1. Cooperative Quarterly
Cooperative Purchasing Programs of Summer 2009
the California Family Health Council Volume III, Issue 3
From the Director’s Desk
Inside As a country bumpkin youngster I once lived by the old adage; “knee high by Fourth
of July,” as I patiently waited for the fruits of our labor to develop. I don’t know if it was
This Issue the tough soil conditions or our knack for always sowing seeds a week later than the
neighbors but somehow our corn was never knee high by Fourth of July! Still, by the end
of July we started to find watermelons that were ready to be harvested which was in itself
a call for celebration!
In these economic times it is sometimes difficult to find things to celebrate about. I am
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ever the optimist though and see times like these as a way to not only discover how
Calendar of grateful I am for the simple things but also celebrate making it through another day, week
Events or month. It is the little things they say. In this issue we at the FP Coop are celebrating
our new connections through social media. It has taken a little bit for us to get there
but we have made it to the digital world and invite you to come join us via your favorite
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Vendor of applications; Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn. We are also celebrating savings from such
great vendors as Medical Arts Press, Staples, PharmPak, FemCap and Lifestyles.
the Quarter:
LifeStyles I also made a really neat discovery this past month that I wanted to share with you. A
colleague of mine is a puppeteer up north in the Bay Area. She developed a puppet show;
“Carlitos and the Magic Garden,” that promotes healthy eating habits and the enjoyment
GLMA
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of foods such as I once took for granted growing in
Guidelines our garden. The puppet show was so well received Introducing:
for LGBT up in Oakland that she went ahead and created a
Patients DVD of the show suitable for viewing in elementary
schools and clinical settings such as the children’s
waiting room. I recently viewed the DVD and enjoyed
Quinoa the puppetry as well as the depth of layers the story
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Tabbouleh is written in. This is not just a show about how healthy
eating is important for our health but also shares
Salad how healthy eating is vital for both our health and the
Recipe health of our planet. There is also a brilliant usage
of the Spanish language throughout. One does not
need to know Spanish to understand it but they will
learn Spanish by watching the show! Carlitos and
the Magic Garden is available from Artschange.org.
Read more about it inside! Page 9
continued on Page 11
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Many Abortion Clinic Workers Nearing
Retirement Age, Look to New Generation of
Calendar Women to Take Over www.nationalpartnership.org March 9, 2009
of Events Many women who provide abortion
counseling and other services at clinics
across the U.S. are nearing retirement,
August 8 raising questions about whether younger Photo: Louis L.
Family PACT women will take their places at the clinics, Abortion clinics provide about 94% of
Orientation the New York Times reports. Sally Burgess, abortions, according to a study in Perspectives
Ventura, CA chair of the National Abortion Federation on Sexual and Reproductive Health.
and executive director of the Hope Clinic for
Women, said, “We worry about that a lot. Although it is not difficult to find younger
September Younger women have always had access to doctors and other staff to work at clinics in
3, 4 & 5 abortion care, they don’t fully appreciate the large urban areas, the same is not true in rural
Family battle that was fought to have it available to areas, smaller Midwestern cities, Southern
Planning them. And more important, I don’t think they states and more conservative areas of the
Health Worker
know how precarious the option is at this country, Kelli Conlin, president of NARAL Pro-
Course
point, even with Obama’s election.” She Choice New York, said. Issues such as lower
Los Angeles, added, “What I observe for women in their pay and safety can be obstacles to attracting
CA
20s and 30s -- there are fewer who really people to work in clinics.
have the fire in the belly for this.”
September 9 Those working in abortion clinics usually have
Family PACT According to a survey published in the lower salaries than their counterparts working
Pregnancy journal Contraception, 64% of doctors at in other health facilities, partly because
Test Options 273 abortion clinics in the U.S. were at least providing abortions has a smaller revenue
Counseling age 50 and 62% were men. stream than other medical areas.
