To further support our commitment to anti-racism work, BHT is releasing an additional $2,000,000 of our Community Resiliency Fund in a Request for Proposal process to address Racism as a Public Health crisis and prioritize awarding dollars to organizations led by and serving impacted populations.*
Smile Spokane is a Local Impact Network (LIN) of organizations working together to transform oral health in the region. Smile Spokane serves as an organizing entity with strategies in place to improve oral health in Spokane.
The Washington Integrated Care Assessment (WA-ICA) was developed as a state-wide tool to measure integrated care. The new assessment tool will replace various other tools used by the state and MCOs. Resources within.
Topics: Updates and continued design planning on small bucket initiatives.
Telehealth virtual appointments allow students to see a physician on-site at school with their school nurse there to assist in taking measurements and administering medication. These appointments help make accessing care more equitable, especially for parents who struggle finding the time or transportation to take their children to receive care.
The 2022 Regional Report is now available!
Better Health Together offered the Equity Assessment to partner organizations throughout Eastern Washington as a way to continue our shared work of advancing equity in our region.
February 2023 Update: The Behavioral Health Forum has allocated an additional $150,000 to support behavioral health supervision. Click for full information, including eligibility details and the application link.
We’ve released a funding application to support partner organizations with SUD and master’s level behavioral health supervision so that staff can gain critical licensure & build capacity for supervision in our region. Funding awards of up to $10,000 per partner are available until the $150,000 available is expended.
Topics: Review small bucket proposals for discussion and approval
Spokane Collaborative meeting materials for February 2023.
In the spring of 2022, Better Health Together commissioned research firms Mathematica and Comagine Health to conduct a landscape analysis of Eastern Washington’s community-based care coordination system.