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August, 2014

SMART CHOICE SCHOLARSHIP

July, 2013 – July, 2014

Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts Published Russell, M., Brown, V., Braun, B, Little, L., McCoy, T., Pippidis, M., & Garcia, C. (In Press).

Smart Choice: A Solution for a more health insurance and financial literate America. Journal of the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.

Russell, M., Little, L., & Pippidis, M. (In Press). Effective Case Studies: Making a Smart Choice Health Insurance© decision. The Forum for Family and Consumer Issues.

Kim, J., Braun, B. & Williams, A.D. (2013). Understanding health insurance literacy: A literature review. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 42, 3-13.

O’Neil, M. (2013). Experts and technology cojoin to encourage smart health insurance choices. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences 105(3). 44-46.

Peer-Reviewed Presentations

Presented Braun, B., Little, L., Brown, V., Ginter, A., McCoy, T., Russell M. B., & Pippidis, M. (2014, April.) Smart Choice Health Insurance©: A decision tool for consumers like you. Poster presented at the Public Health Research at Maryland conference. College Park, MD. Little, L, Braun, B., Brown, V., McCoy, T., Russell, M., O’Neil, M., Kim, J. & Pippidis, M. (2013, November). You and health insurance: The why, what and how for making a smart choice. Paper presented at the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education® Annual Research and Training Symposium. Greenville, SC. Russell, M., Braun, B., Brown, V., Finkbeiner, N., Garcia, C., Kim, J., Little, L., McCoy, T.,

O’Neil, M., Williams, A., & Pippidis, M. (2013, September). Smart choice health insurance©: A decision-tool for consumers like you. Poster session presented at the Extension Professional Associations Galaxy Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.

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Brown, V., Russell, M., Kim, J, Andrews, A., Finkbeiner, N., Braun, B., McCoy, T., Little, L., Garcia, C., & Pippidis, M. (2013, September). Smart choice health insurance©: Pilot Test of the health insurance literacy initiative. Poster session presented at the Extension Professional Associations Galaxy Conference. Pittsburgh, PA. O’Neil, M., & Shockey, S. (2013, August). Ask an expert, extension and smart choice health insurance©. Poster session presented at the Community HealthCorps Program Development Institute, Washington, D.C. Accepted Proposals

Brown, V., Braun, B., Ginter, A., Russell, M., Little, L., McCoy, T., Pippidis, M. (2014, November). Smart Choice Health Insurance©: Results of a multi-state health insurance literacy program. Paper submitted to the American Public Health Association Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA. Ginter, A. C., Braun, B., McCoy, T., Brown, V. B., Little, L., Pippidis, M., & Russell, M. B. (2014, November). The dynamic landscape of health care: Families’ confidence to make a smart choice. Poster submitted to the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Family Relations. Baltimore, MD. McCoy, T., Braun, B., & Ginter, A.C. (2014, October) Health insurance and a sustainable

future: Evaluating families’ confidence to make a smart choice. Paper submitted to the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference. Denver, CO.

Referred Conference Proceedings Little, L., Braun, B., Brown, V., McCoy, T., Russell, M., O’Neil, M., Kim, J. & Pippidis, M. (2013). You and health insurance: The why, what and how for making a smart choice. In Bell, M. & Mason, V. (Eds). Proceedings of the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education® Annual Research and Training Symposium (pp. 66). Greenville, SC: AFCPE Symposium. Non-Peer Reviewed Presentations Braun, B. (2014, June). Smart Choice Health Insurance©. Enroll America. State of Enrollment Conference. Washington, D.C. (Invited). Braun, B., Little, L., Brown, V., Russell, M., Pippidis, M. (2014, May). Smart Choice Health Insurance©. University of Maryland Extension Personal Finance Seminar for Professionals. College Park, MD. (Invited). Quincy, L. & Braun, B. (2014, May). University of Maryland Extension Affordable Care Act update. University of Maryland Extension Personal Finance Seminar for Professionals. College Park, MD. (Invited). Little, L. & Russell, M. (2014, May). University of Maryland Extension: Solutions in your Community Smart Choice Health Insurance©. College Park, MD. AGNR Convocation. (Invited).

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Braun, B., Brown, V., Little, L., Russell, M. (2014, March) Health insurance, health records, health savings & you. University of Maryland Extension Conference. Annapolis, MD. (Invited) Pippidis, M. (2014, January). You and health insurance: Making a Smart Choice program overview. Delaware Friends of Agriculture Breakfast. (Invited). Braun, B. (2013, December). From the Affordable Care Act to Smart Choice for Health Insurance©. Maryland Oral Health Summit. Clarksville, MD. (Invited). Braun, B. (2013, October). Health policy to actuality. Consumer Issues Conference. Laramie, WY (Invited). Braun, B. (2013, September). Making a smart choice for health insurance. eXtension Creating Healthy Communities Community of Practice Webinar. (Invited). Applied Research

Smart Choice Health Insurance© Program Development and Impact Assessment Braun, Bonnie; Little, Lynn; Brown, Virginia; Garcia, Christine; Kim, Jinhee; McCoy, T; O'Neil, M.; Pippidis, Maria; Russell, Mia. Health Insurance Literacy Initiative. University of Maryland Extension. This educational programming and research initiative was launched to teach consumers how to make wise purchase and use decisions. In 2013, the team: 1) Created, pilot-tested and launched the Smart Choice Health Insurance© curriculum and the eXtension AskHealthLit; 2) Trained and certified 89 educators in 25 states; 3) Collaborated with the American Institutes for Research to test measures of health insurance literacy; 4) Collected and analyzed impact data; and 5) Published or presented multiple scholarly articles. Funded by the University of Maryland Extension, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, eXtension. Linking Health Care Reform to Economic Development in the Agriculture Sector The HILI team was invited to join with other states in a proposal to the USDA’s Agriculture Food and Research Initiative. Linking Health Care Reform to Economic Development in the Agriculture Sector was developed by a multi-disciplinary, multi-state team. If selected, the four year study will provide research findings to support the Smart Choice—Farm Families curriculum.

