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Model Application Template for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program

Effective Date:

Approval Date: 28 Health. • Such social and service organizations as the NAACP and service sororities and fraternities

Native Americans in North Carolina are targeted through:

• The North Carolina Commission on Indian Affairs • Pow-wows held statewide • Tribal newsletters and two newspapers which target Native American readers. • Tribal organizations • Native American Youth and Cultural Groups • Community Action Agencies • Rural and Migrant Health Centers

Hispanic Communities are reached through:

• Four Hispanic newspapers • Spanish language television and radio stations • Community Action Agencies • Rural and Migrant Health Centers • Community grocery stores

Homeless families in North Carolina are targeted through:

• Rescue Missions • Church Shelters • Health Departments • Local Social Services Departments • Community Action Agencies • Rural and Migrant Health Centers

Information and a (U.S.) mail-in application form are posted on the Internet.

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As NC Health Choice population began to exhaust the dollars available through state funds, it became clear that it was time to assist NC Health Choice members’ parents to better understand how to best use the health care system and how to keep their children healthy. With this, targeted efforts to promote wellness and disease management strategies were implemented. A claims