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PCCI In The News: Harvard Business Review This story in Harvard Business Review summarized by the TEACHING HOSPITALS OF TEXAS, includes PCCI's contribution to Parkland Health's pediatric asthma mitigation program: "Parkland Health, the county hospital for Dallas, Texas, has been a pioneer in using predictive analysis to improve quality. For instance, its Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation developed a computer model to assess the risk of illness in children with asthma in six targeted Dallas zip codes. That model used EHR data to flag children at risk of deterioration and to prompt primary care interventions and home visits. Costly asthma-related inpatient admissions were cut by half for 93,000 children." https://lnkd.in/gTZcyJCh

Episode 2 is out! Ever wondered how public health and urban planning can create thriving communities? 🤔 Join Lourdes Madigasekera-Elliott and me for tea as we give a quick overview of the intricate world of healthy place-making in local authorities. 🔍 In this episode, we have a quick chat about: - How systems thinking is revolutionising public health approaches - Practical strategies for integrating health into urban planning Whether you're an urban planner, public health professional, or simply someone who cares about making change in the public sector, Lourdes' insights help you see how small changes in planning can lead to massive improvements in public health. Watch now: https://lnkd.in/edWPHYDp #HealthyPlaces #UrbanPlanning #PublicHealth #SystemsThinking #PlanningforHealth #HealthyPlacemaking

Excellent article by Ben Allen. TY for sharing the learnings from a system I have always looked to as a north star. "They did a 1 year public engagement to understand the needs of the community." This should be the starting point of any system re-design. Understanding the needs of the community & people being served ➡ People-centred design - not system-centred design = greater chance of success sustainability.

Learn about Miguel Angel Vazquez, FAICP public health journey! Miguel is Health Equity Urban and Regional Planner at Riverside University Health System. Hear experiences from expert Urban Planner with 20 years of experience and a culture of health builder. Full shownotes and links from episode: https://lnkd.in/epAmfNBX Have you listened to this episode yet?

Improving integration between housiing, health & care is key, so it’s great that we are beginning conversations at a roundtable today with the Housing LIN in the North East & North Cumbria on working together to improve housing conditions.

Thank you Clare Nolan for sharing the findings from the California Association of Public Hospital's Safety Net Institute report on their Racial Equity Community of Practice. The report illuminates the transformative power of leadership in advancing health equity. As the Assistant Deputy Secretary of Healthcare Workforce at the California Labor & Workforce Development Agency, I'm inspired by the commitment of our public health systems to deepen their understanding of racial equity. This initiative underscores the need for strong leadership and continuous learning in our journey towards a more equitable healthcare delivery system in CA. My big takeaways: 1) invest time and effort into building a shared understanding of what we mean by racial equity; and 2) racial equity must be consciously embedded into organizational priorities and strategies. #healthequity #racialequity #transformativechangeinhealthcare

Excellent news very well done.

Health Equity! Visión y Compromiso will close the gap in public health care and social services, family by family, in Boyle Heights in Los Angeles, CA. Our partnership with Rising Communities, WHITE MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (WMCHC), and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health aims to provide neighborhood-level intervention to close the gap in addressing social determinants of health and build health equity. Visión y Compromiso is one of 10 community-based organizations to partner with Rising Communities along with 10 healthcare partners in 10 high-priority, service areas throughout Los Angeles County, to implement the Community Public Health Teams (CPHT) Pilot Project. This project aims to build long-term relationships with at least 80,000 households in Los Angeles County. Visión y Compromiso will coordinate with other service providers in Boyle Heights to provide outreach, engagement, and services to families. “By designing a long-term partnership with community-based organizations and health care partners to conduct household and community services, Public Health is expanding the public health workforce and building infrastructure for a community-based system of care.” Department of Public Health. To learn more about Community Public Health Teams (CPHT) visit https://lnkd.in/g7SxpY5p #healthequity #dignifiedlife #socialdeterminantsofhealth