Rush COVID-19 community response playbook: Strengthening our commitment to health equity

This playbook from Rush University Medical Center provides a case study for how health systems can work with residents, community leaders, nonprofit organizations, and other healthcare institutions to be a catalyst for community health and vitality by dismantling barriers to health, and by promoting health equity both within and outside of the institution. It describes...

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Direct care work is real work: Elevating the role of the direct care worker

This report from PHI National is part of a series providing a comprehensive, current-day analysis of the direct care workforce and its critical role in the long-term care system in the United States. This report examines the current training landscape for direct care workers. This irregular and under-resourced system fails to prepare workers to succeed...

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Community-based workforce principles for pandemic response and resilience

This set of principles from Health Begins are designed for state and local health departments for implement alongside community leaders as part of evolving COVID-19 community response and resiliency efforts, including contact tracing. Each principle includes suggested strategies and resources, and the site also includes a guide to help states, counties, and cities advance the...

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Addressing health-related social needs among Medicaid beneficiaries: Mapping cross-sector partnership roles

This technical assistance tool from the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) was developed to support Medicaid agencies, managed care organizations, health care providers, and community partners in mapping cross-sector partnership roles for addressing health-related social needs based on the strengths of each stakeholder. Activities included in the framework are organized under five key categories...

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