Community Voices Council
What is the Community Voices Council?
The Community Voices Council (CVC) is an up to 30-member council founded by the Better Health Together (BHT) Board of Directors. This group was created to elevate the voices of community members who are or who have been Medicaid beneficiaries, uninsured, or have experienced barriers to care as a result of their identity, income, race, or disability, and to support them in taking an active role in improving their own health and that of their family, friends, and neighbors.
The CVC believes no one in the Better Health Together region should experience a difference in access to care as a result of their identity, income, race, or ability.
What does the CVC do?
The CVC can make project recommendations to the Board and will evaluate Better Health Togethers accountability to community members.
They provide guidance and feedback to Better Health Together networks, including things like;
- Board and Committee decisions
- Regional Health Improvement Plans
- Regional Health Assessments
- Evaluate Better Health Together’s health equity goals
CVC Membership
Update June 2025: The CVC is not currently recruiting for new members. Please watch this space for future council membership opportunities!
CVC members possess an inclusive and Collaborative work style, sharing these qualities:
- They want to be an active part of making their community healthier
- They have first-hand experience including (but not limited to) racial discrimination, homelessness, jail transitions, foster care, disability, mental health, 2SLGBTQIA+, substance use disorder challenges, public education, economic instability, and difficulty navigating the healthcare system.
- They like to talk to other community members about issues affecting them
- They share ideas for solutions to help their community and neighbors
- They are invested in an integrated and anti-racist healthcare system
Membership comes with a time commitment of 2-8 hours per month. Members are compensated for their time and/or reimbursed for expenses incurred.
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