Fresno, CA continued on page 9
September Your Strength is in Your Membership: Communication
17 to 20
At the cooperative programs, we strive to maintain an open and transparent conversation
Co-op
Attending
with our members. One of the ways we achieve this is through our monthly email
updates from our Director, Louis Linsmeyer. We also have a daily blog where we post
Association of articles and updates in Women’s Health.
Reproductive
Health
Professionals Recently, we entered the social networking world of the internet, looking for ways to
Conference make it easier not only for us to communicate with you, our members, but looking also
Washington,
for ways to make it easy for you to communicate with us and with each other.
DC
Our Facebook account has been fun, and has given us opportunities to get to know you
better, especially when reading some of your comments (how about those Sotomayor
hearings?)!
Our LinkedIn page has opened us up to many of the action and support groups that are
formed in the Women’s Health community, and has also familiarized us more with your
professional affiliations. continued on page 8
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Caring for Lesbians and Bisexual Women:
Additional Considerations for Clinicians
Exerpt from the GLMA – Guidelines for Care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Patients http://www.glma.org/_data/n_0001/resources/live/GLMA%20guidelines%202006%20FINAL.pdf
Lesbians and bisexual women are an infinitely diverse group and comprise the full spectrum
of women. Lesbians and bisexual women are part of every age group, ethnicity, race,
geographic area, income stratum, and cultural and linguistic group, and can be of any
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size, education level, profession, and gender expression, from very traditionally feminine
to androgynous to very masculine or “butch”. The health care needs of lesbians and
bisexual women are similar to those of all women. However, many experience additional
risk factors and barriers to care that can impact their health status. This section is to help
you understand how common physical and mental health issues and risk factors may be
particularly relevant in the context of the lives of lesbian and bisexual women.
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Coming out safely to a health care provider may be the single most important thing
lesbians and bisexual women can do in order to maximize the quality of their health
care and reduce the associated risk factors for health problems. Therefore, the most
important thing for health care providers to do is make it safe, comfortable and easy for all
women to make honest disclosures about their health-related behaviors, including sexual
histories and practices. As many as 45% of lesbian and bisexual women are not out to
their providers.1 Establishing a lesbian and bisexual-friendly practice will ensure that your
patients can be honest with you about all health-related matters. Click to continue (page 24)
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Global Protection Corporation
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Employee Benefits through California Family
Health Council’s VEBA
Association (VEBA) is a federally
qualified program which provides
healthcare benefits to the
employees (and their dependents)
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of participating 501(c) (3)
community based healthcare
organizations.
These benefits include medical,
dental, vision and life insurance.
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Currently over 900 employees (and
their dependents) in 27 different
healthcare organizations in
Southern and Northern California
receive benefits from VEBA.
The California Family Health
Council (CFHC) is the plan sponsor,
overseeing the operations of VEBA
according to the “Trust Agreement”
set in place.
The VEBA program has two
committees which help make
certain decisions regarding benefits
plans offered to participating
agencies. These committees are
comprised of agencies from both
Northern and Southern California
participants and are chaired by
the Director of Human Resources
for the California Family Health
Council.
CFHC partners with an elected
broker - Houska Insurance
Services (HIS) - in order to For more information
manage information regarding regarding the VEBA
plan designs and rates. The HIS program and the
team continues to work towards specific benefits
cost effective renewals and long- available, please
term partnerships between VEBA contact the HIS team at
and interested carriers. 310-297-2700.
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Membership Communication, continued from page 2
We are also developing a YouTube page, Here are some resources to help you with
which will allow us to share with you some your own accounts so that you can find
of our favorite video contributions from strength in your fellow cooperative members
TeenSource.org and SexEtc.org. by getting to know them and communicating
with them:
Twitter is an exciting resource for news
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enough how enjoyable it is to be able to
share the cooperative with you using this http://michelemartin.typepad.com/thebambooproject-
blog/2007/04/some_resources_.html
extraordinary tool!
