Pima County Enrollment Coalition Presenter: Debra Johnson United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona

The mission of the Pima County Enrollment Coalition is to increase the number of insured through health insurance education, enrollment assistance, and community partnerships in Southern Arizona.

Partner Organizations

Faith Based Engagement OE3 Goal: Engage 4 churches in outreach and enrollment efforts Support outreach efforts through information dissemination Host assisters to provide enrollment assistance Host enrollment events Identify volunteers to become assisters

Convened Faith-Based Meeting with CMS Brought together community leaders, pastors and hospital Chaplin to discuss faith-based strategy for Tucson and Pima County with representative from CMS Region IV.

Resource Mapping Churches in zip codes with high uninsured rates Churches with food pantries and diaper banks Churches with strong community connections Churches in close proximity to schools

Faith-Based Partnerships “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” -Dr. Martin Luther King Grace St. Paul Episcopal Church Grace Temple Missionary Baptist Church New Life Church of God Pima County Interfaith Council Pima County Faith Based Community Liaison

On-Site Enrollment Grace St Paul’s and New Life provided assisters with space for on-site enrollment assistance Announcements was place in the church newsletters and Sunday programs Flyers were distributed through the food pantries and diaper banks

Hosting A Open Enrollment Fair Grace Temple Missionary Baptist Church has been helping to increase awareness of the ACA since OE1. Identified church volunteers to become trained CACs during OE1 Hosted ACA 101: Health Insurance Options Seminars Hosted annual enrollment events Engaged the Women’s Ministry and Nurse’s Guild

Lessons Learned Identify: Lay leaders, church staff, ministries to champion the ACA are key to successful outreach “Don’t ignore the neck trying to get to the head.” –Pastor Alvin Love Timing: Materials and tools must be provided in a timely fashion to allow pastors to build it into their Sunday services Stay Connected: Provide health insurance updates

Next Steps Continue building relationships to increase number of churches participating Connect with the Interdenominational Minister’s Alliance Health and Wellness

Contact Information Debra Johnson Healthcare Access Program Manager United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona djohnson@unitedwaytucson.org