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ALERT
Alliance Fall 2000
Specialists: Talk to your PCP first about
You must enter the contest a month after you receive this newsletter. To Enter: In This Issue: getting a referral to a specialist. Your
Your name will be entered in a random drawing. We will contact Just What You Need
Call the Member Services Department PCP can help you find the kind of spe-
four winners by phone. GOOD LUCK! at (510) 895-9355 * Just What You Need cialist you need. Your PCP can request
The Alliance has many services to help
or mail your entry to: you get all of your health care needs any necessary authorization(s) from the
Congratulations to the winners of last issue’s * Win $25 Gift Certificate Alliance. There are some specialist
met. How can you find out about these
Health is Wealth Contest: Alameda Alliance for Health services you can get without any refer-
* Wellness Program services? A good place to start is to
Fadwa Bouhedda Health Promotion Department read all the materials you receive from ral. These include:
Tuoi Nguyen 1850 Fairway Drive * Alliance Telephone Menu the Alliance and your doctors, including
Twonisha Davis ❃ Prenatal care
San Leandro, CA 94577 * Watching Your Child’s Weight
your Primary Care Provider (PCP). The
(The fourth winner did not want to be listed) Evidence of Coverage book sent by the ❃ OB/GYN services
* Who To Call Alliance, when you first enroll, ❃ Family planning
describes all the covered services and ❃ Diagnosis and treatment of Sexually
* October, Breast Cancer how you can access them. Transmitted Diseases
❃ HIV Testing
Awareness Month
Here are some highlights of the ❃ Abortions
services offered by the Alliance:
Prescriptions: You can get your pre-
Interpreter Services: If you need an scriptions filled at many of the pharma-
interpreter for your medical appoint- cies in your area, including
ment, call the Alliance at (510) 895- Walgreen’s, Longs, Rite-Aid, and Sav-
4546 at least three (3) days before On. If you have any problems filling
your appointment. Please let us know the prescription which your doctor
your language need, as well as the gave you, your pharmacy or your pre-
date, time and location of your appoint- scribing provider can contact PCN (our
ment. pharmacy manager) or the Alliance to
request an authorization.
Transportation Services: If you are a
San Leandro, CA 94577-5629
Medi-Cal member and need transporta- And remember, you can always call
the Alliance Member Services
1850 Fairway Drive
tion to a medical appointment, contact
the doctor’s office at least one day in Department, at (510) 895-9355,
advance to arrange for taxi, van or bus Monday through Friday, 8 am to 6
service. The Alliance cannot guarantee p.m., to answer your questions regard-
PERMIT #559
transportation if you call on the same ing coverage and benefits, as well as
BERKELEY, CA
PAID day of your appointment. to request an Evidence of Coverage
U.S. POSTAGE book.
BULK RATE
ALAMEDA ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH
WELLNESS PROGRAM REGISTRATION FORM
(Please print)
The Alliance has many types of free wellness classes
for our members. Various agencies and health educa- PRENATAL Name_____________________________________________AAH ID#______________________
Address_________________________________________________________________________
tors give the classes listed on this page so the content
can vary. Some of these classes happen on an on-
going basis, while some require a basic number of
CLASSES City_______________________________________________Zip__________________________
Daytime Phone #__________________________________________________________________
members for them to be set up. Also classes may be
Your Pregnancy Please register me for the following classes:
offered in the morning, early afternoon or evenings.
Please call 510-895-4546 for more facts or fill out the Breastfeeding
sign-up form, on next page. We hope that you join us How to Stop Smoking PRENATAL CLASSES PARENTING CLASSES
to learn more about your health or the health of your Childbirth—Labor and Delivery ❏ Your Pregnancy ❏ Self-care Health Skills for Parents
child. As a thank you, we will send you a free gift for Taking Care of Your Baby and Yourself ❏ Breastfeeding ❏ Parenting Your Teen
attending up to two classes. We wish you the best of Infant Safety ❏ How to Stop Smoking ❏ Positive Discipline Strategies for Parents
❏ Childbirth—Labor and Delivery ❏ How to Bring out the Best in Your Child
health!
❏ Taking Care of Your Baby and Yourself ❏ Helping Little Tummies Eat Well
❏ Infant Safety ❏ How to be the Best Parent
Self-Care Health Skills for Parents ❏ How to Help Your Child Learn
Parenting Your Teen ❏ Stages of Development for Children (0-5 years)
PARENTING Positive Disipline Strategies for Parents
How to Bring out the Best in Your Child
SAFETY
❏ Becoming a Father
SPECIAL HEALTH CHALLENGES
Helping Little Tummies Eat Well
CLASSES How to be the Best Parent
How to Help Your Child Learn
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Helmet Workshops for Children & Adults
Car Seat Safety
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Living with Asthma
Allergy Awareness
❏ Babysitter’s Training (11-15 years) ❏ High Blood Pressure
Stages of Development for Children (0-5 years) ❏ Pedestrian Awareness ❏ Living with Diabetes
Becoming a Father ❏ Safety in the Home ❏ Oh My aching Back
❏ Cholesterol Control
First Aid
Quit Smoking
Weight Management SPECIAL GENERAL WELLNESS
❏ First Aid ❏ Infant/Child/Adult CPR
Forming New Health
Habits
Women & HIV
HEALTH ❏
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Quit Smoking
Weight Management
Forming New Health Habits
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Fitness Tips
Good Nutrition
Creating Healthy Relationships
How to Make the Best Use
of Your Health Plan CHALLENGES ❏
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Women & HIV
Stress Management
❏ How to Make the Best Use of Your Health Plan
Infant/Child/Adult CPR
SAFETY Fitness Tips
Good Nutrition Living with Asthma
I prefer classes in the following locations:
❏ Oakland ❏ Berkeley ❏ Hayward ❏ Fremont ❏ Pleasanton
I prefer classes during:
Creating Healthy Allergy Awareness
Helmet Workshops for ❏ Weekday a.m. ❏ Weekday afternoon ❏ Weekday p.m. ❏ Saturday a.m.
