This white paper discusses the work of The Health Equity Compact, a cross-sector coalition of leaders of color dedicated to advancing health and racial equity, and provides insights on how state leaders can join forces to realize bold statewide policy and institutional practice changes.
This graphic novel comes from the Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs, a Delta Center alumnus, and offers a consumer’s perspective on the Rapid Engagement approach to behavioral health.
This New Mexico convening takeaway outlines a comprehensive framework for understanding the various domains used in social health integration by organizations addressing Social Determinants of Health (SDOH). The overview of the framework is followed by a list of resources for grantees to learn more about the different Health Care System Activities.
Three videos describe North Carolina's consumer engagement process and lessons learned from the participants. Part 1 focuses on the collaborative as a whole; part 2 discusses the process of engaging consumers and leveling the playing field; and part 3 discusses the importance of rethinking how organizations engage with consumers and build trust.
This resource provides practical tips for state primary care associations and behavioral health associations seeking to advance racially equitable health policy and practice.
This brief summarizes key challenges faced by the rural ambulatory safety net in delivering primary care and behavioral health services since COVID-19 and the policy changes that have been implemented in response to those challenges. It also offers state-level policy recommendations to improve rural-specific primary care and behavioral health care through sustaining and supporting the movement towards telehealth, addressing social needs, and advancing value-based payment and care.
Advancing payment and delivery reform in the ambulatory safety net in rural areas presents unique challenges and will require solutions specific to this context, for both primary care and behavioral health.
This case study examines the experience of Southern Prairie, a 12-county collaboration in rural southwestern Minnesota that has facilitated the integration of health care services and community supports through accountable care approaches, which includes a Medicaid accountable care organization (ACO) and a nonprofit center that implements initiatives to address major population health issues.