NACC Week of 8/8/22

Morning Huddle: Every Tuesday and Thursday

https://mnachc.zoom.us/j/8029150113

!!Staff Shoutouts!!

  • To the Behavioral Health team, for handling a very challenging week with grace, good humor, and flexibility.  Special thanks to Molly and Aimee for being willing to step in and help with anything and everything.  We are so grateful to have such a great team.

  • Shout out to Dave and Amanda for helping navigate complicated insurance and related needs. They both are amazing.

  • August NACCaversaries:

    • Jenny S: 11 years

    • Tara M: 4 years

    • Marisa A: 2 years

    • Jared D: 2 years

    • Ashley O: 2 years

    • Riley M: 2 year

    • Emmy R: 1 year

    • Tricia K: 1 year

    • Valerie N: 1 year

All Staff Updates this Week

Operations + IT + Traditional healing

Behavioral Health

  • BH is accepting clients for the waitlist again for therapy. Please have clients call BH to be added if they’re not being referred by a NACC medical provider.

  • BH has 2 half hour same day appointments each day with rotating providers throughout the week. Same day appointments operate on a first come first served basis and may be in person or virtual depending on the day. These must be scheduled by BH.

  • To schedule elder/spiritual care: call the BH front desk OR enter a request in referral tracker for BH to follow up with clients

  • Behavioral Health Home referrals (for patients who need long term behavioral health supports) Should be placed through orders, please contact Molly at mkrause@nacc-healthcare.org or 612-476-2017.

Groups: call BH front desk to get clients registered: 612-843-5981

  • Tending to our hearts and souls (Grief and Loss) - Tuesdays from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm - Kirsten Farmer

  • Diabetes Management Group - Thursdays from 9:00 am-10:30 am – with Laurie App. Please send referrals to Jessica Thurin.

BH Grants and Research

  • Peer Recovery Coach Training will be held from 8/8-8/12 at Anishinaabe Wakaigun. This training offered by Minnesota Recovery Connections addresses the need for certified Native American peer recovery coaches, was developed in partnership with IOP, and is funded by the DHS-MDH Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs (ATOD) and Youth Opioid grants.

  • We are forming a Youth Council that had their first meeting in July. Please direct interested young people ages 16-30 to Layha Spoonhunter at lspoonhunter@nacc-healthcare.org! The council will engage in cultural, educational, and leadership activities and be advised by mentors, the Elder’s Council, and community leaders.

  • We are strengthening school partnerships to offer (a) psychoeducational groups infused with cultural activities, (b) trauma-informed staff trainings, and (c) supports for youth victims of crime. South High School is our pilot project site this schoolyear. We also met with Center School on 7/27 to renew our collaboration, along with the Youth Programs Coordinator. We are partnering around youth and caregiver referrals to the Behavioral Health Clinic. The SAMSHA Circles of Care (COC) and DOJ Office of Victims of Crime (OVC) grants support this work.

  • The Clinical Trials Network’s (CTN) research project on culturally centering medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment is underway! Staff completed pre-surveys, pulled study data, and began twice-monthly Working Group meetings to assess and discuss culturally centered MOUD at NACC.

  • We are partnering with schools and the Minneapolis Police Department to establish the Handle with Care (HWC) to identify and support youth victims of crime. This includes offering trauma-informed training to school staff and developing systems to meet these students’ needs (e.g. food, clothing, cultural supports, more time on assignments and tests, referrals to a social worker or therapist, etc.).

Dental

  • Dental open normal hours.

  • Eastside clinic in St. Paul takes walk-ins 8:30-3 M-F for emergencies

Outreach

  • HIV Testing Event in Hinterland every Monday from 11 am -2 pm (NO TESTING ON 8/8)

  • Outreach at Avivo Village every other Thursday afternoon from 2pm-4pm

  • Street outreach every Thursday at encampments

  • Every 2nd Tuesday we join Southside HRS popup on Cedar

  • NACC staff are welcome to grab syringe or narcan kits from the DT harm reduction space. When taking supplies, please write down number of kits, type of kit, and date they are taking on White Board in back of DT.

Patient advocates + Transportation

  • Transportation Update: Ashley O will be providing transportation for equine therapy every other Friday from June through September and will be unavailable the following days: 8/12, 8/26, 9/9, & 9/23.

  • Erin will be out the afternoon of Monday (8/8) and out for training Thursday and Friday (8/11-8/12).

New Staff

  • Lindsay King-Cooney - Community and Tribal Engagement Specialist

  • Cora Raskovich - Registration Coordinator

Upcoming Events + Meetings + Groups + Risk Management Trainings

  • FOR PATIENTS:

  • Gift Card Programs for Patients

    • $15 Aldi for breast, cervical, colorectal cancer screening - Contact Moriah for more information

    • Harm Reduction volunteers: Visa gift cards are available for individuals interested in volunteering with the harm reduction team. This includes building kits and receiving harm reduction education/conversation and some events. Contact James or Tina for more information

    • Linkage to Care (L2C) gift cards: $25 Target to be given at completion of appointment (of any kind) by provider/support staff. Patient must present their L2C voucher with staff initials and date on it. Limit one voucher per person every three months (tracked by Nikki and Tina), unless otherwise specified by care team. Point people are Tina Monje and Nikki Giardina. If Tina and Nikki are not around, go to Moriah (last resort).

    • HIV/HCV Testing: Participants who come for Monday’s Testing event receive $10 Target card for completing HIV testing, and $10 Target card for completing HCV testing. Participant receives gift card(s) after results are delivered. Point people are James Schmidt, Chyna Pfeifer, Tina Monje

    • COVID Vaccine Gift cards (DO NO PUBLICIZE): Amount of visa gift card depends on eligibility verified in MIIC - $100 for first COVID vaccine, and $50 for subsequent doses. Dispersed by Nikki Giardina, RN, ONLY during designated events including Monday Testing in Hinterland from 11:30am-2pm, and during offsite outreach events to outreach participants. Point person is Nikki Giardina, RN.

    • Harm Reduction Group (Tuesdays 3pm @ Mino-B Wellness Clinic) has $5 Target Gift Card incentives for attending group. 1 card per person per group attendance. Point Person: Chyna Pfeifer

    • OB Patients: 1 $25 gift card for OB patients completing their Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (done at 2nd trimester) and 1 $25 gift card once then complete postnatal/new born visit within 6 weeks of delivery. In summary OB patients can earn up to 2 $25 gift cards.  Staff can reach out to Emmy, Kim, Moriah or Stacy with questions.

  • FOR STAFF

    • Workout Wednesday: 1:30 pm to 1:45 pm in Dollar Tree

Risk Management: Area of Focus

Ashlee Jallen