аЯрЁБс>ўџ ?=ўџџџ@џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџьЅС!` јП,bjbj\­\­ .,>Ч>Ч,џџџџџџЄœœœœœœœАX X X X $| Ал:œ ИT T T T T >’ І ~€€€€€€h}Ф€œќT T ќќ€œœT T •***ќ œT œT ~*ќ~**œœ*T  рŸMˆ6ШX  *Z$Ћ0л*AA*Aœ*0В v( T*| DР <В В В €€  В В В лќќќќАААd DААА АААœœœœœœџџџџ DHS e-update for the week of December 3rd, 2007 COMMISSIONER’S CORNER The Division of Disability Services (DDS) was recently awarded a $300,000 grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to improve methods for providing skilled nursing care to individuals with disabilities living outside of institutions. The importance of this funding, at this juncture, is critical as our department pursues Olmstead strategies – a commitment to transition individuals with disabilities from developmental centers to community housing with supported services. As many of you know, in early May of this year, DHS’ Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) submitted  HYPERLINK "http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/publications/JSOlmPlanFinal.pdf" a plan to Governor Corzine and the New Jersey Legislature that expands community support and housing for people with developmental disabilities. ‘Path to Progress’, describes what will be needed to assist 1,850 of the 3,025 people who live in the state's seven developmental centers to move into community homes over an eight-year period. Essential to this effort is a supported services infrastructure. To maximize this opportunity, DDS will pilot a nurse delegation program -- the designation of selected health care tasks by a registered nurse to assistive personnel such as attendants, nurses’ aides and home health aides. The duties could include managing catheters, wound care and medication administration. Registered nurses will maintain the authority to decide when to assign jobs, if appropriate. This kind of progressive and creative programming will allow individuals with disabilities to manage their conditions through in-home and community-based services. It will be a tremendous comfort for so many people with disabilities and their families. You can find out more about DDD’s ‘Path to Progress’ by subscribing to  HYPERLINK "http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/newscenter/Olmsteadnews10-07.pdf" Olmstead News. And for more information about the NJ Nurse Delegation Pilot: There’s No Place Like Home, call DDS at 609-292-7800. DIVISION NEWS Division of Mental Health Services (DMHS) On November 15th, Senator Joseph Vitale (D-Woodbridge) proposed legislation to ban smoking at state psychiatric facilities. In a recent  HYPERLINK "http://www.new-jersey.ws/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=20640" news article Vitale said, “Research has shown that death rates are higher for mentally ill smokers because of the way nicotine interacts with many psychotropic drugs. They also note that too often, nicotine can counteract the effects of these drugs, causing patients to require higher dosages to control their illness. The increased dosages also lead to the increase of the drugs’ side effects, like obesity which is known to cause diabetes and heart disease. It is imperative that patients and employees at these facilities stop smoking.” Another recent  HYPERLINK "http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/16/AR2007111601618.html" Op-ed piece in the Washington Post echoed the Senator’s assertion. Division of Addiction Services (DAS) DAS has created a helpful hints document -- ‘ HYPERLINK "http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/HolidayAlcoholHelpHints.pdf" Celebrate the Holidays Responsibly’ -- to remind readers to use caution and moderation while enjoying the various holiday festivities. The strategies are designed to assist in combating holiday stress, remaining safe and keeping healthy. DHS Office of Public Affairs Community Outreach The DHS coat drive for the homeless and needy has concluded. Thousands of winter coats were collected from DHS’ divisions throughout the state. Now, during the month of December, DHS will be conducting the Annual Gifts for Kids Drive. The gifts should be new and unwrapped. To ensure the safety of any children receiving the toys, the most recent  HYPERLINK "http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/category/toy.html" toy recall list compiled by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission is available for your review. For more information, call or email  HYPERLINK "mailto:kinya.williams@dhs.state.nj.us" Kinya Williams. Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) While addressing families of people with autism at Hackensack University Medical Center last week, the Commissioner  HYPERLINK "http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/Press-2007/Autism5MRelease.html" announced DDD’s goals to expand services to the autism community in New Jersey. In order to address the state’s growing number of people with autism, Governor Jon S. Corzine and state legislators included in the state Fiscal Year 2008 budget, $5 million designed to increase services to people with autism. Your comments and suggestions for content are welcome, as are constituent correspondences or inquiries. Please address to:  HYPERLINK "mailto:dhs_commissioner@dhs.state.nj.us" dhs_commissioner@dhs.state.nj.us. To be removed from the DHS e-update distribution list, please  HYPERLINK "mailto:nicole.brossoie@dhs.state.nj.us" email Nicole Brossoie with ‘remove from distribution’ in the subject line. Thank you. ')/01AG; X Y ‘ ’ ш щ ъ № ё } ~ Ž  ? Б Щ ў џ [\ГДЕТУ9:HїэїхсЮОИЏИЏЅИ•ЅŠЅЏИЏИЏИ€ИwИЅИgЅ\ЅИсЮhЧ)hv0JCJjhЧ)hvCJUh€IhvCJhux,hv5CJhН=Зhv0JCJjhН=ЗhvCJUjhvCJUhЛкhvCJ hvCJhvB*CJOJQJaJphџ%hю;чhvB*CJOJQJaJphџhvhЩkh|zЛ5hЩkhv5H*hЩkhv5$01G$ % @ A 9:Hr&'MКЛ[§§ёммммммммм§ЭИИИИИИИ$d№Є&d PЦџ a$gdv$d№ЄЄa$gdv$„„d№Є]„^„a$gdv d№ЄЄgdv,§Hr€‚СьњћNOP\]lj|}прсьэ%&'KMz{ЩЪЫрсюяКяыуылыгыШгПгыИыгы­гЄгыыИыŒ~ыгыsгjdjгы hv0JhюlІhv0Jj hvUhv5B* OJQJph€ hYЊhv5B* OJQJph€ hЊ:{hvhMp›hv0JjhvU hЬвhvhЬвhv0JjhvUjhvUh€Ihv5hЬвhvH*hv hЬвhv5B* OJQJph€&КЛъыЙдFG‰Š‹š›HIJXY\‰рс§ўPQRghc…ˆљшкжЮжЦжЛЦВЦжЦжЇЦžЦжж†жЦжtЦkЦ†bWhП1zhvCJaJhMp›hvaJhMp›hv0JjЋhvU hЊ:{hv hMp›hv hMp›hv5B* OJQJph€hnIDhv0JjюhvUhЎGЬhv0JjhvUjhvUhЎGЬhv5hvhv5B* OJQJph€ hЎGЬhv5B* OJQJph€ hюlІhv"[\‰ˆ‰+,ъъъшъш$d№Є&d PЦџ a$gdvˆ‰:;<\]žвгдщъ+,ќётёатУтётёБтУтёќ#j­hіj–hvCJUaJhіj–hv0JCJaJ#jІhіj–hvCJUaJjhіj–hvCJUaJhіj–hvCJaJhv,1hАа/ Ар=!А"А# $ %ААаАа аDаЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ рЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ ’http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/publications/JSOlmPlanFinal.pdfDаЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ рЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ ”http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/newscenter/Olmsteadnews10-07.pdf§DаЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ рЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ Œhttp://www.new-jersey.ws/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=20640DаЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ рЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ Њhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/16/AR2007111601618.htmlѓDаЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ рЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ ‚http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/HolidayAlcoholHelpHints.pdfлDаЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ рЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ jhttp://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/category/toy.htmlНDаЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ рЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ Lmailto:kinya.williams@dhs.state.nj.usћDаЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ рЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ Šhttp://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/Press-2007/Autism5MRelease.htmlDаЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ !dhs_commissioner@dhs.state.nj.usрЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ Pmailto:dhs_commissioner@dhs.state.nj.usПDаЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ рЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ Nmailto:nicole.brossoie@dhs.state.nj.us†œ@@ёџ@ NormalCJ_HaJmH sH tH DA@ђџЁD Default Paragraph FontRi@ѓџГR  Table Normalі4ж l4жaі (k@єџС(No Listjўoђj vHeading 1 - Professionald˜ўЄxЄ<CJ OJQJaJЂўoЂ vPullquote - ProfessionalD$„<„<dшўЄx$d&dNЦџPЦџ]„<^„<a$6CJOJQJaJ6U`Ђ6 v Hyperlink >*B*phџfўo"f vBody Text - Professional dшўЄxCJOJQJaJFV@Ђ1F vFollowedHyperlink >*B* ph€€,,џџџџ01G$%@A9:Hr& ' M К Л [\‰ˆ‰+.˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€˜@0€€9Hr& ' M К Л [\‰ˆ‰+.ŠЭ00œ[ŠЭ00ŠЭ00cEИ5tиš@30€€ŠЭ00ŠЭ00ŠЭ00ŠЭ00ŠЭ00ŠЭ00ŠЭ00ŠЭ00ŠЭ0 0€ˆЭ00€ˆЭ00€˜@30€€€ˆЭ00€HКˆ,[,,‘щ№[ДТњO \ | р ь z Ъ ю FŠšIX§Qg;\гщ,Xџ„Xџ„Xџ„Xџ„XџŒXџ„Xџ„X„XџŒXџŒџџ _Hlt183941669 _Hlt183941670нн.@@оо.џџU5'f”Э‹V5'fЎ$W5'fЄN+X5'f”ЈЃY5'fLi Z5'fœ+%[5'fд@Ž\5'fTъ9МЧвк——.ЦбйрЁЁ.9*€urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags€State€9*€urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags€place€=*€urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags €PlaceName€=*€urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags €PlaceType€ tEє..+..хь "Gc*Щkv]o™|zЛ& _ z .7J07J0џ@,€@џџUnknownџџџџџџџџџџџџG‡z €џTimes New Roman5€Symbol3& ‡z €џArialCLucida Bright?& ‡ŸArial Black"ёˆ№аh‹"МF"МF* $* $!№ ДДr4d""2ƒq№HX)№џ?фџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџvВџџ/DHS e-update for the week of December 3rd, 2007Nicole BrossoieNicole Brossoieўџр…ŸђљOhЋ‘+'Гй0Ј˜амє   8D d p |ˆ˜ ф0DHS e-update for the week of December 3rd, 2007Nicole Brossoie Normal.dotNicole Brossoie2Microsoft Office Word@FУ#@кЫр‡6Ш@fR(ˆ6Ш*ўџеЭеœ.“—+,љЎDеЭеœ.“—+,љЎx4 hp˜ ЈА ИРШа и ф NJ Department of Human Services$ "d 0DHS e-update for the week of December 3rd, 2007 Title 8@ _PID_HLINKSфAд< u'mailto:nicole.brossoie@dhs.state.nj.usY\(mailto:dhs_commissioner@dhs.state.nj.usEhttp://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/Press-2007/Autism5MRelease.htmlC.&mailto:kinya.williams@dhs.state.nj.us5http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/category/toy.html[ Ahttp://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/HolidayAlcoholHelpHints.pdfA Uhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/16/AR2007111601618.htmlFhttp://www.new-jersey.ws/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=20640Jhttp://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/newscenter/Olmsteadnews10-07.pdf IIhttp://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/publications/JSOlmPlanFinal.pdf ўџџџўџџџ !"#$%&'()ўџџџ+,-./01ўџџџ3456789ўџџџ§џџџ<ўџџџўџџџўџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџRoot Entryџџџџџџџџ РFаZ Mˆ6Ш>€Data џџџџџџџџџџџџ1TableџџџџAWordDocumentџџџџ.,SummaryInformation(џџџџџџџџџџџџ*DocumentSummaryInformation8џџџџџџџџ2CompObjџџџџџџџџџџџџqџџџџџџџџџџџџўџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџўџ џџџџ РFMicrosoft Office Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.8є9ВqRoot Entryџџџџџџџџ РF0Пwoˆ6Ш>€Data џџџџџџџџџџџџ1TableџџџџAWordDocumentџџџџ., ўџџџўџџџ !"#$%&'()ўџџџ+,-./01ўџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџўџџџўџџџI§џџџBCDEFGHўџџџўџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџўџеЭеœ.“—+,љЎDеЭеœ.“—+,љЎx4 hp˜ ЈА ИРШа и ф NJ Department of Human Services$ "d 0DHS e-update for the week of December 3rd, 2007 Title 8@ _PID_HLINKSфAд< u'mailto:nicole.brossoie@dhs.state.nj.usY\(mailto:dhs_commissioner@dhs.state.nj.usEhttp://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/Press-2007/Autism5MRelease.htmlC.&mailto:kinya.williams@dhs.state.nj.us5http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/category/toy.html[ Ahttp://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/HolidayAlcoholHelpHints.pdfA Uhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/16/AR2007111601618.htmlFhttp://www.new-jersey.ws/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=20640Jhttp://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/newscenter/Olmsteadnews10-07.pdf IIhttp://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/publications/JSOlmPlanFinal.pdfSummaryInformation(џџџџџџџџџџџџ*DocumentSummaryInformation8џџџџџџџџACompObjџџџџџџџџџџџџqџџџџџџџџџџџџ