More Than Health Care: A Community Health Conversation

Be inspired by the strategic shift that happened when the voice of the customer was heard. Hear Melissa Benton, community development officer at John Boner Neighborhood Centers, talk about the evolution that occurred within their services when they went into the community to hear its needs.

Be inspired by what academics can bring to the conversation to move innovation forward. Hear Latrice Rollins, professor at Morehouse School of Medicine, speak about her work, illustrating the power dads with the right resources to positively transform their kid’s, their family’s, and their community’s trajectory.

Be inspired by how casual community relationships have built a new approach to opidoid emergencies in a New York community.  Hear Saarah Waleed share how Villa Hope started as a substance use disorder clinic and expanded to wrap around services that include mental health and referrals directly from the emergency department.

In this new mini-episode, cohosts Jill Huynh and Tim Johnstone join the More Than Health Care podcast producer, Erin Keltner, in reflecting on their favorite topics and takeaways from the 2019 episodes and give a preview of upcoming new episodes in 2020.  

Our nonprofit sector is very fragmented today. As a result, our sector is not widely viewed as a valuable resource to lead change in our community systems. We are therefore banished to the “kids’ table” and are not part of the important conversations and decision making. This episode discusses ways human services organizations can begin changing our trajectory to truly support those we serve in a big way.  

Jim Mason tells the story of Beech Acres Parenting Center’s journey from being a 19th-century orphanage to operating as a 21st-century parenting center that invests in innovation and partners closely with health care entities to provide holistic and systemic supports to parents, kids, and families. Learn why Beech Acres believes it is critical to serve the whole child and whole family within the context of their community ecosystem.

Be inspired to find your own power and harmony. Hear how Deanna Singh found her purpose early, and used it to unify a variety of passions under a foundation ‘run’ by her children. [Themes: Many connections of different social enterprises to social determinants of health. Helping people and organizations build bridges when there's a power differential between them.]

Be inspired by teamwork. When the team includes dreamers and dooers, crisis management comes through an iPad to rural foster care families and a college campus is transformed. [Themes: innovative work on ground-level with continuum of care services (what does it really look like to apply innovative practice)]

Be inspired to honor differences. Listen to the learnings from a social service organization and hospital that formally merged. Hint: You cannot hold a 30-minute meeting in the ER. [Themes: Opportunities through partnership with hospital systems to do more work in prevention with families and patients. Strategies for bridging health care and social service cultures.]

Be inspired by Hawaii. When you are literally on an island, innovation and actively listening to partners must be a part of your strategy. [Themes: Healthy Thriving Futures approach: Help Hawaii’s families to address serious life challenges such as poverty, abuse, and neglect. Child & Family Service has adapted proven practice and intervention models to meet the needs of Hawaii’s multicultural communities.]

Be inspired to expand your job description. Hear what happens when you bring trauma-informed care to the police force. For a community in Maryland, it has deescalated more incidents and provided better care for residents in mental health crises. [Themes: Collaboration between the social sector and law enforcement to incorporate social determinants of health and trauma-informed approach to emergency/crisis policing.]

Collaborative Consulting is a small, boutique consulting firm working at the intersection of the health care sector and the social sector. From promoting cross-sector partnerships to defining strategy, Lori Peterson and her team are driven to encourage nonprofit organizations to tweak their current service delivery models to ensure more integration between health and social services sectors. Listen for case studies and takeaways to apply to your work. 

CUPS is an organization located in Calgary, Canada, whose vision is that Calgarians overcome adversity, reach their potential, and end the cycle for poverty and trauma for themselves and their families. This episode explores how this organization designed all its programs around brain science. From health education to housing, CUPS is truly promoting wellness for its community.  

Janet Waters is one of 10 “encore fellows” across the US challenged with testing, trying, and learning about what it takes to engage folks who are over 50 years of age in volunteer and paid positions in the social sector. Not only do those served by these individuals benefit from their wisdom and compassion, but the 50+-somethings also enjoy the benefit of purpose. The value of purpose in our lives has direct connections with health and wellness. Learn about Ascentria Care Alliance’s journey in this area and the difference being made in people’s lives as a result.  

Organizations looking to support population health management shouldn’t forget to look internally at their own workforces. Learn about Marathon Health and the unique ways it supports its employees. From city mayor in Rockford, Illinois, to his current work at Marathon Health, Larry Morrissey uncovers interesting insights about systems of support in our communities.

 This episode takes a deeper look at a demonstration project in New Hampshire that is leveraging the Medicaid 1115 waiver to transform the way services are delivered to Medicaid recipients. By hiring culturally sensitive and relatable staff to provide home health care services, this programming is supporting refugees in trusting and engaging with health care services.

This UnitedHealthcare program has a significant national footprint, serving over 6.8 million people in the U.S. each year. States are looking to evolve Medicaid to increase value and address root causes of health issues for individuals within the network. Kevin Moore shares his belief that community-based human services organizations are great partners for health insurers to drive positive outcomes for individuals.

This UnitedHealthcare program has a significant national footprint, serving over 6.8 million people in the U.S. each year. States are looking to evolve Medicaid to increase value and address root causes of health issues for individuals within the network. Kevin Moore shares his belief that community-based human services organizations are great partners for health insurers to drive positive outcomes for individuals.

Our nonprofit sector is very fragmented today. As a result, our sector is not widely viewed as a valuable resource to lead change in our community systems. We are therefore banished to the “kids’ table” and are not part of the important conversations and decision making. This episode discusses ways human services organizations can begin changing our trajectory to truly support those we serve in a big way.

Jim Mason tells the story of Beech Acres Parenting Center’s journey from being a 19th-century orphanage to operating as a 21st-century parenting center that invests in innovation and partners closely with health care entities to provide holistic and systemic supports to parents, kids, and families. Learn why Beech Acres believes it is critical to serve the whole child and whole family within the context of their community ecosystem.