Relationships High Blood Pressure
Children & Adults
Stress Management Living with Diabetes
Car Seat Safety
Oh My Aching Back Return this form to ☛
Babysitter’s Training
(11-15 years)
Pedestrian Awareness
GENERAL Cholesterol Control Alameda Alliance for Health
Health Promotion Department
Safety in the Home
WELLNESS 1850 Fairway Drive
San Leandro, CA 94577
We all know adults who are concerned about their weight and have tried to lose a few pounds. But what about children? How
can you know if your child is just going through a growth spurt or is really gaining too much weight? For some cultures a
child being chubby is seen as being healthy and more loved. But recent studies show that at least one in five children are
overweight. Being overweight as a child can cause serious physical and emotional problems that can last a lifetime.
Overweight Children are:
At higher risk for developing diabetes and high blood pressure as children or as adults
At higher risk for developing heart disease, stroke or cancer as an adult
Often are teased and may have a harder time making friends
More likely to develop eating disorders and be overweight as adults
If you think your child may be overweight or is at risk for being overweight, here are some things
you can do:
n Talk with your child’s doctor and determine if your child is overweight. If there is a med-
ical condition which is affecting your child’s weight, your doctor will tell you what the best
treatment is.
n Have healthy snacks for your child - cut up fruits and vegetables - and have
n
them easily available for your child.
n Buy low fat products like lean meat and check with your
child’s doctor about low or non-fat milk.
n Don’t insist that your child finish every meal that may
be solid or fluid in content.
n Remind your child to drink lots of water, instead of
soda or juice.
n Limit TV and electronic game time.
n Encourage active and safe play time or sports
n Don’t use food for comfort or as a reward. Be supportive and let your child know they are
wonderful and loved.
To obtain a copy of the free brochure titled ‘If My Child is Overweight, What Should I
Do About It?’available in English or Spanish, call the Alliance Health Promotion Department at
(510) 895-4546
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Who To Call
The Alliance telephone When you have a question about our Health Plan or
October is National
menu has changed. FOR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS: need transportation, call:
* Member Services Department at
Breast Cancer
Next time you call our Press (510) 895-WELL (9355)
Awareness Month
+
Member Services Line at Health Promotion 5
When you need an interpreter, call:
* Health Promotion Department
(510) 895-9355 please (510) 895-4546
Denti-Cal 6
listen carefully. To talk to When you have a medical question, call:
* Advice Nurse Hotline at
someone in Member Vision Services Plan (VSP) 7 1-800-922-1242 or
* Your Primary Care Provider (PCP)
Services you will first Delta Dental 8
3
If Kaiser is your PCP, call:
need to press 2 and then Hayward Adult
Hayward Pediatrics
(510)
(510)
784-4010
784-4050
Oakland Adult (510) 596-1190
3. Then you will have Oakland Pediatrics (510) 596-1200
+
the following choices. When you have questions about Medi-Cal eligibility,
call your Local Social Services Agency:
East Oakland (510) 639-1000
Fremont (510) 795-2428
Hayward (510) 670-6000
North Oakland (510) 596-0110
Livermore (925) 455-0747
Be sure to wait until you hear When you have questions about joining or changing
Health Plans, call:
IF YOU ARE A: Press the first word of each mes- * Health Care Options at 1-800-430-4263
sage before pressing the
Medi-Cal member 1 next number. Instructions in
When you have a question about Healthy Families During this month there is focus on educating women
eligibility, premiums, enrollment, about the early detection of breast cancer. Education
Healthy Families member 2 Spanish, Cantonese and disenrollment, and changing Health Plans, call: is done through many organizations such as govern-
* 1-800-880-5305
mental, professional, medical and volunteer agencies.
Vietnamese are at the end of
Family Care member 3 the main message that you When you need a dentist, call:
* Denti-Cal at 1-800-322-6384
Alameda Alliance for Health supports this effort by
hear when you first call. providing breast health information as part of the
First Care member 4 Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program Well Exam Women Birthday Cards that are mailed
And remember, you can (WIC), call: monthly.
always press “0” if you want * (510) 208-1620
In addition, members can call the Health Promotion
to speak with a Member Child Health and Disability Program (CHDP): Department at (510) 895-4546 to order a “Breast
* (510) 444-BABY (2229) or 1-800-427-7937
Services Representative. Self-Examination” video in English, Spanish,
Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, or Tagalog.
Alameda County’s Mental Health Plan:
* 1-800-491-9099