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In this "Ask and Answer" session, a health center wanted to know if they could use grant funding to purchase a van for health services and other community health outreach efforts. The vehicle would travel to hard-to-reach communities, such as areas that are very rural, more than 30 miles from the health center, and to districts with lower primary care use. Could they get a grant for this purpose? Find out our answer and next steps at https://lnkd.in/eNShNFCx. And then please let me know what you think in the comments

In this "Ask and Answer" session, a health center wanted to know if they could use grant funding to purchase a van for health services and other community health outreach efforts. The vehicle would travel to hard-to-reach communities, such as areas that are very rural, more than 30 miles from the health center, and to districts with lower primary care use. Could they get a grant for this purpose? Find out our answer and next steps at https://lnkd.in/eKmSQUey. And then please let me know what you think in the comments

In case you aren't familiar with our proprietary community health audits - get to know Civic Health Check™ in 90 seconds! 😊 Learn more on my website: https://lnkd.in/ggtN6jE4 #localgovernment #civichealthcheck

PIH’s #wordsoftheday: Community Health Worker (CHW's) Community health workers are the unsung heroes of public health, tirelessly bridging gaps and delivering care where it's needed most. With unwavering commitment and local expertise, they empower communities and transform lives. Learn more about CHWs: https://bit.ly/3EaGaM0

📈 Dive into the heart of community health improvement with the Waukesha County CHIP Scorecard! Every five years, the Division of Public Health conducts a comprehensive evaluation of community health, adhering to Wisconsin's administrative code (DHS Chapter 140). This process involves gathering qualitative and quantitative data, engaging key community members, and prioritizing health concerns. The CHIP Scorecard, rooted in Results-Based Accountability (RBA) principles, offers a window into our progress. Explore how RBA guides our efforts, ensuring strategic alignment with our desired outcomes. Click to learn (https://lnkd.in/gNv67iji) more about the Waukesha County CHIP process and the transformative impact of Results-Based Accountability. #CommunityHealth #WaukeshaCounty #RBA 🌱📊 #PublicHealth

👉 National Public Health Week Spotlight: Today, BHPN would like to uplift Hennepin County Public Health Department. We had the opportunity to highlight the public health department’s Community Health Improvement Partnership (CHIP) in our new public health primer which focuses on uplifting cross-sector partnerships that are working across sectors to advance health and racial equity. The coalition of partners prioritized the unique challenges that BIPOC communities often face and worked with communities to identify community-driven solutions that increased community engagement and involvement when planning and implementing programs to advance health and racial equity efforts. Learn more about how this program focused on community-level involvement and worked with various sectors to address disparities. https://ow.ly/617y50R7ZuM #NPHW #CrossSectorCollaboration #CommunityEngagement #RacialEquity #CommunityDrivenSolutions

A valuable forum reflecting on 50 years of the Australian community health program established by the Whitlam government. Learnings about the fate of community health in SA and NSW where there has been a lack of state government recognition and support. Lessons in demonstrating impact through routine data collection and evaluation to reverse this trend and strengthen the funding base Do we need evaluation evidence that is specific to community health. There’s a lot of evidence already out there about prevention and primary care. Do we need evidence of multidisciplinary care model via the community health platform to shift the political pressure on state gov to focus on hospital waiting lists?

I think this is a great idea for local governments. I do interim and as-needed municipal administration and wish the local governments I work with would invest in this. Too often I do not realize some of the issues/challenges of a local government until we are knee-deep in policy or budget development and we discover some issues with policy, budget, HR, and process issues, to name a few. This is especially true of local governments with few or no full-time staff where oftentimes operations, processes, and HR is left to the elected officials who sometimes apply a private sector lens to the public sector.

Central MN Alliance—a three-county consortium of health and human services agencies—uses Minnesota Compass data to learn about and compare communities when compiling its multi-year Community Health Improvement Plan. "It is a good source for management to use to have some basic demographic and economic data for the counties. It is easy to understand for those with and without technical backgrounds." Learn more: https://buff.ly/47KhUN2 #datastorytelling

H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, which provides a multi-year extension of community health center funding passed the House on Monday night! Read this week's TPCA Policy Blog to learn more about the bill and how Tennessee's members voted https://ow.ly/5jaI50Qinao