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Culture Change in Long-Term Care

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Join Uniting Nursing Homes in Tribal Excellence (UNITE) for a discussion of how culture change has improved quality of life for residents of tribal care facilities. The mission of UNITE is to partner with Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian tribes to improve the quality of life for tribal elders by implementing evidence-based practices and culturally relevant education and training.
 

Ensuring the Data System Used for Public Health Centers Equity and Well-Being

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Join Mathematica to learn how experts across the U.S are reimagining public health data to become more effective at promoting the public’s health and addressing root causes of health inequities. These perspectives range across the sectors involved in generating, shaping, and interpreting public health data including philanthropy, local public health agencies, technology, and community-based organizations.

Applying the ROI Calculator for Partnerships to Address Social Determinants of Health

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The Return on Investment Calculator for Partnerships to Address Social Determinants of Health (ROI Calculator) was designed to help CBOs and their health care partners explore and plan financial arrangements to fund social services for people with complex needs. This webinar will describe how health systems and providers, payers, and CBOs can apply the ROI Calculator to their work. The webinar will feature a Washington State CBO that used the tool to quantify the value of their services when developing a partnership with a Medicare Advantage plan.
 

Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce in Your State

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This webinar will discuss an upcoming Milbank Memorial Fund toolkit, The Direct Care Workforce Policy and Action Guide, organized by Courtney Roman, Carrie Graham, and Nida Joseph from the Center for Health Care Strategies, Clare Luz of IMPART Alliance/Michigan State University, and Kate McEvoy of the Milbank Memorial Fund. It will also feature insights from states that are working to improve supports for the direct care workforce. 
 

Virtual Site Visit: Celebrating Older Americans Month

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May is Older Americans Month and Community Action Awareness Month. To honor both of these observances, ACL is partnering with ACF's Office of Community Services (OCS) on a virtual site visit to ACL-network provider, North Central Idaho Area Agency on Aging (AAA). The purpose of the virtual visit is to explore the shared goals of the aging network and community services network.

Unwinding the Public Health Emergency: Strategies for Advocates to Protect Beneficiaries

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The unwinding of COVID-19 will likely remove many of the flexibilities beneficiaries have relied on and will reinstitute the regular redetermination process that states use to determine financial eligibility. The re-determination process can cause confusion for beneficiaries, providers, and caseworkers and millions of redeterminations are expected during the unwinding.

Perspectives from health researchers in advancing health equity in diverse communities’ part 1

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In this webinar, attendees will learn about the importance and benefits of gathering health research data from diverse populations. The webinar will discuss the barrier to participation in health research for members of marginalized communities. The All of Us Program is intended to combat those barriers and make it easier for diverse communities to learn about and participate in health research.    This webinar will be held on Thursday, May 26th, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET.  

Lessons Learned on Partnerships for Inclusive Transit Planning

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In this webinar, attendees will learn how to develop partnerships for transit planning that is inclusive of older adults and people with disabilities. The webinar will feature speakers from Easterseals Massachusetts and from the Transit Services Division for Frederick County Maryland. Both organizations have partnerships to further transit systems which are inclusive of older aults and people with disabilities. Speakers will share their experiences, best practices, and lessons learned on building inclusive transit partnerships.
 
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