CalOptima

CalOptima Health’s Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) proudly celebrates 30 years of the National PACE Association (NPA). Director Monica Macias-Garcia and Interim Center Manager Franco Estacio recently attended the National PACE Association conference to celebrate the milestone.? ? “We are proud to be at the forefront of senior care in Orange County,” said Macias-Garcia. “Our PACE program is dedicated to meeting the unique needs of older adults and their families.”? National PACE? Association #PACE #CalOptimaHealthPACE #OrangeCounty #OrangeCountyCA #SeniorCare #HealthyAging

Join CalOptima Health’s Board of Directors meeting tomorrow, November 7, at 2 p.m. on Zoom to learn about developments at the health plan including:?????????????? ? –Approve award recommendations for Workforce Development Initiative Round Two Grants? –Approve actions related to the CalAIM Incentive Payment Program? ? View the agenda and register at https://lnkd.in/gi7DGfYr ? #OrangeCounty #OrangeCountyCA #OrangeCountyCalifornia #HealthCareAdministration #Healthcare

Last week, Chief Health Equity Officer Michaell Silva Rose, DrPH, LCSW, attended United Way’s United for Financial Security Leadership Council and participated in the Social Services Agency’s Poverty Workshop. The purpose of the workshop was to simulate what people who are living in economic poverty in Orange County experience every day in engaging with a variety of service providers. The workshop featured real-life scenarios and experiences to help build insight, empathy and understanding of the vast array of hardships and barriers that families face when trying to stay healthy, happy, productive and well.? ? #OrangeCounty #OrangeCountyCA #OrangeCountyCalifornia #CommunityHealth

The H4H Foundation recently met with Michael Hunn, Chief Executive Officer and Kelly Bruno-Nelson, DSW, Executive Director, Medi-Cal/CalAIM to announce a donation of 5,000 blankets and 10,000 pairs of socks for CalOptima Health’s Street Medicine Program. The program provides medical and social services to people experiencing homelessness in the Cities of Anaheim, Costa Mesa and Garden Grove.? ? The H4H Foundation provides basic needs, comfort and hope for children rescued from abandonment, abuse, domestic violence, homelessness and neglect. Thank you, H4H Foundation for your donations and generosity!? ? #StreetMedicineProgram #CityofAnaheim #CityofGardenGrove #CityofCostaMesa #HealthCare #CommunityHealth #HealthandWellness #OrangeCounty

#HappyDiwali. May your life be filled with peace, prosperity and kindness.? ? ? #OrangeCounty #OrangeCountyCA #OrangeCountyCalifornia #Diwali

Last week, the Orange County Board of Supervisors presented CalOptima Health with a proclamation recognizing October as #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth. 1 in 8 women, approximately 13% of the female population in the United States, will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. Screening is the best prevention and early detection saves lives. ? Earlier this year, CalOptima Health awarded $16.4 million to 13 organizations as part of our campaign to help Orange County achieve the lowest incidence rate nationwide for late-stage breast cancer as well as cervical, colon and certain lung cancers. CalOptima Health’s Chief Medical Officer Richard Pitts, D.O., Ph.D. accepted the proclamation for Breast Cancer Awareness Month on behalf of CalOptima Health. Schedule your routine mammogram and encourage the women in your life to do the same. No-cost mammograms are a preventive care service covered by CalOptima Health.? ? #OrangeCounty #OrangeCountyCA #BreastCancerAwareness #BreastCancer #Mammogram

CalOptima Health Chief Executive Officer Michael Hunn attended the Second Annual Orange County Summit hosted by We Can Coalition. The summit focused on improving care for families affected by perinatal substance use.? ? #OrangeCounty #CommunityHealth #HealthCare #Substance

This week, CalOptima Health staff observed #HealthCareQualityWeek. The week celebrates the important work our health care quality professionals does in improving patient outcomes. CalOptima Health is committed to providing members with quality health care, while serving members with excellence, dignity and respect.? ? #HealthCareQuality #HealthCare #CommunityHealth

Last weekend, CalOptima Health and UCI Health Family Health Center, Santa Ana co-hosted a Maternal Health and Wellness event for new mothers and mothers-to-be. CalOptima Health’s Chief Health Equity Officer Michaell Silva Rose, DrPH, LCSW and the Equity and Community Health team partnered in the event. The women who attended were hand-selected and invited to participate in this pilot “clinic day.” Twenty-eight women and their children were able to receive needed check-ups, vaccinations, nutrition education and be assessed for maternal mental health and social needs. ? #OrangeCounty #OrangeCountyCA #OrangeCountyCalifornia #MaternalHealth #Maternal #MothertoBe #CommunityHealth #HealthCare

CalOptima Health Chief Executive Officer Michael Hunn recently attended the 2024 State of the Second District Luncheon, hosted by Orange County Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento and the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The event gathered business leaders, government officials and community members to discuss the district’s current state and future initiatives.? ? #OrangeCounty #OrangeCountyCA #OrangeCountyCalifornia