We understand that not all of these tools
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will appeal to you, but please feel free look
http://news.cnet.com/newbies-guide-to-twitter/
around and find the one (or few) that you like
the best. You will be pleasantly surprised at
the wealth of knowledge that already exists
among you. For instance, some of your own http://www.sobevent.com/creating-conversations-and-re-
agency’s dilemmas may have already been lationships-using-linkedin/
solved by another member’s agency.
FemCap is pleased to
announce that it will
be used in the future to
deliver Microbicide to
prevent STDs and HIV.
Alfred Shihata, MD
- Medical Director of
FemCap, Inc. - will
be giving an oral
presentation at the
2009 National HIV
Prevention Conference
entitled, “Novel and
Unique Dual Strategy
for HIV Prevention.”
Please contact FemCap
for further details:
877-433-6227
femcap@yahoo.com
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Carlitos and the Magic Garden
Carlitos and the Magic Garden is a bilingual traveling
puppet show that promotes healthy eating and
creative play. It was written, designed and directed
by Tania Esmeralda Padilla during an artist residency
with ArtsChange, a non-profit arts organization based
in Richmond, CA.
ArtsChange and Tania Padilla created Carlitos Photo: Richard J. Reetz
and the Magic Garden to address the epidemic of
childhood obesity and the long-term health risks
for children. More than one third of children in
California are currently overweight or obese, with
a disproportionate rate among low-income children
and children of color. Photo: Richard J. Reetz
Carlitos and the Magic Garden is an imaginative
tale of a junk food craving little boy who discovers
the benefits of his family’s garden, friends and his
grandma’s chicken soup.
The artists present clear messaging in their
puppetry: eat home-cooked meals and fruits and
vegetables instead of fast foods, soda and sweets.
The puppet show is crafted for children ages 3
– 8 but its artistry and messages will appeal and
entertain all ages while affirming cultural identity
and community building.
For more information about Carlitos and the
Magic Garden and the work of ArtsChange,
please visit www.artschange.org, send an email
to artschange@artschange.org or call (510) 275-4787. Rosa Valdez
rosa@artschange.org
Abortion Clinic Workers Nearing Retirement, from page 2
According to Rachel Jones, a senior Clinic workers also must deal with protesters
researcher at the Guttmacher Institute, the and picketers. Working at an abortion
average cost for a first-trimester abortion clinic also can affect workers’ personal
was $413 in 2006. Ruth Arick, an abortion lives. Tina Welsh, who helped found the
care consultant, said, “At many clinics, fees Women’s Health Center in Duluth, Minn.,
have not changed much since the mid- said, “I never wanted to be political, but for
1970s. The cost was $175 then and I can the clinic to survive, I had to know all the
still find you an abortion for that price in legislators from our area. They can make
Detroit and Miami.” Arick added, “People or break you.” Burgess said, “You work in
running these clinics have brains wired for abortion, it will affect who you will date, the
social work and social justice even though parties you will be invited to” (Winerip, New
they’re in the medical business.” York Times, 3/8).
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Staples
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Celebrate Summer with Staples
You can count on Staples to provide
you with: Need your own Easy button? Look no further.
• Easy online ordering through California Family Health Council members, want to spend less time ordering
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office supplies and more time helping families enjoy their summer in good
• All the supplies you need, including health? Let Staples help you do this by providing you the office supply
office products, breakroom supplies, program with an easy online ordering platform and the lowest negotiated
janitorial supplies, IT supplies, prices for CFHC members. The time has never been better to switch to
furniture, green products and more
Staples Business Advantage, an officially endorsed California Family Health
• FREE delivery on orders over $30 Council supplier.
• “An outstanding customer service If you are not already registered to order though StaplesLink.com, please click
experience.” — J.D. Power and the easy button below to get started.
Associates
After you have completed the online registration form and we create your
profile, you will receive an email notification welcoming you to the program
with your login information and instructions on how to order your purchases
through StaplesLink.com. Ordering office supplies has never been so Easy!
For further information, please
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below to go to access our offering of our new Summer Tech guide by
more than 3,400 products to make clicking on the catalog above.
