Robeson County Health Dept.

Innovative Approaches (IA)

Increase in Financial Support

Advocacy Presentation
 RCHD Innovation Approach (IA)

 To offer support to families with special health care needs.

 Identifying gaps, and overlap in services.

 To increase the percent of youth with special health care

needs who receive services necessary to make the
appropriate transitions to adult health care, work, and
independence.
 Recognized Needs: Funding

 Sign Language Interpreters

 Educational Skill building workshops

 Potential Summer Camps for individuals with special needs.

 Material & Supplies

Advocate

US Congressman Robert Pittenger

 Ethical Responsibility

 Social workers’ primary goal is to help people in need and to

address social problems.

 Social workers challenge social injustice

 Social workers respect the inherent dignity and worth of the

person.
 More Information

 http://www.robesoncountyhealthdepartment.com/

 https://pittenger.house.gov/