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Womens Health Initiative Advisory Council

General Information
  • Formal Name:
    Womens Health Initiative Advisory Council
  • Contact Person:
    Nicole Barrett
  • Purpose:
    See authorizing statute.
  • How Many Affectable:
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  • How Many Served:
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  • Year Created:
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  • Year Active:
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Authorization
  • Authorization Citation:
    Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-702
  • Parent Agency:
    Department of Health and Human Services
Memberships and Meetings
  • Number Of Members:
    Not more than 30. Currently membership is 7.
  • Who Appoints:
    Governor
  • Legislative Approval:
    No
  • Qualifications Of Members:
    At least three fourths of members must be women. At least one member shall be appointed from the following disciplines: (a) An obstetriciangynecologist; (b) a nurse practitioner or physician's assistant from a rural community; (c) a geriatrics physician or nurse; (d) a pediatrician; (e) a community public health representative from each congressional district; (f) a health educator; (g) an insurance industry representative; (h) a mental health professional; (i) a representative from a statewide health volunteer agency; (j) a private health care industry representative; (k) an epidemiologist or a health statistician; (l) a foundation representative; and (m) a woman who is a health care consumer from each of the following age categories: Eighteen to thirty; thirty-one to forty; forty-one to sixty-five; and sixty-six and older. The membership shall also include a representative of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, a representative from Creighton University Medical Center, the chief medical officer if one is appointed under section 81-3115, and the Title V Administrator of the Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Per Diem:
    No
  • Expense Reimbursement:
    Yes
  • Term Length:
    3 years
  • Terms Rotate or Expire At Once:
    Terms Rotate
Meetings Required In:
  • Required FY 21-22:
    2
  • Held FY 21-22:
    4
  • Required FY 22-23:
    2
  • Held FY 22-23:
    4
  • Required FY 23-24:
    2
  • Held FY 23-24:
    3
Operations
  • Support Staff:
    2 (0.1 FTE)
  • Shared or Separate:
    Shared
  • FY 21-22 Budget:
    0
  • FY 22-23 Budget:
    0
  • FY 23-24 Budget:
    0
  • Other Funding Sources:
    Womens Health Initiative Fund
  • Spending Authority:
    Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-705 establishes the Womens Health Initiative Fund. Cash spending authority is derived from the mainline appropriation bill.
Accomplishments
  • Since July 1, 2020:
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