Our long-term partnership with Care Ring is rooted in community voice and building relationships that optimize true care for a community - and not just transactional services. This week's article from Ryan Pitkin at The QC Nerve highlights how this work influenced locations and offerings for Care Ring's mobile health clinic - The Bridge - and in turn, more people receiving the healthcare they need. We're so inspired by the way our teammate Helen Hope Kimbrough builds trust in communities by listening and being proximate to the issues neighbors face - including, in this case, what it might take for an individual to access the clinic and making that walk herself. As she says in the article, “I wanted to see what it would be like for a mom to walk with two kids, or for a person who does not speak English or a second language, how would they navigate that?” she explained. “I also wanted to see what type of things would be needed for a person who may be disabled. And so along that walk, I got a chance to kind of embody some of that, because I feel like some of this work people come to with a bias. So how do we pull back all of that so that we can literally look to see the neighborhood — what’s going on, the people, the bus routes, all of those things?” You can read the article here: https://lnkd.in/eAXsEGbd For more about what Next Stage believes about Community Voice, read our recent report, "Inside Out: The Case for Community Voice:" https://lnkd.in/efvfu-4R
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MHA, LNHA with nursing background. Focused on resident advocacy, facility operations, and growing census through strategic marketing. Committed to quality care and effective facility management & community development.
🌞 Good Morning, 🌞 In healthcare, especially in long-term care and skilled rehab, we’re more than providers—we’re connectors, advocates, and champions of community health. I’m passionate about the power of genuine connections to drive change, particularly in supporting long-term care residents, skilled rehab residents, and the aging and underserved populations who need us most. Here’s my vision: ✨ Empowering Our Residents: Every resident deserves quality, compassionate care, and I believe that starts with us, the connectors, making it happen. ✨ Innovative Outreach: Finding new ways to reach residents isn’t just about filling beds; it’s about fostering trust and reshaping perceptions about long-term and skilled care. ✨ Building Lasting Partnerships: Real impact happens when healthcare providers collaborate with community leaders, families, and each other to create a healthier future for all. If you’re passionate about building healthier communities or exploring innovative strategies in resident care, I’d love to hear your thoughts! Let’s swap insights and support each other’s journeys toward a brighter future.🌱 #HealthcareLeadership #LongTermCare #SkilledRehab #CommunityCare #AgingPopulation #Innovation #Management
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What does it take to ensure that community engagement isn't transactional, reduced to a buzzword or checkbox, in building partnerships between healthcare and people with lived experience? Our Power session with the team from INSPIRE is up on the website, you can learn from their research process, best practices, and action recommendations what it looks like to make community engagement more authentic and transformational.
We had a phenomenal discussion at our last Power is a Social Determinant of Health session about community engagement, with our colleagues and friends from INSPIRE (Initiating National Strategies for Partnership, Inclusion, and Real Engagement). INSPIRE is a national partnership project that brings together the Camden Coalition, Community Catalyst, the The Center to Advance Consumer Partnership, PFCCpartners, the Institute for Patient and Family Centered Care, alongside a team of experts with lived experience. Together, they are working to co-design a national strategy to advance meaningful partnerships between healthcare organizations and community members. If you missed this session live, you can now watch the recording and access the resources shared during it, on our website ⬇ https://lnkd.in/etKaPd5i #CommunityEngagement #Healthcare #CommunityPower
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Many community health centers have 340B programs in place that help low-income and underserved community members receive essential care by reducing plan and prescription costs. But did you know that your 340B program can be used to help lower costs for your employee benefits cost as well? If you’re over 100 employee and interested in learning more comment on this post... At Corporate Synergies, we are proud to support organizations like the Community Health Care Association of New York State (CHCANYS) and other community health centers across the state. Are you self-insured? If not, there may be certain advantages you’re overlooking. #CommunityHealth #340B #HealthcareInnovation
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Founding Director, AAMC Center for Health Justice at Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
✳ New Resource: A Roadmap for Effective Community Engagement in Healthcare ✳ I always say, #communityengagement isn't something you do on the weekend or on 1 special day a year, it's how you do *all* the things. This new report from the INSPIRE collaborative (Camden Coalition, Community Catalyst, The Center to Advance Consumer Partnership, PFCCpartners, and the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care) makes 4 spot-on recs for #healthcare to get this right: ➡ Train healthcare profs who are charged with leading this work ➡ Ensure people with lived experience are in leadership/partnership roles ➡ "Improve organizational-level infrastructure to support high-quality and impactful community engagement" ➡ "Address structural and policy opportunities that could improve the uptake of community engagement" Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/e3ApbNYa And get involved with the AAMC Center for Health Justice's community engagement efforts by joining our CHARGE collaborative here: https://lnkd.in/gsZnE-yZ #healthequity #healthjustice
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Happy National Health Center Week! Did you know that Mosaic is a "Community Health Center"? Do you know why that makes us different? Community Health Centers were founded out of the Civil Rights Movement and the War on Poverty in the 1960s as a way to address population health issues beyond just clinical diagnoses — by focusing on the root of health disparities caused by poverty, inequality, lack of access to care, and other socio-economic factors. Since then, the Health Center Program has grown to become a key part of the nation’s healthcare system. Partially funded by government grants, Community Health Centers MUST meet the Health Center Program requirements, which include: - Having a governing board where a majority of its members are patients - Focusing on the needs of the groups of people and the areas they serve - Developing systems of care that center on the patient - Serving everyone, even if they cannot pay - Charging for services on a sliding fee scale - Providing all required services - Following everything else the Compliance Manual requires Learn more about the history of Health Centers and their birth during the 1960s on the National Association of Health Care Centers blog: https://loom.ly/_1Ihdkw. #NHCW24 #ValueCHCs #QualityCareForAll
