Shao Chee Sim
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VP for Research, Innovation and Evaluation at Episcopal Health Foundation @Health4Texas
Houston, TX
Joined June 2019
EHF’s $225,000 in grants to @TheGtownProject was one of our 1st investments in a project to improve relational health and early childhood brain development outside of a large metro area. #HealthNotJustHealthCare! TGP Bridges to Growth https://t.co/Jdh3kEGqBU via @YouTube
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EHF's latest Grantee SPOTLIGHT shines on @TheGtownProject's community-based Parent Center. It was one of our 1st investments to improve relational health & early childhood brain development outside of a metro area. #HealthNotJustHealthCare! Watch:
episcopalhealth.org
New video shows how EHF's investments are being used at TGP's community-based Parent Center program.
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From public service initiatives & policy to food RX & farmers' markets, EHF learned valuable details about lived experience and effective programs across #Waco that will help shape work in food/nutrition. #HealthNotJustHealthCare
@BUCollaborative @MissionWaco @WacoFamilyMed
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"As we end #BlackMaternalHealthWeek 2024, we’re faced with alarming data that is a call to action," writes @DrAnnBarnes_EHF. See how Texas can build upon efforts to break the cycle of inequitable maternal mortality: https://t.co/Ye4wnz4PeH
#BMHW24 #HealthNotJustHealthCare
episcopalhealth.org
As we end #BlackMaternalHealthWeek (BMHW) 2024, we’re faced with alarming data that is a call to action. In Texas, Black Texans die from pregnancy-related causes at twice the rate of White Texans and...
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Reminder: The online information session for EHF's capacity-building opportunity for small nonprofits in Texas is TOMORROW! #HealthNotJustHealthCare Learn more:
episcopalhealth.org
Learn more about how your organization can join the program designed to support nonprofits with smaller budgets that historically may not have been able to access support to strengthen operational...
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Health equity means ensuring every Black mother in Texas has the support for a safe pregnancy and birth. The dramatic disparities in maternal mortality across the state highlight the urgent need for action. #BMHW24
#HealthNotJustHealthCare #HealthEquity
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Texas's stingy health care costs the state $7B a year because the Legislature punishes poor working people. Climate change will make it worse, two new studies show. We can do better: https://t.co/h3QCrjiW0j
@HoustonChron #txlege #healthcare #ClimateCrisis
houstonchronicle.com
Prevention could save $7B in health care costs, an overhaul is needed as climate change...
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"The math doesn’t make any sense, and the cruelty takes the cake," writes @cltomlinson. See his column about @Health4Texas/@mhmstx/@StDavidsFDN report showing the economic impact of PREVENTABLE health differences in TX. #HealthNotJustHealthCare! https://t.co/sF4YqsEREt
houstonchronicle.com
Prevention could save $7B in health care costs, an overhaul is needed as climate change...
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DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY! EHF is offering a unique capacity building opportunity for small nonprofits with an operating budget less than $750,000. 🚨Click below to register for NEXT WEEK's online session to learn more!🚨 #HealthNotJustHealthCare
https://t.co/YnIByJJRgF
episcopalhealth.org
Learn more about how your organization can join the program designed to support nonprofits with smaller budgets that historically may not have been able to access support to strengthen operational...
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Addressing PREVENTABLE health differences could alleviate financial pressures not just on the health system but also across the broader Texas economy, says @DrAnnBarnes_EHF. See report showing how TX could save billions in losses by breaking the cycle of preventable health
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Report: Preventable differences in health outcomes – closely linked to income, zip code & race – are driving up health care costs & reducing work productivity across Texas, and the state’s economy is taking $7 billion in annual losses because of it. https://t.co/ipOgHAJk8A
episcopalhealth.org
Preventable differences in health outcomes - which are closely linked to income, zip code, and race – are driving up health care costs and reducing work productivity across Texas, and the state’s...
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"The future church will have to pioneer new efforts to meet constantly changing social needs," says @TexasBishop at EHF's In Common. See how @TexasDiocese churches are working to have the greatest impact on community health. #HealthNotJustHealthCare
https://t.co/NaF4sbK4st
episcopalhealth.org
The event organized by EHF's Congregational Engagement team helped churches and organizations learn about the foundation's new priorities for change and how to focus efforts to have the greatest...
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Community Health Workers are clear examples of improving #HealthNotJustHealthCare in Texas! EHF's @shaochee_sim met with hundreds of CHWs in Houston. Recent Texas legislation allows #Medicaid to pay for important maternal health services by CHWs and doulas. #healthequity
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Finalist Spotlight Series: Dr. Ann Barnes, President & CEO of @Health4Texas, has led care solutions that go beyond the doctor's office. Learn more about Dr. Barnes & all finalists on this year's Social Impact Women to Watch List: https://t.co/SrHf5ipOjQ
#NonprofitHR #2024W2W
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Breaking the cycle of preventable health differences in Texas could lead to staggering cost savings for the entire state. Important report released today👇 #HealthNotJustHealthCare
“The bottom line – if every Texan had the same opportunities for good health as the healthiest among us, our economy could potentially save billions of dollars in unnecessary costs & lost work productivity,” says @DrAnnBarnes_EHF. #txlege See report:
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In the latest #EHFDiggingDeeper post, see how we teamed with @Aetna to explore food security in #Texas using the Positive Deviance Approach - a unique perspective that uses solution discovery to address complex social challenges. #HealthNotJustHealthCare
https://t.co/mq9cG2oAeZ
episcopalhealth.org
Aetna and EHF joined forces to explore food security using the Positive Deviance Approach, which uses solution discovery to address complex social challenges. Instead of asking, “Where is food...
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Know of a Texas nonprofit with a smaller budget working in maternal health, diabetes prevention, and/or food & nutrition security? If so, tell them to click below to learn more about joining a unique capacity building opportunity through EHF! https://t.co/jxrzuoe1Jx
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Passing groundbreaking legislation is just the first step in improving #HealthNotJustHealthCare in Texas. The next step: shaping the successful implementation of important policy changes. That's why @DrAnnBarnes_EHF joined @StDavidsFDN, @TexasHHSC, the Texas Association of
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See how EHF is supporting the groundbreaking work being done by Houston's Third Ward Community Health Collaborative & how it highlights the impact of our cross-divisional efforts when they're concentrated in one community. #HealthNotJustHealthCare!! https://t.co/uTtSKTp7Mb
uh.edu
The University of Houston contributes to a number of civic partnerships. Now, UH's Tilman J. Fertitta College of Medicine has a presence within the Third Ward Community Health Collaborative to address
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It's a new day for new moms in Texas. Half of all births across the state are covered by Medicaid. Starting today, Texas moms will no longer lose their #Medicaid health insurance coverage 60 days after giving birth. Now, both mom and child will be covered by Medicaid and CHIP
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