Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Enhanced Care Management (ECM) Alliance members can get Enhanced Care Management (ECM) services to help manage their health care. With ECM, you can get the care you need to stay healthy. ECM can also connect you to community resources. If you are eligible for ECM services, you will have a special care manager to help with your health care and social needs. ECM care managers work with your doctors and other health care providers. Community Supports (CS) Community Supports (CS) are services that may not include direct medical care. The Alliance offers Community Supports to help members with needs like: ■ Food. ■ Housing. ■ Safety changes to your home. How to get services To find out if you can get ECM or CS services, call the Alliance at 800-700-3874. If you would like to learn more and apply, go to www.thealliance.health/ memberecmcs. Teenage girls’ health and chlamydia screenings Teenage girls go through many personal changes in their early teen years. Girls getting their menstrual period is a turning point from being a child to a teenager. Menstruation can be different for each girl. Some girls may have light symptoms. Some girls may have more severe symptoms, such as depression, headaches and heavy menstruation flows. A doctor may recommend birth control medication to help with their symptoms. If a girl is prescribed birth control, their doctor may ask to screen for chlamydia. This is a safety check for your teen. Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease. It is a silent infection and doesn’t have symptoms. It can cause serious damage to a woman’s reproductive system if it goes untreated. It is best to catch it early. The doctor may ask for a urine test to make sure your teen’s reproductive system is healthy. There is no cost to you for this test. Contact your doctor for questions about your teen’s health and if they are due for a chlamydia screening. Living Healthy 2
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