Little research or outreach has focused on understanding how the Affordable Care Act will influence the way farm and ranch families structure and grow their enterprises, manage risk and balance labor resources.

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Smart Choice: Targeting Minorities in Frederick County The HILI team worked with the Asian American Center of Frederick to seek funding to support Smart Choice workshops conducted in partnership for the next two years. The workshops will target minority populations. The workshops will precede enrollment guided by navigators. Funding was requested in response to an HHS Office of Minority Health grant proposal request. Community-based Programs to Reduce Obesity in High Obesity Areas in Arkansas

The HILI team worked with the University of Arkansas to respond to a CDC grant. The proposal includes Smart Choice training for Extension Educators to address the state’s expanded approach to Medicaid. Health insurance and health insurance literacy for adults was identified as an important part of obesity reduction and prevention.

Teaching

Braun, B., Little, L., Brown, V.,Pippidis, M.& Ginter, A. (2014, July). Smart choice health insurance© educator training. Beltsville, MD. Braun, B., & Little, L. (2014, June). Smart choice health insurance© educator training. Loveland, CO. Braun, B., & Little, L. (2013, November). Smart choice health insurance© educator training. Chaska, MN. Braun, B., & Little, L. (2013, October). Smart choice health insurance© educator training. St. Peter, MO. Braun, B., & Little, L. (2013, October). Smart choice health insurance© educator training. Portland, OR. Braun, B., Little, L., Brown, V, Pippidis, M., & Russell, M. (2013, October). Smart choice health insurance© educator training. Beltsville, MD. Braun, B., Little, L., Brown, V., Garcia, C., Pippidis, M., & Russell, M. (2013, August). Smart choice health insurance© educator training. College Park, MD. Webinars

Braun, B., Ginter, A. C., Little, L., McCoy, T. & Paleg, B. (2014, April 10). Smart Choice Health Insurance© [Webinar]. Retrieved from

https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/p81ygduptda?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal

Braun, B., Ginter, A. C., Little, L., McCoy, T. & Paleg, B. (2014, February 28). Smart Choice Health Insurance© [Webinar]. Retrieved from

https://webmeeting.umd.edu/p8cl9uu6dyo/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal

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Braun, B. (2013, September) Smart Choices – A research-based curriculum helps consumers with insurance questions [Webinar] Retrieved from https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/p8vqdf97tk5?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal

Braun, B., McCoy (2013, June). Extension’s Health Insurance Literacy Initiative: From Pilot to Program. [Webinar]    Retrieved from http://extension.umd.edu/sites/default/files/_images/programs/insure/Extension's%20Health%20Insurance%20Literacy%20--%20From%20Pilot%20Testing%20to%20Programming%206-10-13.pdf

Smart Choice Health Insurance Products

Braun, B., & Little, L. (2013, August – July, 2014). Health insurance literacy initiative briefs. Series. College Park, MD: University of Maryland Extension. Available at: https://extension.umd.edu/insure/educator-resources. Ginter, A.C. (2014, July) Smart Choice Health Insurance© Summary Report Series 2013-2014: Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and Oregon. College Park, MD. University of Maryland Extension. My Smart Choice Health Insurance© workbook (2nd ed. Centennial, 2014). College Park, MD: University of Maryland Extension. Braun, B., McCoy, T., & Finkbeiner, N. (2014). Extension education theoretical framework with criterion-referenced assessment tools. College Park, MD: University of Maryland Extension. Brown, V. (2014). Highlights of the Affordable Care Act Factsheet. College Park, MD. University of Maryland Extension. Russell, M., Pippidis, M., Little, L. (2014). Smart Choice Health Insurance© Market-Based Case Study—Morgan Family. College Park, MD: University of Maryland Extension. McCoy, T. (2013, July). Smart Choice Health Insurance© Pre-assessment. College Park, MD: University of Maryland Extension. Braun, B., Brown, V., Little, L., McCoy, T., Pippidis, M. & Russell, M. (2013). Smart Choice Health Insurance© curriculum. College Park, MD: University of Maryland Extension. My Smart Choice Health Insurance© workbook (1st ed.). (2013). College Park, MD: University of Maryland Extension. Brown, V. (2013). Types of Health Insurance Plans Factsheet. College Park, MD: University of Maryland Extension. McCoy, T. (2013). Smart Choice Health Insurance© Post-assessment. College Park, MD: University of Maryland Extension. O’Neil, M. (2013). Ask an Expert: Health Insurance Literacy. On-line question and answer program. eXtension Creating Healthy Communities Community of Practice. Russell, M., Pippidis, M., Little, L. (2013). Smart Choice Health Insurance© Employer-Based Case Study—Cameron Family. College Park, MD: University of Maryland Extension. Award

American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2014 Family Economics Resource Management Community Education Award for Smart Choice Health Insurance©.