New Missouri Association of Local Public Health Agencies

Missouri Association of Local Public Health Agencies

Welcome to the MoALPHA Website!

If you are a member be sure to visit the "Member's Corner" and to participate in the members only bulletin board forums. If you are a public health agency in Missouri and not a member of MoALPHA, please look over the site and consider joining the 111 other agencies that are members. If you would like information about dues, contact Mahree Skala at moalpha2004@yahoo.com

Finally, thanks to all the MoALPHA member agencies that are making this website possible!

Missouri Health Insurance Pool (MHIP)

The Missouri Health Insurance Pool (MHIP) offers comprehensive medical and prescription coverage to Missouri residents who are unable to obtain insurance because of their health condition or medical status, exhaustion of COBRA, or unavailability of individual health insurance coverage. For more information, go to www.mhip.org.

Online Graduate Certificate in Public Health now Available from MU

Have you always wanted to learn more about public health, but never had the opportunity to go back to school? The MU Public Health Program is now offering a 12-credit-hour Graduate Certificate, which can be completed entirely online. This coursework can enhance your skills, make you more competitive in the job market, and, if you wish, ease admission into the MU M.P.H. program.

For more info on how to apply, see http://publichealth.missouri.edu/programs_cert_pub_health.php

For info on costs and financial aid, see http://gradschool.missouri.edu/financial/

Contact person: Eliana Jeanetta, 573-884-6844 or jeanettae@health.missouri.edu

MoALPHA Partners with HR Solutions On-Call

fight the flu Organizations face real and costly risks when they deal with employee issues. Every year, millions of dollars are paid in legal penalties because organizations don’t know how to correctly handle difficult situations.

HR Solutions On-Call provides a team of HR professionals who have dealt with these issues for local, regional and national organizations (including several Missouri LPHAs). They help keep their clients in compliance with the myriad of regulations, and help them deal with employees who are difficult and create workplace problems. They provide on-call service with prompt consultation and support for administrators.

MoALPHA has entered into an agreement with HR Solutions, so when a member agency contracts with them MoALPHA will receive 10% of the proceeds.

More information will be coming out soon, but for now,
please check out HR Solutions On-Call by clicking here.

Legislative Updates - Updated 01/27/12!

MoALPHA Lobbyist Scott Marrs provides regular updates on legislative activities in Jefferson City and around the state. Click here to read Scott Marrs' reports .

Missouri Association of Local Boards of Health

malboh MALBOH is an exciting new development within MoALPHA. This new organization is for members of local boards of health and other LPHA governing bodies. For more information click here.

Review Bills & Contact Your Legislator

Keep up with state legislation affecting public health.

To review House Bills, click here.
To review Senate Bills, click here.
To look up your legislators and get their contact information, click here

NEWS!

For valuable information and resources related to the influenza vaccine and other topics of interest to local public health agency staff, visit the NACCHO website at www.naccho.org.

Health Literacy Missouri

Almost 9 in 10 adults struggle to understand and use health information, which leads to poor health outcomes and high health costs. Learn how you can improve the way you communicate about health.

Public Health Code of Ethics

The MoALPHA membership at the annual business voted to endorse the Public Health Code of Ethics. Click here for an Adobe Acrobat pdf version you may view or print.

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