Title: Medicareapproved Prescription Drug Discount Card Grant
1Idaho Best Practices
- Medicare-approved Prescription Drug Discount Card
Grant
Nancy Wanamaker Marilyn Bischoff Barbara
Petty Marsha Lockard Becky Dahl
2- Nancy Wanamaker, PhD, Director
- School of Family Consumer Sciences
College of Agricultural Life Sciences
3Key Factors in Idahos Response
- Attitude
- Leadership
- Risk Takers
- Partnerships
- Commitment
- Creative Financing
4Grant Implementation
- Marilyn C. Bischoff, MS
- Project Director
- Extension Family Economics Specialist
School of Family Consumer Sciences College of
Agricultural Life Sciences
5Extension Educator Participants
- Carol Hampton
- Beverly Healy
- Audrey Liddil
- Marsha Lockard
- Barbara Petty
- Kathee Tifft
- Julia Welch
- Sharlene Woffinden
6Hired Program Coordinator
- Becky Dahl,Retired ExtensionEducator
- Part-time,
- irregular help
7Extension Educator Grant In-Service
- November 5, 2004 in Boise
- Agenda
- Overview of Medicare-approved Prescription Drug
Discount Card and Idaho Grant - SHIBA representativesdescribe their
existingoutreach - Funding
- Marketing
- Computer LabMedicare website exploration
- Finalize regional/local plans
8County Grant Implementation
- Educator Given Autonomy and Budget
- Travel
- Operating Expenses
- Capital Outlay
9Advertising
- Barbara Petty, MS
- Bonneville County Extension Educator
College of Agricultural Life Sciences
10Paid Advertising
- Television180
- Radio44
- Newspaper27
11In-Kind Contributions for Advertising
- Television148
- Radio34
- Newspaper6 Ads or News Releases
12Traditional Advertising Methods
- Flyers
- Extension Newsletters - 2 Counties
- Circulation of 1,567
- Home Bound - 1 County
- Circulation of 56
- Articles
- Extension Newsletters - 3 Counties
- Circulation of 3,437
- Senior Citizens Newsletter - 1 County
- Circulation of 2,985
- Posters
- Senior Centers and Libraries 5 Counties
- Church Bulletins and Letters 1 County
- Community Internet Bulletin Board 1 County
13Lessons Learned from Advertising
- Comfort Level Varies Among Educators
- Greater Level of Interest when Dollars Accompany
Our Request - Do Not Be Afraid to Ask for In-kind Contributions
- Advertising Works!
14Outreach
- Marsha Lockard, MS
- Owyhee County Extension Educator
College of Agricultural Life Sciences
15Cooperators
- Idaho Department of Insurance
- SHIBA (Senior Health Insurance Benefits Advisors)
- Idaho Commission on Aging
- Area Offices onAging
16Networking
- Senior Centers
- Community Hospitals
- Local Libraries
- Church Groups
- Pharmacies
- Community Centers
17Trainings and Outreach
- Volunteer Training
- Enrollment Training
- Community Outreach
18Successes
- Dorothy and Gladys
- Senior CitizensCenters
19Reporting and Results
- Becky Dahl, MS
- Program Coordinator
College of Agricultural Life Sciences
20Working with Clientele
- Personal Information Sheet for Data Entry
- Gather Medicare Recipients
- Personal information
- List of prescriptions, dosage, cost
- Participant Evaluation
- Pre and post evaluations
- Age and ethnicity
21Gathering the Data Extension
- Report of Extension Educators Educational
Efforts - Media Work
- Television, radio, and newspaper ads
- Trainings
- Volunteers trained
- Hands-on computer enrollment workshops
- Community outreach enrollment efforts
- Other methodsflyers, newsletters, posters
- Success Stories
22Gathering the DataNon-Extension Cooperators
- Report of Partnerships
- Cooperating Agency
- Type of cooperative activity
- Contact person
- Results from Paid Advertising
- Number of recipients assisted
- Number of recipients enrolled (y/n 600)
- Results from Computer Workshops
- Number of recipients assisted
- Number of recipients enrolled (y/n 600)
23Telling the Story
- Reports
- Extension
- Non-Extension Cooperators
- Evaluating Cost for Ads to Numbers Educated
and/or Enrolled - New Partnerships for Extension
- CSREES Website
- Information to Legislature
- Notebook of Idahos Work
24Questions?