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Improving Behavioral, Community and Tribal Health | Whole Person Care Technology Solutions | Believe in Better | Differentiator |
Community Health Centers: You're people caring for people. It's not just what you do, it's who you are, it's your mission. We understand care is everything. Access to care. High quality care. And we know it's not always easy. Regulations and reporting are complex and fluid, so having accurate data at fingertips is crucial. Rising costs and decline reimbursements challenge everyone, making it vital to have tools that bring in every dollar you earn, faster. Managing data from many of sources can be daunting, but our interoperability engine makes delivering coordinated, informed care easy. Systems should work the way you work, and not the other way around. They should flex to you. Staying fully staffed and avoiding burnout is a real issue. Our intelligent automation running in the background takes mundane tasks off your staff so they can focus on higher value jobs. For providers, we're making it easier for you to better care for and truly connect with your patients. With intuitive, simple workflows. Charting accelerators. All your preferences. And AI that listens to your conversation and creates the bulk of the encounter note for you within seconds. It's doing the heavy lifting for you so you can be entirely patient-centered. And in today's always on world, people expect healthcare on their terms, they want answers yesterday. Our patient engagement tools keep your patients at the center of all you do. This goes beyond keeping them engaged, it's about guiding them to success. Because when your patients win, you do too! That's why you're doing this meaningful work in the first place. We've created an environment that maximizes outcomes. By design, it functions to help you deliver better healthcare for everyone. For your patients and clients, their families, and the communities at large that you serve. National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) #believeinbetter #communityhealthcenters #fqhc
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Day 14 Why is #Community #Engagement Vital for Hospitals to Thrive and Serve? 1. Community engagement builds trust and boosts healthcare utilization. #TrustHealthcare 2. Engaging with the community improves health outcomes through tailored services. #HealthOutcomes 3. Strong public perception enhances the hospital's image and credibility. #ImageCredibility 4. Diverse perspectives lead to informed decisions and effective strategies. #InclusionDecisions 5. Health education and promotion empower individuals for better health. #EmpowerHealth 6. Support and advocacy foster partnership and collaboration. #PartnershipAdvocacy 7. Addressing social determinants leads to holistic healthcare solutions. #SocialDeterminants 8. Collaboration drives resource sharing and innovation in healthcare. #CollaborationInnovation 9. Community engagement aids in crisis response and resilience building. #CrisisResponse 10. Financial sustainability is boosted by community support and partnerships. #SustainabilitySupport
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Engagement and Participation Lead. Equality, Inclusion and Diversity Champion. Grant fund and project delivery manager. Stakeholder and Coalition Builder. Advocacy and Influencing strategist.
I accompanied our Senior Community Connector to the Hospital for an information session. Most people see the hospital as a place you go to get treatment or visit a loved one. Indeed, it's all these things but it's also a place to get information about support services available. I was able to view a hospital through another lens as I took time to actually read the notice boards and look over the flyers and information on safe and effective patient care. It was an opportunity to engage with people through the eyes of community connectors how to sign post and provide greatly needed social care information to encourage access to health and social care services. I noticed other support services available for staff, patients, carers and families to improve spiritual care and well-being, the sanctuary garden and remembrance tree. I don't think I have ever noticed any of these! Like most people, we just zip in, see the doctor, do the test etc and zip out again. I encourage everyone to take time to look at the notice boards or go by people sitted by stalls when next you are in the hospital. Community Connectors are there to listen with empathy and sign post you to resources and services. You may find information that will aid your understanding of your diagnosis or get support that may be useful in your recovery. I certainly learned some and I will be attending hospital with a different level of curiosity.....really looking around and not just for signage and directions. #engagement and Participation #health improvement # Community Connectors # Community Development Practitioners #access to health and social care # addressing health inequalities
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What are the key skills every primary healthcare professional should have? Patient care, community health, and more! Looking to use your skills in a new setting? Let’s connect you with the right healthcare role—Message us to get started! #HealthcareSkills #PrimaryCareEssentials #HealthcareProfessionals #CommunityCare #fyp #foryoupage
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At Axis Community Health, we're committed to ensuring equitable access to quality healthcare for all. That's why we were excited to visit the Sacramento Capitol today, advocating for policies directly impacting our patients and clinic. During our visit, Axis’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Dawnell Moody, addressed the critical need to tackle the workforce crisis in primary care in the United States emphasizing the importance of preparing the next generation of primary care providers to serve diverse patient populations. Dr. Moody further discussed how Community Health Centers play a vital role in providing essential and cost-efficient healthcare to millions across the US. She outlined challenges faced by Community Health Centers in California, particularly regarding financial sustainability. Our behavioral health team provided insight into the multi-faceted benefits of integrated behavioral health highlighting our Axis Bridge urgent mental health intervention. Dr. Jennifer Penney, Axis’s Chief of Integration, shared the program’s effectiveness in providing urgent mental health services to individuals of all ages as well as the significant cost savings achieved through Axis Bridge, as well as its role in decreasing hospitalizations and unnecessary emergency department visits within the Tri-Valley. We look forward to continuing to engage with policymakers and stakeholders to advocate for policies that support our mission of providing essential healthcare services to our community. #AxisCommunityHealth #HealthEquity #Advocacy #PrimaryCare #MentalHealth #CHCs #CaliforniaHealthcare #SacramentoCapitol #DAC2024 #ValueCHCs #CHCAdvocacy California Primary Care Association
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