New Grant Opportunity for Behavioral Health Partners
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New Behavioral Health grant opportunities available. Deadline is November 6th.
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BHT's Organizational Equity Assessment is live!
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We are excited to announce that BHT’s Equity Assessment is now open! In this assessment, respondents will be asked to share their observations on various equity-related activities their organization is undertaking. The assessment is open until October 18th.
Generational Clarity Training - September 24th
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Better Health Together is offering free Generational Clarity Training on Historical Trauma, Neuroscience, Epigenetics, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE), Resilience and Cultural Protective Factors from a Native Perspective. The training is meant for providers and agencies serving American Indians and Alaska NativesBetter Health Together is offering
Read MoreEquity Speed Dating follow-up - updated Sept 19, 2019
/Thank you for your wonderful work at our meetings. We’ve compiled the information from our Speed Dating activity in July, and had nearly 200 connections!
We have put together individual (organization-level) Speed Dating Profiles for you to use in forging connections & partnerships. Just search for your org’s name in the document! If you love data, we also have a big Speed Dating Summary excel where you can look at everyone’s proposed activities, resources, and connections.
Note: These are not committing your organization to final activities. This will be a resource for you to make connections and partnerships to inform your final activities. We will have an opportunity in the near future to resubmit your final activity form.
If you were not able to participate in the Speed Dating in July and would like to be included, please send a list of partners you would like to connect with (including which activities or resources you would like to partner on) to sarah@betterhealthtogether.org.
Meeting Materials - September 26
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Materials for the Sept 26 Learning Cohort meeting.
Topics include: Using the MeHAF for Organizational Change; October Reporting; Pay-for-Achievement shared learning session
Better Health Together Awarded Grant for "Better Health through Housing” (BHH) Pilot Program
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Better Health Together was recently awarded a grant from the Washington Department of Commerce. The grant will go towards a Better Housing Pilot Program.
Read MoreMeeting Materials - Sept 6 CoCM
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Materials from the training on Psychiatric Collaborative Care model (CoCM).
Read MoreAugust Technical Council Activity Summary
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See summaries of notable Technical Council and Board activities and decisions for August 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019
Help Us Build an Equity TA Bank
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BHT is looking to build an equity TA bank in preparation for our upcoming Equity Assessment that will be rolling out in September.
Read MoreCommunity Voices Council Looking for New Members
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We are recruiting for our Community Voices Council. Anyone thinking they would be a good fit and wishing to be a voice in our community is welcome to apply.
Read MoreMeeting Materials - August 20 & 22
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Materials from the Trauma-Informed Approaches (TIA) training.
Read MoreJoin BHT's Board of Directors
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We are now accepting applications for new board members. We are looking for leaders who want to be a part of making positive changes in healthcare for our community.
Read MoreEHF Leadership Transition
/Empire Health Foundation’s (EHF) Board of Directors has announced the resignation of its President, Antony Chiang. Antony has accepted the role of Chief Executive Officer for Dogwood Health Trust of Asheville, North Carolina, a health conversion foundation. Antony will remain with EHF through mid-September when Jeffrey Bell, current Chair of the EHF Board, will be appointed Interim President while the EHF Board has conducts a search for Antony’s successor. Read the announcement here and view the press release here.
The BHT Executive and Governance committees will be working with EHF leadership over the next couple of months to ensure there is a smooth transition.
Alison and the rest of the BHT team wish Antony the best of luck in his exciting new adventure!
July Technical Council Activity Summary
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See summaries of notable Technical Council and Board activities and decisions for July 1, 2019 - July 31, 2019
Read MoreAccountable Community of Health (ACH) Collaborative Partnerships Address Resource Gaps
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Director of Equity and Engagement, Hadley Morrow, speaks as the lead panelist on our ACH efforts at Better Health Together.
Read MoreAlison Poulsen, Executive Director, Provides ACH Update to Joint Select Committee on Healthcare Oversight
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Our Executive Director, Alison Poulsen, gives a health update, single-payer and universal coverage health systems report, and update of future meetings.
Read MoreOverview of Trainings in August and September
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Overview of Trauma Informed Approaches (TIA) and Motivational Interviewing (MI) trainings in August and September.
Read MoreMeeting Materials - July 19 Lunch & Learn
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Materials from the Lunch & Learn on Collaborative Care Billing.
Read MoreRural Collaboratives Equity Project resources
/Resources for the Rural Collaboratives’ Equity Project process.
Read MoreWashington State HCA Paying for Value Survey is Live
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Paying for value survey is live until August 30th. As part of our Semi-Annual Reporting to the State to earn our ACH dollars, HCA needs all of our Partnering Providers (those currently in or about to enter into contract with BHT) to complete the survey.
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