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Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad
Contributed by: Nancy Ragle, Researcher - CFHC
Here is a delicious component for a
cool summer meal:
Ingredients:
1 c quinoa
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2 c water
½ tsp salt
1 lemon, juiced
¾ c olive oil
1 cucumber, peeled and chopped Photo: Richard J. Reetz
1 red onion, chopped
¾ c parsley, chopped
¼ c chopped mint
½ c feta cheese, crumbled
½ c kalamata olive, pitted and halved
Salt and pepper to taste
1
Rinse quinoa thru fine sieve or
strainer, drain and place in heavy Director’s Desk, from page 1
skillet. Heat, stirring constantly,
Finally, in conjunction with the Heinz
until grains separate and start to
Philanthropic Foundation we have come
brown. Add water and salt and
to a final price structure for a national
bring to a boil. Reduce heat,
lab program. I have to say the prices
cook about 15 minutes until
are VERY good; probably the best in the
liquid is absorbed. Transfer to
country at the moment, and I am excited
a bowl and set aside.
to roll this out as soon as possible. We
2
will be starting this program in the Rocky
Whisk lemon juice, 1 tablespoon
Mountain region; Arizona, New Mexico,
of the olive oil in small bowl and
Colorado, Utah, Nevada and Wyoming. If
set aside.
you are in these states we will be reaching
3
out to you if we have not already!
Place remaining oil, cucumber,
onion, parsley, mint in large
Well, I managed to finish this letter to you
bowl, add quinoa and lemon
before my keyboard melted from the heat,
dressing. Toss. Sprinkle with
so there is something else to celebrate!
feta, olives, salt and pepper to
Stay cool out there everybody and we will
taste. Serves 4-6.
talk to you soon!
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“What is the Cooperative Purchasing
Program?” and Other Frequent Questions
What is the Cooperative My agency is reimbursed
Purchasing Program? by Medicaid and other state
We are a nation-wide cooperative of about programs. Can we still participate
1400 agencies comprising of approximately in the Cooperatives?
3000 clinical sites. We maintain and negotiate Yes
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the lowest possible prices for products and Do participants have input
services they use daily. concerning what is placed on
contract?
Who is eligible to be a part of the
Cooperatives? Absolutely. We are constantly in receipt of
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Any agency, delegate agency or clinic which lines and negotiate with pharmaceutical and
receives funding from a Title X federal grant may other product companies daily. What are your
pay $199 and participate in the Family Planning needs?
Cooperative Purchasing Program (FPCPP).
Any agency, delegate agency or clinic which is Do you purchase supplies and
non profit and licensed, but does not receive distribute them to clinics?
Title X funding may pay $199 and participate in
No. The cooperatives do not buy, sell, supply
the Cooperative Purchasing Network (CPN).
or distribute to clinics. We provide all the
information you need to open an account and
Is there a fee to join the make purchases directly with the companies
Cooperatives? that we have agreements with.
There is a nominal fee of $199 annually. Most
members recover this cost with the savings Are the products on contract/
they receive on their first order. agreement reimbursable by
the Family Pact program in
California?
What is the relationship between
the Cooperative’s contract prices Most, but not all. If the federal Medi-Cal
and Public Health Pricing/340B program in California does not reimburse for
pricing? the product or services relating to the product,
then the Family Pact program probably does
Designated agencies who receive specific not reimburse for that product or service.
federal grant money are eligible to purchase
pharmaceuticals at a lower price level. These Are only California agencies
prices are calculated by drug companies and the eligible to participate in the
United States government Office of Pharmacy Cooperatives?
Affairs.
No. The Family Planning Cooperative
The lowest possible price for pharmaceuticals, Program is currently made up of 44 states and
office supply products, lab services and medical/ approximately 2200 locations nationwide.
surgical supplies are negotiated for both
cooperatives. Some of the prices negotiated Visit Our Blog!
are as low as Public Health Pricing, (340B
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price) and some are even lower.
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