FOCUS MEMBER NEWSLETTER

Summer 2010

• Is Your Loved One Driving Safely
• Stewardship at CHP
• Importance of Eye Exams for Those with Diabetes
• Safelink® Lifeline Service
• 2009 State Member Satisfaction Survey Results
• CAHPS® Survey
• Summer Food Safety Tips

Spring 2010

• Why Preventive Health Care is Crucial
• Proper Medication Disposal
• Getting a Handle on Heartburn
• Reducing Your Sodium Intake
• Care Transitions

Winter 2010

• Surviving a Hospital Stay
• Paul Cook Named CEO
• Antibiotics: Are We Getting Too Much?
• Beating Heart Disease
• Going Green: Saving Money in the Kitchen
• Members Required to Show All ID Cards
• Winter Heating Safety Tips

Fall 2009

• The Flu - Seasonal or H1N1?
• Diabetes in Older People
• 107 Year-Young Member Uses SDS Program
• CEO Announces Retirement
• Living with COPD

Summer 2009

• Adult Family Home Providers
• The Skinny on Trans Fat
• Tips for Dealing with Hot Weather
• Member Survey
• H1N1 Flu Update

Spring 2009

• Pet Safety
• Spring Allergies
• Stroke Awareness Month
• Memory Loss
• Dealing with Osteoarthritis
• Memory Advisory Council

Winter 2009

• Top 10 Healthy New Year’s Resolutions
• Do’s & Don’ts for Healthy Food Shopping
• Emotional Eating
• Drugs & Weight Loss
• Glaucoma Takes Sight Without Warning
• Dealing with Hypertension
• Great Rivers 2-1-1 System

Fall 2008

• Advance Directives
• Mental Wellness
• Coping with the “Flu Bug”
• Important 2009 Member Materials
• Quality Improvement at CHP
• Taking Control of Your Medications

Summer 2008

• Protect Yourself from UV Radiation
• Scooter and Power Wheelchair Maintenance
• Resource Services Department
• River Falls Branch Office Opens
• CHP Adds New Benefit Program
• Member Survey Results
• CHP Adopts New Logo for Partnership Program
• Dealing with Anxiety
• How to Read Prescription Labels

Spring 2008

• Medication Management Program
• Colorectal Screening Can Save Your Life
• Avoid Diabetes Complications
• CHP Receives Oral Health Grant
• Mental Health and Substance Dependence Recovery
• Step Therapy Program

Winter 2008

• Taking Care in Cold Winter Weather
• Hypothermia
• MetaStar External Quality Review Process
• The CHP Interdisciplinary Team
• Cold Weather & Heart Disease

Fall 2007

• Self-Directed Supports
• CHP Expansion
• Enrollment of Developmentally Disabled
• Coping with the Flu Bug
• 2008 Plan Benefit Changes
• Diabetes Awareness Month

Summer 2007

• Taking Care in Hot Weather
• Heat & Health
• What to Know About Generic Drugs
• Quality Improvement
• Advance Directives

Spring 2007

• CHP Celebrates 10th Anniversary
• Pharmacy Q & A
• Dealing with Spring Allergies
• Member Survey Results
• Safeguarding Protected Health Information
• New E-Mail Service for Members
• Diabetic Foot Care
• Preventing Falls in the Home

Winter 2007

• Soothing Winter Skin Woes
• Pharmacy Benefit Manager
• Customer Service Q & A
• Member-To- Member Support Program
• Winter Safety