Population Health Branch

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Population Health Branch within the Division of Quality and Population Health ensures that the Medicaid population has access to quality services and resources to improve health outcomes of the entire population it serves.

The Population Health Branch focuses on increasing collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to help increase Medicaid members’ access to care and to improve their overall health outcomes.​​​​

​​Community Health Workers

Community Health Worker services will be billable beginning July 1, 2023.  For more information please review the following materials;​

May 2024 Health Observances

ALS Awareness Month
ALS Association

Arthritis Awareness Month
Osteoarthritis Action Alliance

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)

Better Hearing & Speech Month
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Global Employee Health & Fitness Month

National Bike Month
The League of American Bicyclists

Healthy Vision Month
National Eye Institute

Hepatitis Awareness Month
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

National High Blood Pressure Education Month
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Lupus Awareness Month
Lupus Foundation of America

Mental Health Awareness Month
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Older Americans Month
Administration for Community Living

National Osteoporosis Awareness Month
Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month 
Health.gov

Preeclampsia Awareness Month
Preeclampsia Foundation

Skin Cancer Prevention and Awareness Month
Skin Cancer Foundation

National Stroke Awareness Month
American Stroke Association

National Women’s Health Month
National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC)

National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
Beyond Celiac Together for a Cure

National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
Planned Parenthood

Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month
The Ehlers-Danlos Society

Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month
Huntington’s Disease Society of America

Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Lyme Disease Association, Inc.

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month
Children’s Tumor Foundation

Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month
CDC

Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network

Brain Cancer Awareness Month
National Brain Tumor Society