness, and Policy Failures

Participate by clicking on the comment feature below.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hup/discussions/2007/04/review_of_research_1.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hup/discussions/2007/04/review_of_research_1.html Homelessness Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:00:42 +0000 Hennepin-University Collaboration to End Homelessness On March 22nd, 2007, a group of faculty and students convened to learn about Heading Home Hennepin, the recently approved ten year plan to end homelessness in Minneapolis and Hennepin County. Following a presentation by Cathy ten Broeke, City-County Corrdinator on Homelessness, and Gail Dorfman, Hennepin County Commissioner, individuals shared stories of what is being done across various schools within the University and discussed future opportunities for collaboration.

The group will reconvene on May 4th to further develop plans for collaboration.

View the Meeting Notes & Action Items here: Download file
View the contact list of attendees here: Download file
View a power point summary of the Heading Home Hennepin plan here: Download file

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hup/discussions/2007/04/update_on_hennepinuniversity_c.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hup/discussions/2007/04/update_on_hennepinuniversity_c.html Homelessness Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:57:56 +0000