Partnership

The Program Sustainability in Healthy Brain Initiative three-part video series was developed by the Association Of State And Territorial Health Officials (ASHTO), with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to highlight program sustainability in ongoing Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) work. Hear from three state leaders and an academic expert about focus areas including partnership, equitable practice, and the blending of public health planning and sustainability for long-term benefits of the HBI. After watching this video series, participants can continue their sustainability journey with ASTHO's written Sustainability in HBI Implementation: Who? What? Why? Now! resource...

This fact sheet outlines strategies to help Medicaid stakeholders encourage partnerships between community-based organizations and health care organizations. States can provide: (1) financial support to build and sustain program capacity; (2) assistance in identifying metrics for evaluation; (3) incentives to providers to address social determinants of health; and (4) use of policy levers, including value-based contracts, managed care organization regulations, and state plan amendments.

This tool was designed for community-based organizations and health care organizations in existing partnerships. It provides a template to understand progress toward benchmarks characteristic of effective partnerships, identify areas for further development, and guide strategic conversation. This tool is meant to help partnering organizations work together more effectively and maximize their impact.

This report captures the current state of I&R/A service provision, including trends and developments, challenges and opportunities, and promising practices, through survey responses provided by representatives from state agencies on aging and disability, Area Agencies on Aging, Aging and Disability Resource Centers, Centers for Independent Living, non-profit human service organizations and national organizations.