2004 - 2006
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Worked with 6 local hospitals to invest $9 million in stronger charity care policies for uninsured patients.
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2007
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Secured access to free prenatal care for hundreds of uninsured pregnant women in Story County by initiating a partnership with Broadlawns Medical Center, Free Clinics of Iowa, and Des Moines University. |
2012
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Helped secure passage of the "Kathleen Brown bill" in the Iowa State Legislature, ensuring our state's in-home daycare providers are paid promptly and accurately.
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2012 - 2017
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Helped secure passage of state legislation for mental health funding and service reform through hundreds of conversations between citizens and state lawmakers. |
2014
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Brought the first Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC) to Story County, now providing care to thousands of low-income and underserved residents of Ames and surrounding areas. |
2016 - 2021
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Led Polk County, City of Des Moines, & Broadlawns Hospital to provide youth-centered mental health crisis services, supporting hundreds of kids and 4,500+ adult and youth 911-mental health calls with a non-law enforcement response. |
2019
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Went door to door to pass a local option one-cent sales tax by 70% to provide $400,000 annually for children's mental health services in Des Moines. We saved hundreds of Iowans from bankruptcy through expanded charity care agreements reached with six major Central Iowa hospitals. |
2022
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Secured $1.8 million for mental health professional scholarship program in Polk County. |
