Simplify for the Summer!

Are you getting back from vacation and unpacking your 500 emails? Have you even turned your "OOO" (out of office) off yet? Does your desk look like a recycling center? Now that it is the end of August, it is too late to spring clean, but there is always time to simplify! Taking basic steps to clear out your inbox and physical mailbox will help you to get on the path to organization.

There are so many free versions of applications that can be used to help you on your path to simplifying tasks. For example, many of us struggle with too much paper! If you find yourself in a situation where you don't have easy access to a scanner, your phone will double as one. Apps like Scanner App and Adobe Scan make it easy for you to turn a picture into a PDF and send it on its way!

Need help keeping track of tasks? Depending on the tasks you have and the who/how it involves others, you can try using Evernote, Trello, or Microsoft OneNote to help organize your thought and then delegate responsibilities to others. 

Lastly, staying connected to others in your profession can be daunting. Are you feeling like you missed important events or information that went out within your organization? Staying connected to others through Slack and your company's membership organization can help you stay up to date on any shared info or events that may go out. All of this information can be found in one place instead of having to search multiple locations. 

For more times on how to simplify your work-life:

10 Apps for Small Business Success

Hacks For Simplifying Your Life

2019 Fall Operations Conference! Are you Ready?

Have you registered yet? This is one of our largest gatherings of Ohio’s FQHC professionals in the state of Ohio. At this conference, you can expect over 20 informational sessions! For the first time at this conference, we will be offering several different options for credit hours, (pending approval). We will be offering the opportunity to receive CCB credits for some of our sessions as well as CME, CPE and Social Work & Counselor CEUs.

You won't want to miss Maureen Corcoran our opening keynote!

Maureen is the Director of the Ohio Department of Medicaid and will be providing valuable information and updates for Ohio's FQHCs.

And back by popular demand, our closing keynote speaker, Angela Dawson as our closing keynote from Ohio Commission on Minority Health.

Angela will be discussing the importance of having culturally competent organizations and how they can produce effective results.

Also, get ready for all of our opportunities for networking! There will be ample time to meet your counterparts from across the state throughout the conference, including during our reception.

OACHC DOESNT LIE! Turn your world upside-down: step into our fictional land and experience an alternate universe with virtual reality, provided by Cincinnati Circus!

Have you registered yet?! Early bird ends today (Friday 8/23/19)!! Online registration is open until 9/11/19. Learn More and Register Here: www.ohiochc.org/conference 

NHCW 2019 Highlights

This National Health Center Week, OACHC traveled alllllll across the Buckeye State! 

We made some fun friends in Cincinnati and Dayton...

We joined a SWAT team in Mansfield....

We tried some yummy food and supported some amazing causes in Columbus...

And we saw some pumped up kids get bookbags and prepare for school in Bowling Green and Akron!

Thank you to all of our staff that traveled this week far and wide throughout Ohio for #NHCW19  and thank you to our NHCW sponsor UnitedHealthCare! For all of our travel pictures and event descriptions, check us out on social media at www.facebook.com/oachc and www.twitter.com/ohiochc

Breastfeeding!

August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month and this week is World Breastfeeding Week! According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), it is recommended that infants are breastfed exclusively for the first 6 months of their life. Breastfeeding helps build a child's immunity, allows a mothers body to recover faster after childbirth and can increase bonding. Did you know that 60% of mothers do not breastfeed for the recommended amount of time? This is due to a number of factors including; lactation and latching issues, infant

nutrition, mothers' medication and health history, lack of support, and cultural norms.

To help with breastfeeding insecurities, there are lots of products out there that help women maintain modesty while still feeding their child. Check some out here!

If you need help with lactation, many hospitals offer support groups and nurses will provide onsite help too! Find one near you!

If you are not able to produce enough milk you can always reach out to a group that will provide you with some of their own milk. Or, you can look for a formula that is high-quality. At the end of the day whatever you choose to feed your child is up to you. We all just want to have happy healthy children!

Helpful Links:
World Breastfeeding Week
Breastfeeding Facts
Women's Health.gov
Supporting Nursing Moms at Work